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Panda Bear: Sinister Grift review – Animal Collective star’s bad trip through divorce to the dark side

Noah Lennox’s powerful and adventurous album has plenty of playlistable psych-pop, but then turns introspective: it’s a striking emotional arc

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025

“I tend to brutalize electric guitars, so anything I have in my personal stash stays away from the live stage these days”: John Cale opens up about AI, amp exploration and the emotional potential of effects

The Velvet Underground co-founder returns with Mercy, a new solo album featuring Weyes Blood, Actress and Animal Collective – and Cale's typically restless search for new sounds

Guitar World · Dec 5, 2023

John Cale, ever restless, keeps moving out of his comfort zone

With a legendary musical career that spans decades, John Cale is still restlessly creating and collaborating on new music.

WEKU · Nov 28, 2023

Cost of doing festivals, concerts and tours soared in 2022, a year of big profits and daunting challenges, including COVID

SAN DIEGO — Was 2022 an extraordinarily profitable year for festivals, concerts and tours by bands and solo artists? An extraordinarily costly one? Or both? And with concerns about a possible recession or new COVID surge, what is the outlook for this new year?

Tribune News Service · Jan 10, 2023

‘Music could wither’: new report finds 98% of musicians concerned about rising costs in the UK

A study by charity Help Musicians has found a combination of the cost of living crisis, Brexit and energy and food prize increases has left many struggling

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2022

‘You’re doing it purely for the exposure’: why many musicians can no longer afford to tour

Artists are cancelling live dates owing to soaring costs, venue bottlenecks, Brexit and the pandemic. Can touring ever be viable again?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2022

Rocketing costs and drop in ticket sales force musicians to pull tour dates

Animal Collective, Bonobo and Mercury prize winner Little Simz among acts to cancel concerts

The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2022

Risks, rising costs and ‘relentless demands’: why so many musicians are cancelling their tours

Flights are expensive, festivals are being axed and ticket sales are slow, as exhausted artists in Australia and abroad are putting their health and finances first

The Guardian - AU · Oct 17, 2022

‘Björk said it should sound like the Cantina band!’: the enduring influence of Star Wars’ bizarre jazz group

It’s been cited as an inspiration by everyone from Coldplay to Animal Collective. Musicians discuss why one of Star Wars’ most iconic scenes became such a phenomenon

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2022

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom - Reset review: Retro, joyful psychedelia

The Spacemen 3 and Animal Collective musicians unite for an album full of magical nostalgia

Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2022