New Times Broward-Palm Beach, FL — It was really only a matter of time before chillwave found its way to South Florida. A fledgling, blog-fueled movement, chillwave, also known as glo-fi or hypnagogic pop, is an offshoot of the synth-based psychedelia of albums like Animal Collective'... more info

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Undercover, Australia — Empire of the Sun took the major award for Album of the Year at the 2009 ARIA Awards. Sarah Blasko won Best Female Artist. Daniel Merriweather won Best Male Artist. Here is the complete winners list. more info

Altsounds — The Frontier Touring Company regret to advise that Daniel Merriweather’s Brisbane concert has been cancelled due to a scheduling conflict. Daniel’s Melbourne and Sydney concerts remain unchanged however. Tickets bought with... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Atiba Jefferson The video for Animal Collective's Merriweather Post Pavilion opener, "In the Flowers", is full of even more hallucinatory visuals courtesy of the band you love to love. Directed by Avey Tare's sister, Abby Portner. ... more info

Stereogum — Depending on the thumbnail selected for this post, you could have thought the latest Merriweather Post Pavilion video was some fuzzily focused cinéma vérité, a children's show spelling lesson, the most eye-bending screensaver you'd ever s... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I remember checking out Animal Collective's new track over on GvsB last month and wondering what the end result of "Bleed" would sound like on Fall Be Kind. Truth is, the quartet make it habit to jam and improvise their tracks in a way where minutes... more info

Nialler9 — Last week’s gig just confirmed what I already knew, that Grizzly Bear’s Veckatimest is my album of the year beating out even AnCo’s early hype for Merriweather Post Pavilion. Here’s a new video for ‘Ready Able’ by Allison Schulnik featuri... more info

Altsounds — While excitement is already building for Daniel Merriweather’s forthcoming tour, The Frontier Touring Company is ready to send it over the edge with confirmation two of Australia’s finest hip hop acts – Phrase and Diafrix Ã... more info

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