Au's current official lineup remains Luke Wyland and Dana Valatka, but each excursion sounds like the work of much larger cast. See, for instance, "Ida Walked Away," an escalating bit of…   Read Story »

When it doesn't sound like Animal Collective, Au's music often approximates a snow or sleet storm, but one that's all angles and the light refracted off a crystal, so this picture of Luke Wyland and…   Read Story »

The crapshoot buffet of 25 minute sets from overextended bands is now closed, thanks. When you're out all day and all night, you encounter lots -- some undercooked and unpalatable flller, some that's…   Read Story »

This video for Au's "RR vs. D" opens with a tiny crystal ball filled with golden flecks spinning in Michael Jackson's hand and somehow ends up in this field, but the Verbs clip, directed by Rainbow…   Read Story »

It's fitting this new Au song's called "Are Animals" because Luke Wyland & his band of Portland noisemakers do a pretty good Animal Collective impersonation on it. Then at 1:21 it shifts, breaking…   Read Story »

Indie rock is doing amazing things in service of the parts of speech and grammar in general these days. Vampire Weekend is through with oxford commas, No Age is 100% pro Nouns, and now we learn…   Read Story »

Another day, another Portland band. This one's more of a guest-laden one-man project though; Au (say the letters, pronounce the name -- Ay you) is the work of Luke Wyland, a multi-instrumental nomad…   Read Story »