Stereogum — Barack Obama was the eighth most frequently tagged "artist" on Stereogum in the past twelve months. That makes him even more popular than Animal Collective around here, and deservedly so: Animal Collective may have just released their finest album, ... more info

Stereogum — The BBC picked Empire Of The Sun to be a 2009 Breakout Act. The Australian duo were already hitting their marks when they released the "Walking On A Dream" video in '08 with "Sleepy Jackson's Luke Steele and PNAU's Nick Littlemore" affixed, but it's... more info

Paste Magazine — Band of the Week: Deastro Hometown: Detroit, Mich. Fun Fact: The name Deastro is a take on the infamous G.I. Joe villain, Destro, the “A” being added to avoid copyright infringement. Although Chabot had intentions of changing the name... more info

JamBase — By: Greg Gargiulo Subject yourself to a full listen of Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion (released Jan. 6 [LP]/Jan. 20 [CD] on Domino Records) and you're accepting an invitation to an audible feast, of sorts, hosted and meticulously d... more info

New York Times — Fans with an enthusiastic Web presence are broadening the audience of Animal Collective, a group with a somewhat esoteric sensibility. more info

Pasta Primavera — This week is turning out to fairly unpleasant at work.  I now sit amongst a growing foul stench being emitted from the wet carpet at the back of my workplace.  An overflowing toilet was the culprit.  So the wait begins for the carpet clea... more info

Stereogum — While people are busy debating the merits of Merriweather Post Pavilion (or streaming it for the first time), the band's debuting new material. That's why they're Animal Collective and you aren't, lazy bones. The guys showcased the new track, ostensi... more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Trying to maintain some order, here are five dope tracks that are on high rotation at the moment.North America South America (aka N.A.S.A.) are just two guys: a DJ and a skateboarder but they have tonnes of great hook-ups. Like how the one guy is Spi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — stytzer said... Songs posted today: + Campsite - Lines Intact + Animal Collective - My Girls (Dave Wrangler Remix) + The minor Collective - Lose Control + La Volumes Jinns – Barcelona or anywhere but... [Visit the blog for the full post] more info

Nialler9 — Out today and on the site. I’ve written a guide for artists and musicians to getting their music digitally distributed, fake rap, an excruciating Microsoft ad, Animal Collective vs Frankie Knuckes, BellX1. This remix also features: Lily Allen - Th... more info