This Week In Animal Collective

A public service to bring you up-to-date on all the latest happenings in Animalcollectivosphere. What follows below is a recap of this week and this week alone (1/19 – 1/23).

1/23 Pitchforkmedia: AC L.A. Show Cancelled
1/23 Pitchforkmedia: Bowery Ballroom show review, photos
1/23 Stereogum: Review, photos of the Bowery Ballroom show
1/23 Brooklyn Vegan: Animal Collective Terminal 5 TIX, Bowery pics & recordings
1/23 NME: Good news: Merriweather loses none of its charms in the live setting
1/23 Nyctaper: Recordings of the 1/21 Bowery show
1/23 The American Scene: Dissecting/finding meaning in the “My Girls” lyrics
1/23 Chicago Sun-Times: Jim DeRogatis review of Merriweather Post Pavilion
1/23 Gorilla Vs Bear: Link to the Nyctaper recording of the Bowery show 1/21
1/23 Tinyluckygenius aka the Unicorn’s Tear: AC AND QUANTUM PHYSICS

1/22 Pitchforkmedia: New Animal Collective Mix
1/22 Stereogum: Animal Collective Bowery Ballroom Review
1/22 Idolator: Animal Collective Fans- Don’t Eff With Them
1/22 Village Voice: Bowery Ballroom show review
1/22 Black Book: Bowery Ballroom show review
1/22 Jambase: Animal Collective’s Moment in Time
1/22 Prefixmag: Bowery Ballroom show review

1/21 Pitchforkmedia: “My Girls” video, Grand Ballroom live recording
1/21 Stereogum: Animal Collective’s “My Girls” video
1/21 Brooklynvegan: 1/20 Grand Ballroom show, ticket scalping scam
1/21 MBV: Animal Collective’s “My Girls” video
1/21 Idolator: Animal Collective’s “My Girls” video
1/21 Nyctaper: Recordings of the 1/20 Grand Ballroom show
1/21 NME: Animal Collective Plan World Tour
1/21 CMJ: Animal Collective Post Tour Dates
1/21 Prefixmag: Download Animal Collective’s Grand Ballroom Set
1/21 Gorilla Vs. Bear: Link to Nyctaper’s show, video
1/21 Exclaim: On Alan McGee: Animal Collective Are the New Hall & Oates

1/20 Pitchforkmedia: Animal Collective schedule world tour
1/20 Stereogum: Animal Collective announce world tour
1/20 Brooklynvegan: CD release, didn’t make vinyl history, tour
1/20 NPR: A chat with Animal Collective
1/20 The Guardian: Alan McGee: Animal Collective Are the New Hall & Oates
1/20 LA Times: Merriweather Post Pavilion review
1/20 IGN: Merriweather Post Pavilion review
1/20 Coolhunting: Merriweather Post Pavilion review
1/20 The Globe and Mail: Merriweather Post Pavilion Review

1/19 Pitchforkmedia: Animal Collective interview
1/19 NPR: Will Hermes reviews Merriweather Post Pavilion, full album stream
1/19 Boston Globe: Review of Merriweather Post Pavilion
1/19 The Catbirdseat: “Animal Collective – ‘My Girls’ (Special Obama Inaug Remix Edition) (dedicated to Sully the Airline Pilot)”

Although we won’t get into last week, don’t let that allow you miss to Animal Collective debuting a new song in London (1/16), the Baltimore City Paper interviews Ben Allen, the producer of Merriweather Post Pavilion (1/15), Geologist talks to the National Post (1/13), or looking at the songs that inspired Merriweather Post Pavilion (1/12). Don’t fall behind!

- Ryan Catbird