Brooklyn Vegan — Animal Collective @ ATP NY (more by Ryan Muir) So how the hell did Merriweather Post Pavilion-- an album closer in spirit to the sub-aquatic psychedelia of 2005's Feels and Panda Bear's 2007 solo Person Pitch than its predecessor-- wind... more info

411 Mania — Take a look at the best music of the year in this week's edition of Ten Deep! From Pearl Jam's Backspacer to Mos Def's The Ecstatic to Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion, see what made the list and came in at number one! more info

Guardian Music — With eight albums behind them, it was the dizzying charm of Animal Collective's ninth that won the Baltimore quartet the acclaim they so richly deserveWhich other albums made our critics' poll 2009 list?When Animal Collective's ninth album was releas... more info

Allmusic Blog — Matias Aguayo - Ay Ay Ay Lily Allen - It’s Not Me, It’s You Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion Antipop Consortium - Fluorescent Black Dan Auerbach - Keep It Hid Baroness - Blue Record Bibio - Ambivalence Avenue The Black Crowes - Befo... more info

411 Mania — Animal Collective somehow manage to match, if not top, the enormous success of Merriweather Post Pavilion. more info

Addict Music — Merriweather Post Pavillion was lavished with so much praise it was hard to see beyond it’s glacial magnificence and envisage a follow-up that could match it’s achievements. Yet, not even twelve months on, the Baltimore come New York inhabitan... more info

Live Daily — Vans Warped Tour [ tickets ] organizers have announced dates for the 2010 edition of the traveling punk-rock festival/carnival, but fans will have to wait a bit longer to find out what this year's lineup will look like. With an initial roster of m... more info

Guardian Music — The leaders of America's underground scene end the year with a dose of panpipes and a nod to the Grateful Dead, writes Kitty EmpireLady Gaga dominated pop's spotlit uplands in 2009. Having released her Fame album in January, she ended the year with e... more info

8/1 — 40 Kiss - Sonic Boom39 Wilco - Wilco38 Rick Ross - Deeper Than Rap37 Gallows - Grey Britain36 Brakesbrakesbrakes - Touchdown35 Miike Snow - Miike Snow34 Mariachi El Bronx - Mariachi El Bronx33 The Avett Brothers - I And Love And You32 U2 - No Line On... more info

Stereogum — Welcome to the fourth annual Gummy Awards! The following results are based on thousands of Stereogum and Videogum readers' votes for the best of 2009's music, film, television, and Web videos. Because it's almost 2010, you guys also decided on ... more info