Stereogum — Merriweather Post Pavilion's still on track for an official digital release on January 20th, and an unofficial piecemeal web release in the weeks prior, but impatient fans of legitimate music acquisition will want to know this: Animal Collective's ... more info

Pitchfork — Vinyl records-- I hear they're really coming back! And this little tidbit certainly won't hurt the ongoing wax revival: Animal Collective have announced that they'll issue their highly anticipated banger Merriweather Post Pavilion on 180 gram gatefol... more info

Pitchfork — Vinyl records-- I hear they're really coming back! And this little tidbit certainly won't hurt the ongoing wax revival: Animal Collective have announced that they'll issue their highly anticipated banger Merriweather Post Pavilion on 1... 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

Stereogum — On first glance ATP NY '09s curators aren't nearly (nearly) as exciting as MBV in '08, but you will get to catch Suicide performing their 1977 first album and the ATP-curated night includes Animal Collective, Black Dice, Panda Bear, Atlas Sound, etc.... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — If you've been hunting for that new Animal Collective song "My Girls" that leaked today, you might be able to find it here.I take no responsibility for any internal bleeding you may incur. IGIF can't be held accountable for that shit. more info

Stereogum — Everyone's sorry! Enough already, we know. A byproduct of leak culture is the inevitable fallout from policing intellectual property rights. This can be interesting. But as suggested by both Avey Tare and State.ie in this new interview, the Web Sher... more info

Stereogum — We've heard the Merriweather Post Pavilion version of "Brother Sport." Now, as the Pavilion leaks, it's time for "My Girls"'s shimmering, windblown group harmonies about not needing much: "I don't mean to seem like I care about / material things lik... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Paw Tracks has released an extremely limited holiday 7", featuring a brand new song from Reverend Green of the Animal Collective family. "Be Good To the Earth This Season" is built around a warm, crackling, vintage vinyl sample, and showcases a stunn... more info