Animal Collective archive
Listen Animal Collective On World Cafe WXPN
October 15, 2012 – Hear the inventive, experimental rock band perform new songs, including the unreleased "Crimson." WXPN
Listen Menomena, Matthew E. White, Animal Collective And More
August 28, 2012 – Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share their latest and favorite new discoveries.
Read First Listen: Animal Collective, 'Centipede Hz'
August 26, 2012 – Centipede Hz is jagged and assertive; it snarls and heaves, supported by electric musculature.
Read Hear Two New Songs By Animal Collective
May 7, 2012 – "Honeycomb" and "Gotham," from the psychedelic pop band, are available now.
Listen Guest DJ Panda Bear
March 29, 2011 – Panda Bear spins some of his contemporary favorites, and previews cuts from his upcoming Tomboy.
Read First Listen: Avey Tare, 'Down There'
October 13, 2010 – Avey Tare says the inspiration for the new album (heard here until Oct. 20) came from a crocodile.
Listen Animal Collective: Starring The Grateful Dead
January 25, 2010 – "What Would I Want? Sky" is lush, rewarding and a welcome rebuttal to critics of music sampling.
Listen All Songs Considered Listeners Pick The Best Music Of 2009
December 7, 2009 – All Songs Considered listeners pick the top 25 albums of 2009.
Read The 50 Most Important Recordings Of The Decade: A-C
November 16, 2009 – We begin our 50 most important recordings of the decade with composer John Adams.
Listen Discussion: The Decade Defined
November 9, 2009 – All Songs Considered looks back at some of the decade's defining moments and trends in music
Listen Listeners Pick The Year's Best Music (So Far)
July 27, 2009 – NPR listeners pick the top five songs and top five albums of the year (so far).
Listen Animal Collective In Concert
May 11, 2009 – Hear the enigmatic rock group in a full concert, recorded live at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
Listen Animal Collective: The Electronic Turns Organic
January 21, 2009 – Will Hermes reviews the band's new album, Merriweather Post Pavilion.
Listen Animal Collective: Nothing But Hooks
January 13, 2009 – Animal Collective's "My Girls" is a surpassingly warm, infectiously joyous ode to settling down.
Read First Listen: Animal Collective
January 12, 2009 – Hear the band's entire new album, Merriweather Post Pavilion.