5 Acts — Eric of Say Hi shares his top 16 of 2008 in alphabetical order...Black Mountain - In The FutureBon Iver - For Emma, Forever AgoDeerhunter - MicrocastleDr. Dog - FateLackthereof - Your Anchor Mates Of State - Re-Arrange Us MGMT - Oracular SpectacularN... more info

Rolling Stone — You’ve read Rolling Stone’s lists of the top albums and singles of the year — but how did the folks who work at RS rank their personal favorites? Here’s Rock Daily writer Daniel Kreps’ year-end list: Albums 1. Deerhunter - Microcastle/... more info

Stereogum — Between the Web Sheriff fiasco and back-and-forth apologies, the hubbub surrounding Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion feels more like a nerdy soap opera than the release of an indie rock album. The drama was ratcheted up a few notches a... more info

Stereogum — We filled you in on this past Monday's Gummy Awards '08 Live at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg with Deerhunter, Violens, and Bell. Now we can offer you video from each set to backup the words we typed about the event. Add this to Videogum's The Best... more info

Pitchfork — Looks like we're in for another super fun ride for All Tomorrow's Parties New York 2009. The merry-makers in the Flaming Lips have been announced as the curators and headliners for the final day of the three-day affair, which will take place Septembe... more info

Pitchfork — Looks like we're in for another super fun ride for All Tomorrow's Parties New York 2009. The merry-makers in the Flaming Lips have been announced as the curators and headliners for the final day of the three-day affair, which will take plac... more info

Paste Magazine — Good news for the Deerhunter obsessed (or, in our opinion, just anyone with good taste): Pitchfork reports that guitarist Luckett Pundt 's side project Lotus Plaza is finally set to release its debut LP. more info

Silent Uproar — Lockett Pundt of Deerhunter will release The Floodlight Collective, the debut album from Lotus Plaza (his own side project) on March 23rd via Kranky. more info

New York Times — Bradford Cox, the singer and songwriter of Deerhunter, is a hot person into cool things. more info

Stereogum — By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy Yesterday we learned the winners of the 2008 Gummy Awards. Last night we partied. Thanks everyone for braving the cold and long lines to get in. The show was a full and festive -- host Max Silvestri presented a stun... more info