Animal Collective

Animal Collective is an experimental psychedelic band originally from
Baltimore, Maryland, currently based in New York City, Los Angeles and Lisbon.
Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare (David Portner), Panda Bear (Noah
Lennox), Deakin (Josh Dibb), and Geologist (Brian Weitz). Records released
under the name Animal Collective may include contributions from any ... read more

(Goldmine Sacks) Week in Pop: Dark Materials, Jeans Wilder, Onuinu

This was one of those weeks with activity overload. Animal Collective revealed 2 new tracks with "Honeycomb" and "Gotham" from an upcoming June 26 slated 7", Cool Nutz &#...
Posted 11 May 1.00am — Comment on this

The Great Escape: listen to the lineup

Click on the poster to hear bands appearing at Brighton's new music festival – and let us know who's worth checking outThe Great Escape, Brighton's new music festiv...
Posted 3 May 2.39pm — Comment on this

Hot Chip and Animal Collective feature in The Simpsons

Bart Simpson shows off his eclectic tastes in recent episode - watch now
Posted 1 May 12.42pm — Comment on this

Monday Music News

The new documentary about LCD Soundsystem has been getting insanely positive reviews. It’s playing at SxSW this week and we have a clip of it below – be wary ...
Posted 12 March 11.00pm — Comment on this

Trailer Trash Tracys - Ester

The fact that it’s possible to compare the same Trailer Trash Tracys song to both Animal Collective and Van Halen says a lot about the amount of ground the band cov...
Posted 5 January 8.11am — Comment on this

Panda Bear – “You Can Count On Me” Video

Longtime Animal Collective visual-art compatriot Danny Perez has set a series of his mushroom-clouded, swirling video trip-outs to Panda Bear’s Tomboy standout R...
Posted 20 December 2011 2.45pm — Comment on this

Animal Collective's Avey Tare brings solo show to Eagle Rock

Animal Collective's Avey Tare: The artist born David Portner unpacks his swath of hypnotic beats and psychedelic murkiness in Eagle Rock on Friday during the west coast l...
Posted 9 December 2011 11.07pm — Comment on this

Animal Collective begin work on new album

Experimental indie crew describe new material as 'more immediate' than 2009's Merriweather Post PavilionAnimal Collective have begun work on their ninth studio album. The...
Posted 6 December 2011 10.46am — Comment on this

(Debut) Dada Trash Collage, "Fliers"

Helluva year for Dada Trash Collage that consists of vinyl 12" releases, DVD collaborations with Bear Ears, returning to Michigan after stints in Minneapolis and Seattle,...
Posted 6 December 2011 12.00am — Comment on this

Click to Download: Sony DADC fire, 14tracks.com, MTV's zero hour

As UK independent labels count the cost of the CD warehouse fire, buy digital to save physical, urges Chris SalmonIt's been an awful week for many of the UK's best indepe...
Posted 10 August 2011 4.30pm — Comment on this

(Fest Report) Fly Me to the Moon Fest

Fly Me to the Moon Fest took place in Barcelona last week on July 27 and 28. Our photographer, Celina Bordino, caught Animal Collective, Joanna Newsom, Beach House, and ...
Posted 5 August 2011 1.00am — Comment on this

Animal Collective @ Pitchfork (7/15)

I’ve heard very mixed reviews about Animal Collective’s live show and the band is notorious for performing new material almost exclusively so my expectations ...
Posted 21 July 2011 10.22pm — Comment on this

YAWN – “Acid”

With tribal tunes built upon yelps, nature sounds, and clattering rhythms, Chicago’s psych quartet YAWN have garnered almost unanimous comparisons to Animal Collect...
Posted 19 July 2011 5.42pm — Comment on this

What's going on Tuesday?

Animal Collective @ Celebrate Brooklyn 2009 (more by Ryan Muir) today in NYC * Monogold @ Pianos * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Gregory Attonito @ Watermark (NJ) * Tell A...
Posted 12 July 2011 7.05pm — Comment on this

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