Avey Tare hasn’t really been known to release music outside of Animal Collective. 2007′s backwards album Pullhair Rubeye was a collaboration with his wife Kría Brekkan; this time around he’s releasing his first true solo album.
Down There, due out October 26th, was recorded in the month of June by Josh Dibb (Deakin of Animal Collective) at the Good House, an antiquated church in upstate New York.
Check out the tracklist and artwork after the jump:
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Panda Bear, aka Noah Lennox of Animal Collective, is due to release his third solo album Tomboy this September. This coming Tuesday is set to see the release of the first single from the album, the title track “Tomboy” on 7″ single with the b-side “Slow Motion.” Due to some of the singles being shipped early, mp3 vinyl rips of the tracks have found their way on to the internet and you can check them both out below.
Another track from Merriweather Post Pavilion gets the video treatment, this time it’s “Guys Eyes.” The video is directed by Joey Gallagher.
Earlier this year, Panda Bear, band member and solo artist in his own right, collaborated with Pantha du Prince on the track “Stick to My Side” from Pantha’s highly-acclaimed album, Black Noise, which we “recommended” earlier this year. Now, you can hear the whole gang on this dreamy, Animal Collectivized version of the song, “Welt Am Draht”. There is speculation that Deakin, the “animal” that’s been missing from the collective for a while, helped contribute to the remix. Alas, it is only speculation.
Check it out at Gorilla vs. Bear, where you can choose to either stream it or download it.
Two months out from the album’s July 13 release, pushed back from the originally scheduled June 29, M.I.A. added to her N.E.E.T. label’s blog the title of her third album: / \ / \ / \ Y / \ , a play on punctuation and her birthname. The N.E.E.T. Blog is also streaming an alternate version of her “radio-friendly” single XXXO, which confirms Diplo’s early description of M.I.A.’s new music as, “Gucci Mane meets Animal Collective.”
Finally, a first real look at the upcoming visual album from Animal Collective and director Danny Perez. The visual album premieres tonight at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
This may seem like an odd choice for the group coming off of 2009′s critically acclaimed Merriweather Post Pavilion (onethirtybpm Review / The Top 50 Albums of 2009) but the project has been in the works for a few years now.
With a visual album being released and a new Panda Bear album seemingly on the way, 2010 is sure to be an exciting year for Animal Collective fans.
Trailer and screening dates after the jump:
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Via Ramin Ton:
On January 15th Panda Bear from Animal Collective played a show with Pantha du Prince at Hebbel Am Ufer. And it was all new material, most likely from the upcoming record (except for Daily Routine). He played guitar on many songs which I’ve never seen before.
The recording isn’t too good because the bass was too load for recording. Yet the sound is good enough to listen to it, to get the feeling and even understand the words.
I recorded Pantha du Prince too, but the sound of that recording is so bad that I think no one would want to hear it. If somebody wants to anyway, please comment and I’ll upload it.
Download: Panda Bear Live @ HAU2, (01/15/2010)
Download: Panda Bear Live @ HAU2, (01/15/2010) – Split MP3 Version
Artist – Song (Album)
Modest Mouse – Dramamine (This Is A Long Drive For Someone With Nothing To Think About)
Ray Charles & Betty Carter – It’s Cold Outside
The Wombats – Dr. Suzanne Maddox PhD (A Guide To Love, Loss and Desperation)
Los Campesinos! – The Sea Is A Good Place To Think About The Future (Romance Is Boring)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Cold Light (Fever To Tell)
Nat King Cole – Orange Colored Sky
Portishead – Chase The Tear (Amnesty International Single)
Gang Gang Dance – Vacuum (Saint Dymphna)
Leo Sayer – You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (Endless Flight)
Pantha Du Prince – Satellite Snyper (Black Noise)
Animal Collective – Winter Wonder Land (Strawberry Jam)
Chicago – If You Leave Me Now (Chicago X)
Flight Of The Conchords – Too Many Dicks (On The Dancefloor) (I Told You I Was Freaky)
Spoon – Out Go The Lights (Transference)
