Pasta Primavera — The ever amazing Animal Collective have announce a string of tour dates for early 2009 (check them after the jump). Not only does this get me more excited for the new album prompting me to revisit their prior releases, it also gives me another excus... more info

Stereogum — Crayola's already discovered the childlike wonder of Animal Collective, so it's not surprising they chose the sounds of the hypercolorful, banana-iPod toting hipster cheerleader Dan Deacon for their latest campaign. (Also, the product is The Glow St... more info

Stereogum — When we gave you a live-in-France video clip of "Brother Sport" back in April we called the song "full-on springtime tropicalia," though it'd been recorded in October. The fact of the matter: The Merriweather Post Pavilion closer's full-on early win... more info

Stereogum — When we gave you a live-in-France video clip of "Brother Sport" back in April we called the song "full-on springtime tropicalia," though it'd been recorded in October. The fact of the matter: The Merriweather Post Pavilion closer's full-on early wint... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Okay, so those Merriweather Post Pavilion excerpts from earlier are long gone (that didn't take long), but this is even better: hit up Les Inrocks to hear the glorious full studio version of "Brothersport," aka my current favorite Animal Collective s... more info

Nialler9 — I’m going full-on fanboy in anticipation of the new Animal Collective album and these two 90 second clips are doing nothing to halt my expectation. Someone I know whose heard it hasn’t helped. Panda Bear’s stamp is all over it as expected. If ... more info

Stereogum — You can hear clips of three new Animal Collective songs -- "My Girls," "Also Fightened," and "Bluish" -- at FactMagazine. (Via GvsB, who surmises that they won't be up for long.) more info

Wired - Listening Post — Icelandic label FatCat Records, home to Animal Collective, No Age, Mum, Sigur Ros, the Twilight Sad and other indie luminaries, reaches beyond the Pitchfork set with its 130701 imprint label. Named for the day it was founded (July 30, 2001,... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Singer/songwriter Bon Iver is coming back to NYC and will be Town Hall December 10 and 11 and at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on December 12. Tickets are on sale now. Also returning to NYC is Animal Collective, who are currently working on their ne... more info

Said the Gramophone — François Virot - "Say Fiesta". François Virot - "Cascade Kisses". Can't get enough of Virot's Yes Or No. Whereas Animal Collective are at times too diffuse to soothe your heart, and the Dodos' steady lustre grows into something hard & grating, V... more info