We All Want Someone To Shout For — Joshua Dibb, who is known as Animal Collective’s Deakin/Deacon to most of you, got invited to play at the Festival in the Desert in Mali in 2010. They festival is going to help Deacon with all the accomodations once he is in Mali, but they can’t ... more info

Guardian Music — It is only a matter of time before these US alt-rockers will be acclaimed for their slow, atmospheric lo-fi lullabiesHometown: Baltimore, Maryland.The lineup: Victoria Legrand (vocals, organ) and Alex Scally (guitar, keyboards), with live percussion ... more info

Rock Sellout —   What have I been listening to lately? Besides Lady Gaga's “Bad Romance” over and over again, I can't stop coming back to Animal Collective's new EP, “Fall Be Kind.” I've never been a big AnCo listener, not for any specific reason other t... more info

Live Daily — Greeted with a Grammy nod practically upon their arrival on US shores, French alt-rockers Phoenix [ tickets ] will continue their North American headlining trek over the next two weeks.After launching the outing earlier this week in New York City, th... more info

The Quietus — ODDSAC first showing at US film festival more info

Guardian Music — This itinerant band of former buskers create a sort of junk-shop, thrift-store vibe with a rustic, homespun charmHometown: Queens, New York.The lineup: Judah Dadone (drums, bass, guitar), Kevin Read (harmonium, banjo, cello), Doris Cellar (glockenspi... more info

Rolling Stone — After collaborating with the likes of Ryan Adams, Okkervil River’s Will Sheff and Tom Waits’ backing band for The Fall, Norah Jones has recruited an even more impressive roster to remix some of her new songs. Check out the Beastie Boys remix of �... more info

NME — 'ODDSAC' will premier at the festival in January more info

I Guess I'm Floating — As you've probably heard already, Animal Collective's upcoming "visual album" is really a film, one that's premiering at Sundance 2010 (apparently they like trippy psych-pop music more than Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket). The strangest thing about it... more info

Stereogum — AC's anticipated filmic collaboration with director Danny Perez, "an earthy, psychedelic experimental narrative infused with [the band's] aural and musical sensibilities," debuts at Sundance somewhere between 01/21-31. Book your flight to Utah. more info