Word was out this week that Animal Collective has a new album in the works, and while details about it are few and far between right now, a strange-yet-intriguing video on the band’s site suggests there may be a set tracklisting for Merriweather Post Pavilion. Just listen to the strange voice on the clip and wait for the hand-written song titles to appear on the screen. Or, okay, you can also read the new titles below. The album is rumored to be out in January 2009, on Domino

Animal Collective will finish up fall with several more dates across the pond, at which point they should be back Stateside in time for the new album’s release.

Merriweather Post Pavilion
01 “In The Flowers”
02 “My Girls”
03 “Also Frightened”
04 “Summertime Clothes”
05 “Daily Routine”
06 “Bluish”
07 “Guys Eyes”
08 “Taste”
09 “Lion In A Coma”
10 “No More Runnin”
11 “Brother Sport”

Dates
10/11 Berlin, Germany – Berghain
10/12 Warsaw, Poland – Fabryka Trzciny
10/13 Katowice, Poland – Jazz Club Hipnoza
10/14 Prague, Czech Republic – Archa Theatre
10/15 Vienna, Austria – Arena
10/16 Ljubljana, Slovenia – Menza Pri Koritu
10/17 Bratislava, Slovakia – A4
10/18 Zagreb, Croatia – Teatat
10/19 Belgrade, Serbia – Studentski Kulturni Center
10/20 Skopje, Macedonia – Mac MKC
10/21 Thessaloniki, Greece – Principle Theatre
10/22 Athens, Greece – Gangarin 205
10/23 Tel Aviv, Israel – Zabba
10/24 Istanbul, Turkey – Babylon
10/25 Valencia, Spain – Greenspace Festival
11/06 Santiago, Chile – Industria Cultural
11/08 Sao Paulo, Brazil – Planeta Terra Festival
11/09 Buenos Aires, Argentina – La Trastienda
11/13 Lima, Peru – Centro Funacion Telefonica

Photo by Adriano Fagundes.

Paris-based label Kitsuné has gathered tracks from some of the usual suspects in dance music and will finish out the fall by releasing said music on the latest installment of the label’s Maison compilation series.

A-Trak, Digitalism, Lo-Fi-Fnk, Autokratz, and other cool kids contributed rare and/or exclusive tracks to the compilation, but unlike previous editions, which have been tailor-made for the dancefloor, the word on the street is that Maison 6 is a much mellower affair. A recent press release states that the label “keeps on evolving towards ever more melody.” So does that mean the comp is more suited for the maison as opposed to the club? We’ll find out on October 27.

Kitsuné Maison 6
01 Lo-Fi-Fnk “Want U”
02 La Roux “Quicksand”
03 Pnau “With You Forever”
04 You Love Her Coz She’s Dead “Superheroes”
05 Ted & Francis “I Wish I Was A Polar Bear (Arctic Urgency Edit)”
06 Digitalism “Taken Away (Instrumental)”
07 Autokratz “Stay The Same (Edit)”
08 Beni “My Love Sees You”
09 Fischerspooner “Danse En France (D.I.M. Remix)”
10 Etienne De Crecy Et Monsieur Jo “Hanukkah”
11 Streetlife DJs “We Love the Disco Sound (Radio Edit)”
12 A-Trak “Say Whoa”
13 We Have Band “Hear It in the Cans (DIY Version)”
14 Heartsrevolution “Ultraviolence”
15 Grovesnor “Drive Your Car (Hot Chip Remix)”
16 David E Sugar “Although You May Laugh”
17 Appaloosa “The Day We Fell In Love”
18 Piste Presque “Fantôme”
19 The Shoes “Let’s Go”

Photo of Digitalism by Piper Fergueson.

Max Glazer’s Federation Sound, in association with Ward 21, is offering a new, free mixtape titled Badda Badda Gang… 3 The Hard Way, featuring Timberlee, Natalie Storm, and Tifa, three of dancehall’s most important new female artists. The mix highlights the artists’ wealth of new tracks and strong crossover appeal. Watch out M.I.A. and Gwen Stefani!

Speaking of women on the move, Macka Diamond has formed her answer to Bounty Killer’s Alliance crew–Galliance. The crew includes Macka, Lady G, and Queen Paula, plus new artists Black Queen and Champagne. “It is a group of friends who’ve come together for the advancement of female artistes as a collective in the business,” Diamond told Jamaica’s One876. “We realize that the selectors are not playing the women DJs in the dance, so we felt that if we organized as a force, maybe it would change their attitudes towards females.”

Mavado’s passport has been reauthorized and his travel ban lifted, which paves the way for U.S. appearances. The artist born David Brooks will kick things off at the Return of The Gully God show, on October 25, at Club Amazura in Queens, New York. Mavado’s new album, Mr. Brooks: A Better Tomorrow, is slated for release by the end of this year.

Itation Records has an excellent new roots collection called the World Go Round riddim, available from all digital retailers. Artists on the Tune In Crew-built riddim include Pressure, Sizzla, Delly Ranx, Turbulence, Chezidek, and Jah Mason.

If you’re a fan of sweet singers like Tarrus Riley, Beres Hammond, or Lukie D, you can add another great to that list: Bescenta. The roots crooner is climbing the charts with his latest single, “Calm Down Your Nerves.” Previously, Bescenta hit in 2006 with the lovers rock track, “Special Night.”

17 North Parade has teamed up with Wax Poetics and New Era caps to commemorate the new vintage reggae collection, Reggae Anthology: Randy’s 50th Anniversary, out October 28. Two hundred limited-edition New Era 59FIFTY fitted caps will be offered with the album in a special 50th Anniversary bundle, available at New Era flagship stores in New York and Toronto.

U.K. DJ veterans Tippa Irie and Pato Banton perform in California Friday October 17 at Orange County’s Brixton South Bay, 100 J-Fishermans Wharf, Redondo Beach. Tippa Irie is celebrating the release of his new CD, Talk The Truth, and will do further So Cal dates in LA, Long Beach and San Diego.

The Mighty Diamonds play live in Philly Wednesday October 29 at The North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar Street, 9 p.m.

Reggae Vibes October 1978 Flashback Chart
1. TeTrack “sn’t It Time” (Rockers)
2. Hugh Mundell “Great Tribulation” (Message)
3. Augustus Pablo “Armageddon” (Message)
4. Tapper Zukie “Freedom Street” (Stars)
5. Phillip Frazer “Come Ethiopians” (Freedom Sounds)
6. Sugar Minott “In The Residence” (Lightning)
7. The Meditations “Think So” (Black Art)
8. Rod Taylor “Behold Him” (Message)
9. Ken Boothe “Who Really Cares” (Roots International)
10. Junior Delgado “Armed Robbery” (Crazy Joe)

Pictured: Macka Diamond. Photo by Debbie Bragg.