NME — The gig-run will begin in San Francisco on September 6 more info

DrownedInSound — In many ways it's a good thing that the next Panda Bear record has been three years in the making. Obviously Noah Lennox has been mad busy with Animal Collective gallivanting off round much of the world, but letting the songs stew will hopefully lead... more info

Stereogum — Hey, Animal Collective fans: Turns out Panda Bear performed new material live at Primavera Sound. It’s a dark, pulsing drone that heaves itself into a kaleidoscopic Panda Bear moment on the back of his signature vocalizations. GvsB points out a Kin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Skeletons Big Band... Hilarious. From the Grooms blog: "One Hundred Things to Try and Sound Like besides Animal Collective's Last Three Albums 1. Their first 5 albums. 2. If Charles Mingus were in the Beatles pre-Revolver. ....... more info

Pitchfork — Last month, Amazon teased the world with the info that Animal Collective member Panda Bear would release a single called "Tomboy" on July 13, via Animal Collective's Paw Tracks label. Turns out it's true. The two-track "Tomboy" is the first in a ... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — In a recent NME article about the "resurgence of U.S. indie rock" (pointed out by the Alt Report), Animal Collective's Avey Tare cited Brooklyn trio Prince Rama as one of his favorite bands recently, stating, "They're not traditional rock, they're ki... more info

Guardian Music — Being a music critic is no barrier to enjoying big, loud, dumb music. But age most certainly is ...My dad always prided himself on bening open to new music in middle age. When I started buying records and going to gigs myself, he embraced the Jesus a... more info

Culture Bully — Drawing influence from such acts as Animal Collective, Montreal's Braids offers music that is both strikingly familiar and genuinely rewarding. This profile tracks the band's beginnings in Calgary, Braids' evolving sound, and the group's rapidly incr... more info

Guardian Music — A reaction to middle-class Brooklyn pop, this 'ghettocore' doesn't work as comedy or cranial assaultHometown: New York.The lineup: Mel, Honor, Mason, Jason, Abe.The background: There were only four tracks on Cerebral Ballzy's MySpace so we tried to f... more info

Guardian Music — (4AD)Eccentricity is a valuable commodity in pop music. For every space oddity wired differently from other mortals, however, there are many faux fruitcakes deranged more by the application of drugs than the perturbations of their talent.The jury is ... more info