Stereogum — Dating back to his Das Racist days, Heems has always maintained a presence in the indie rock world. Those connections come to fruition again today with the surprise release of A Hundred Alibis, a new EP that finds the rapper and Zohran Mamdani ins... more info

Magnet Magazine — 25 years ago today, Avey Tare And Panda Bear released Spirit They’re Gone, Spirit They’ve Vanished. A collective of young animals. Read our classic Animal Collective feature: The post Avey Tare And Panda Bear Released “Spirit They’re Gone, Sp... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Folk Implosion). It’s just the beauty of the ride. Photo for MAGNET by Sean Shroff. Read Lou in MAGNET on fellow birthday boy Panda Bear (Animal Collective): The post Happy Birthday Lou Barlow (Sebad... more info

Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Panda Bear (Animal Collective). We can count on you. Read fellow birthday boy Lou Barlow (Sebadoh, Dinosaur Jr, Folk Implosion) in MAGNET on Panda Bear: The post Happy Birthday Panda Bear (Animal Collective) appeared first on Magnet Ma... more info

Obscure Sound — Fondly reminiscent of Panda Bear in its harmonious vocal layers and glistening effervescence, “gaffe” is a memorable track from rune puzzles, coming via the project’s recent EP of the same name. “We are born to make mistakes,” vocals let ou... more info

Stereogum — Trevor Powers kicked off the year with the release of the latest Youth Lagoon LP, Rarely Do I Dream . Now the Idaho-based musician covered Braxe + Falcon and Panda Bear’s 2022 collab “Step By Step” for SiriusXMU. more info

Stereogum — It’s been a couple of years since Animal Collective’s last studio album Isn’t It Now? , but they’ve stayed busy in the meantime: As a group, they’ve contributed to benefit compilations for those impacted by Hurricane Helene and the Los ... more info

Stereogum — Pretty nice festival Woodsist has going up there, yeah? The esteemed indie band Woods’ esteemed indie label Woodsist has been throwing its Woodsist Festival in upstate New York for years now, and they’ve just announced the lineup for the 2025 ... more info

Obscure Sound — Brooklyn-based artist Eric Gabriel compels with a moodily infectious success in “Long Gone.” The track represents the third single via Gabriel’s upcoming debut album, produced by Philip Weinrobe (Adrianne Lenker, Florist). “It was recorded al... more info

Stereogum — Panda Bear’s Sinister Grift will be upon us at the end of the month. Noah Lennox began the rollout with his tremendous Cindy Lee collab “Defense,” then fed us “Ferry Lady.” Today a third advance track has emerged, the woozy, reggae-infle... more info