As reported last week, the second single from Merriweather Post Pavilion is the sweaty, sing-songy "Summertime Clothes." A video directed by Danny Perez is on the way along with three remixes. With its retro synths and electro beat, the "boogie... CONTINUE READING DâM-FUNK REMIX ANIMAL COLLECTIVE»
Posted on May 18, 2009 in (12 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Dâm-Funk | DEVO | These Are Powers
Sure they are pushing onto new material already, but that doesn't mean they're done packaging and fucking with their latest opus. P4K reports that the Letterman-befuddling "Summertime Clothes" is getting itself a proper and independent release, featuring remixes from Zomby,... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE SELL OUT CRACK BOX, PREP "SUMMERTIME" SINGLE»
Posted on May 13, 2009 in (18 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Dirty Projectors
Earlier today we posted the complete stream for Animal Collective's show last night at the 9:30 Club, but for those of you who want to cut to the chase and locate the new stuff, here's a stand-alone MP3 for an... CONTINUE READING NEW ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - "BLEED" (LIVE IN D.C.)»
Posted on May 12, 2009 in (23 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective
Last night's (5/11) almost two-hour 9:30 Club show is streaming (and, in the near future, will be archived) at NPR. There aren't visuals, but you can use the recent Letterman performance to fill-in the illuminated tables, etc.... CONTINUE READING STREAM ANIMAL COLLECTIVE IN D.C.»
Posted on May 12, 2009 (5 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective
We're signing off a little early today to help prep tonight's Bitte Björka show, because when Björk asks you to set up mic stands, you go and set up mic stands duh. When we return, though, we'll be armed with... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE BRING "SUMMERTIME CLOTHES" TO LETTERMAN»
Posted on May 8, 2009 in (162 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | David Letterman
It seems like Coachella was only yesterday. Since this year's Lolla headliners (and then some) leaked long ago, we already knew about Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode, Jane's Addiction, Tool, Kings Of Leon, the Killers, Lou Reed, Decemberists, Neko Case, and... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA 2009 LINEUP: NOW WITH 100% MORE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE»
Posted on April 21, 2009 (86 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Coachella
Last week we got a bite-sized taste of Animal Collective's "Zero" remix. Their version of the It's Blitz! single (and SNL-approved) track shows up as the B-side of a limited-edition 7". If your turntable's broken, though, you can hear it... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE REMIX YEAH YEAH YEAHS (FULL VERSION)»
Posted on April 13, 2009 (22 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
As much as we hate to highlight incomplete audio previews, the AC remix of "Zero" (from a forthcoming 7") is so anticipated, you'll probably appreciate a teaser. Listen to sixty seconds at boomkat. (H/T GvsB.)... CONTINUE READING A TASTE OF ANIMAL COLLECTIVE'S YEAH YEAH YEAHS REMIX»
Posted on April 9, 2009 (17 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Broadcast | CMJ | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
If you've always wondered how Korg gear fits into Animal Collective's creative process, you're in luck. Korg.com has an interview with Noah Lennox in which he talks about his early experiments with the 0/1W Pro and his plans to use... CONTINUE READING PANDA BEAR ENDORSES KORG»
Posted on April 6, 2009 (7 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Panda Bear
Someone smoking crack bought Animal Collective's Crack Box test pressing for almost $2,500 on eBay. No worries: You still have five days to bid on Nick Cave's underwear.... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL CRACK BOX SELLS FOR $2,425»
Posted on March 26, 2009 (12 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective
It's unclear why there's a video for Person Pitch's "Take Pills" popping up now, but since it is Panda Bear, and it was directed by Gang Gang Dance multi-tasker Brian DeGraw, reasons don't matter so much. Also, DeGraw updates the... CONTINUE READING NEW PANDA BEAR VIDEO - "TAKE PILLS"»
Posted on March 25, 2009 in (17 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Gang Gang Dance | Panda Bear
AC's "Zero" remix is the B-side of a limited "Zero" 7", free when you pre-order the bonus-rich It's Blitz! at Insound (via mbv). How do you do a "so and so is > than so and so" equation when two... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE REMIX YEAH YEAH YEAHS!»
