KEXP Seattle — While Animal Collective fans are anticipating the January release of Merriweather Post Pavillion, Billboard delivered more news worth bunched panties and eager, buggy eyes: the band is headed back into the studio. This time, however, the finished pro... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Chris Devlin of Spankrock contributed his new track "Plane Ride" -- on which he samples Animal Collective's "Cobwebs" -- as the score for these psychedelic images, which were created by Something in the Universe for the SCION Installation 5 Art Tour:... more info

Reuters - When it burst onto the indie rock scene in 2003, Animal Collective was tagged as the leader of the budding freak-folk movement. While that descriptive has since faded, it hinted at one thing: The band likes to do things differently. more info

Yahoo! Music — Reuters - When it burst onto the indie rock scene in 2003, Animal Collective was tagged as the leader of the budding freak-folk movement. While that descriptive has since faded, it hinted at one thing: The band likes to do things differently. more info

Pitchfork — Way the eff back in August 2006, word was the mighty Animal Collective were "starting to film for a very special release next year." When we talked to Noah "Panda Bear" Lennox a few months later in November, he affirmed that filming for the project h... more info

Pitchfork — Way the eff back in August 2006, word was the mighty Animal Collective were "starting to film for a very special release next year." When we talked to Noah "Panda Bear" Lennox a few months later in November, he affirmed that filming for the project h... more info

Stereogum — It looks like Animal Collective are already thinking post Merriweather Post Pavilion and plan to create a "visual record." Says Avey Tare, "it was going to be a film, like a feature film, but by no means a narrative. It's more collaborative, betwee... more info

Pitchfork — This bird's gonna fly! Department of Eagles, the longstanding project of Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen and old college pal Fred Nicolaus, will get out there for a few Stateside dates in the U.S. next month after finishing up a brief European tour alre... more info

Stereogum — Here's the next installment in a series that brings you classic indie rock albums at hugely discounted prices. Every week, Amazon.com is letting us select one album from its MP3 store to go on super sale (up to 75% off normal prices). Hopefully you... more info

Pitchfork — Grizzly Bear photo by Ahmed KlinkIt was a week ago today that we posted a story about some trouble in the animal kingdom. It seems Grizzly Bear posted "Brothersport", a track from Animal Collective's forthcoming Merriweather Post Pavilion, well in ad... more info