The Quietus — Deacon also planning individual project and dates more info

Addict Music — Following the news that Panda Bear from Animal Collective is to head off on a solo European tour, fellow bandmate Deacon has announced details of his own solo efforts. more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Baltimore is crazy. There are some seriously strange and seriously awesome noises coming out of what was once called "The Greatest City in America". Since then the slogan has been changed to the curious "Get In On It, and while I doubt the city's g... more info

Addict Music — Panda Bear of Animal Collective has just confirmed he will perform a long awaited London headline show this March at Heaven. more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — 40. Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks"; If I were doing a video list the video for this song would definitely be high up on that. But videos even great ones rely on the songs to get the point across and this song is amazing. The harmonies, the intricate soun... more info

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

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Pantha Du Prince dropping dark electronic beats with Panda Bear himself dropping down some guest vocals?? I had no idea that these two knew each other, so this was a really cool to see! Panda’s vocals are not here to overshadow the song, rather the... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — You may have heard a little while back that Pantha du Prince would be teaming up with Panda Bear on his upcoming LP Black Noise. Thanks to the tireless efforts of the guys at Collected Animals we now have the fruit of that collaboration, a funky elec... more info

Guardian Music — Confused by the Beeb's list of next year's pop contenders? Then tell us who you think will be making a big noise in 2010If other music journalists are anything like me, they dread being asked: "So, who is going to be big next year?" Sometimes you kno... more info

Guardian Music — There was such a wide range of quality music made in the noughties that it is hard for critics to agree on which albums had the most impactI was looking at Pitchfork's Top 200 Albums of the 2000s. And I noticed something strange about the top 10. No... more info