Posted on March 23, 2009 (11 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Flea | Peter Bjorn And John | Thom Yorke | Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Animal Collective's limited-edition 3LP Animal Crack Box is coming. The set of live rarities will be limited to 1,000 vinyl copies, housed in a silkscreened box illustrated by Jon Vermilyea, on sale exclusively through Fusetron. It'll be available in a... CONTINUE READING LIMITED EDITION ANIMAL COLLECTIVE BOX HITS EBAY»
Posted on March 20, 2009 (15 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Shearwater | White Lies
While in Copenhagen, AC spoke about life on the road, their DVD collection, fancy whiskey, weird smells, and road games from the comfort of their tour bus -- "a submarine with nice furniture" -- which may very well be bigger... CONTINUE READING TAKE A PEEK INSIDE ANIMAL COLLECTIVE'S TOUR BUS»
Posted on March 13, 2009 in (9 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Clipse | Kanye West | Vampire Weekend
"How did you get your names?" "What animal would you be?" "What would you do if you weren't musicians?" The answers to these questions can be found in this video. As for their favorite ice cream flavor, we may never... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE GRILLED BY NYLON»
Posted on March 12, 2009 in (44 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Lykke Li | Sunny Day Real Estate | The Roots
When you combine elderly people and indie rock, you get hilarious memes. That's just science. Scrapple.tv's Breakfast At Sulimay's is a Web video series in which three seasoned listeners critique a wide range of recent tracks at a Philadelphia diner.... CONTINUE READING OLD FOLKS REVIEW ANIMAL COLLECTIVE»
Posted on March 10, 2009 in (87 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Monsters Of Folk | Passion Pit
Those emails that went around claiming Thom Yorke would DJ Fashion Week weren't entirely accurate: He was nowhere near the event, but the Radiohead singer did assemble a playlist for the Rag & Bone show (including Yorke-faves Modeselektor, Björk, Squarepusher,... CONTINUE READING RADIOHEAD, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE SOUNDTRACKED FASHION WEEK '09»
Posted on February 23, 2009 (5 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Jesca Hoop | of Montreal | Radiohead
In an entry titled "Merriweather Post Pavilion Worship," Fleet Foxes tell the world they "love MPP." We also discover Merriweather makes them want to cry and that AC are "seriously special human beings." More? Running into Noah Lennox backstage at... CONTINUE READING FLEET FOXES WORSHIP MERRRIWEATHER POST PAVILION»
Posted on January 26, 2009 (18 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Bumbershoot | Fleet Foxes | Wallpaper
So there's this band called Animal Collective, they played a show at Bowery Ballroom the other night, it was pretty good. If instead you watched Sawyer shirtless, or don't live in NYC, or bought fake tickets from this douchebag, there's... CONTINUE READING STREAM ANIMAL COLLECTIVE'S BOWERY BALLROOM SHOW»
Posted on January 23, 2009 in (15 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Bumbershoot | Cave Singers | Panda Bear
Was Animal Collective at Bowery Ballroom The Best Concert Of 2009? Far be it for me to pose such irresponsibly hyperbolic questions so early in the year. So Was Animal Collective at Bowery Ballroom Worth DVRing the LOST Premiere For?... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC 1/21/09»
Posted on January 22, 2009 in , , (28 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Panda Bear
The world is such a different place in 2009. What I mean is that it's hard even to imagine that there was a time before Merriweather Post Pavilion. Back in the dark days all we could do was check Animal... CONTINUE READING NEW ANIMAL COLLECTIVE VIDEO - "MY GIRLS"»
Posted on January 21, 2009 in (97 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Mew
January's not over, but it already feels like the year of the Animal Collective. The guys have already been out on the road supporting Merriweather Post Pavilion (and previously unheard tracks), but the itinerary just expanded considerably. (This means you,... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE ANNOUNCE MERRIWEATHER WORLD TOUR»
Posted on January 20, 2009 in (92 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | of Montreal
While people are busy debating the merits of Merriweather Post Pavilion (or streaming it for the first time), the band's debuting new material. That's why they're Animal Collective and you aren't, lazy bones. The guys showcased the new track, ostensibly... CONTINUE READING ANIMAL COLLECTIVE DEBUT NEW SONG IN LONDON»
Posted on January 16, 2009 in (16 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective
If you haven't heard Animal Collective's newest and are curious about the hubbub, you can stream the album in its entirety at Domino's Australian MySpace, mate. ... CONTINUE READING STREAM MERRIWEATHER POST PAVILION»
Posted on January 15, 2009 (13 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Outside Lands
