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NYC Taper captured a high-quality recording of Panda Bear's 9/11 set at the Beach @ Governors Island. Take a listen to highlights "Song for Ariel" (complete with Zombies sample) and forthcoming single "You Can Count on Me" below, and download the full set here...

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photo: abby braden A selection of tracks from Panda Bear's rare solo performance at ATP NY this weekend, courtesy of Collected Animals. Highlights include Noah's solo version of "Guys Eyes" (with Zombies sample intact), his "remix" of the Notwist's "Boneless," a slightly warped version of "Bros," and a couple new songs...

Grizzly Bear stopped by the WNYC studio this evening to play a "customized/stripped down" acoustic set. Predictably, they sounded amazing. Here are a few of the highlights from the set: mp3: David Garland's interview with the band is worth a listen as well...

Animal Collective kicked off their mostly sold-out U.S. spring tour with Grouper this week, and NPR was in the building for last night's show at the 9:30 Club in D.C. The enterprising kids at Collected Animals have already hooked up an mp3 of a new song (working title: "Bleed") that the group is playing on this tour: mp3: Check the full setlist and listen to the archived performance here

This track has been floating around for a minute under the working title "2HUD," which references the fact that it was the second song the band "recorded while on the hudson last spring." If you love this one as much as us, you might be interested to know that the official title, straight from Ed Droste (via twitter), is "Cheerleader...

(photo by j. caldwell // more) Okay, last AC post for at least the next 24 hours (probably): nyctaper captured a recording of the band's intimate Bowery Ballroom show the other night, calling it "the best unofficial live recording of Animal Collective that you will ever hear...

(photo) nyctaper captured a really nice recording of last night's Animal Collective show at the Grand Ballroom in NYC, including a higher quality recording of the new song I posted the other day, and a perfect extended and slightly re-worked version of "Daily Routine." Go here for last night's full setlist and to download the full show. mp3: UPDATE: Official "My Girls" video af