Hey everyone,

Josh (deacon) here.  I'm posting up here to let everyone know about something i'm really psyched about.  I've been given an opportunity to go play a show in Mali, Africa, followed by some a few shows in Europe by myself and opening up for Noah. On a personal level I am really excited to be playing my first solo shows ever.  But I am also really psyched to be using the trip and the opportunity it provides to raise money for a very real slavery problem in Mali.  I know we aren't normally the the type to get involved directly this way, but I felt like this was a really great time and way to do it.  please go look at the details of the project at http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/legupmgmt/deacon-animal-collective-at-the-festival-in-the

if you had already seen this project in it's original form, please look again.  We've gotten some really helpful backing from Paw Tracks that make it possible for this project to be entirely humanitarian now. 

If you feel you want to and can donate to this project it would be great.  $50 or more will get you a hand packaged album that i will be making using sounds I have collected from the trip as well as the music i have been writing.  and if you feel you can't help right now but you know someone that might, please pass it on.

thanks to everyone.
happy holidays,
josh

Hey out there,

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE TO RELEASE NEW EP
FALL BE KIND IN STORES DECEMBER 15, 2009
 
Animal Collective are set to release a new five track studio EP on November 23rd 2009 (digitally) and 15th December (physically).
 
Recorded by Ben Allen at Sweet Tea in Oxford, MS in February 2008 and at Mission Sound in Brooklyn, NY August 2009, Fall Be Kind includes recent live favorites Graze and What Would I Want? Sky (featuring the first ever licensed Grateful Dead sample). Fall be Kind will be available worldwide on CD, 12” vinyl and via digital download.
 
 
 
Track Listing
1 - Graze
2 - What Would I Want? Sky
3 - Bleed
4 - On a Highway
5 - I Think I Can

A 'Brothersport' 10" (b/w a live version of 'Bleeding') will be released as a Domino Mart exclusive in the US and in stores in the UK and Europe on November 9!

US pre-order
http://www.dominorecordco.us/usa/singles/08-10-09/brothersport/

UK pre-order
http://www.dominorecordco.com/uk/singles/08-10-09/brother-sport/

Hello,
Animal Collective have added an additional show on the US tour on May 10 2009 at the Ottobar in Baltimore MD.
For those of you who cannot travel to Baltimore to buy physical tickets at the Ottobar, there are a limited amount of tickets available online. They can be purchased at http://www.missiontix.com/kingcobralegs/ limit two per  buyer.
thank you and be well

Hello,
those who purchased tickets to the January Troubadour show,
You need to contact the Troubadour to repurchase your tickets for the Feb Make up show. (tickets from the January show will not be honored and need to be repurchased).  Please reach out to angele@troubadour.com for any and all questions regarding this post.
be well!

Hello All:

The Henry Fonda Theatre will honor all tickets for the rescheduled show on February 26.  Anyone that cannot go to the rescheduled show should contact Ticketmaster for a refund.

The Troubadour will be contacting everyone with instructions re: the rescheduled show on Febraury 27.

Best,

AC