Collected Animals • Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper

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Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:12 am

Hah! This quote here is awesome:

wrote:

But for all its booming breaks and future-shocked freneticism, Grim Reaper—like all Panda Bear records—remains a highly insular experience, one where it often sounds as if Lennox is speaking into a mirror. "So good, you’ve got it so good," he sings overtop the blissed-out shuffle of "Crosswords"—a simple statement of fact from a happily married father of two who lives in a cosmopolitan coastal European city in between sold-out tours.

Some kind of a mild jab lol.

Fuckn Berman

Really though, that was a pretty solid review. idgaf bout no 1-10 ratings, but the read is fun. Congrats Noah and Pete on this whole ordeal. Loved watching all of this unfold and it's great to see huge recognition for this beautiful piece of work.

my lp has not arrived yet, but Im sure tomorrow

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:18 am

And hey are they just not going to review Mr. Noah EP? Don't they usually do that kind of shit? When they didn't do it back it November I figured they'd do them both at release.

HMMM

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:38 am

I love new preakness, maybe even more than old preaknes... And I fucking LOVE old preakness

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:45 am

pfork are a buncha pansies, but i guess 8.7 is above the 4 star average this album has going so far so that's good. I really expected a 9.0 from them though, and would give it a bit higher myself.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:58 am

any australians got their preorders yet? I haven't, I think mine's still sitting in chicago

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:15 am

It got it's ok, no need to be upset. 9 or 8.7 doesn't change a thing, a lot of people are gonna listen to it.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:12 pm

p4k wrote:

In Lennox’s cathedral of sound, you can always see the stormy skies creeping in view through the radiant stained-glass windows.

I like when people use imagery like this for music. this is image.. works for a few parts and I see where he's coming from

edit; damn, that was a really good read. pretty much all praise from what I could see! a very cool viewpoint.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:16 pm

Dallou wrote:

It got it's ok, no need to be upset. 9 or 8.7 doesn't change a thing, a lot of people are gonna listen to it.

yup... it's ok = many people listening to panda bear

no need to trip over the score, i personally think it's pretty fair!

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:55 pm

I thought higher too but, if you look at Metacritic, it's actually one of the highest scores: http://www.metacritic.com/music/panda-b ... ic-reviews

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:37 pm

I didn't want to know P4k's numerical rating for fear of it subconsciously affecting my view of the album. Oh well, I guess I should have expected the score to pop up in this thread

I'd say it deserves at least a 9, but for me I think the larger problem is numerical ratings in general, which I don't think are a good method of evaluating music. But I digress...

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:58 pm

no mention of Brian Wilson in the P4K review!!

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:09 pm

P nu wrote:

no mention of Brian Wilson in the P4K review!!

Pitchfork

wrote:

A sobering aftershock arrives in the form of late-album wake-up call "Selfish Gene"—a sort-of post-rave "That's Not Me"—where the incessant synth-jabs provide Lennox with needling reminders of his family-man mission ("When it comes to fill those spaces/ Only you can fill those spaces").

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:12 pm

i think pitchfork should lose the point increments. and just use a 10-point scale. simplified. straight to the point and impactful reviews. never a fan of the 100-point scale anyway, which it basically is. it's too fine. used to be so turned off by gaming websites that used it. like, is a 9.0 game really better than an 8.9 game?

anyway, it's quite nice to see favorable reviews. im sure team panda's feeling pretty pumped.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:15 pm

Maybe they should just get rid of the point system all together, force people to read the reviews and maybe make their own assumptions.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:16 pm

onebraineno wrote:

Maybe they should just get rid of the point system all together, force people to read the reviews and maybe make their own assumptions.

Pretty much exactly how I feel.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:21 pm

Their review isn't posted yet, but Allmusic has given this 4.5 out of 5 stars:

http://www.allmusic.com/album/panda-bea ... 0002771130

Apparently Shadow of the Colossus is a highlight haha

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:21 pm

[tindeck][/tindeck]

Hiff Cluxtable wrote:

cledbury wrote:
Don't know if this was posted already or not but it's a q&a from Newsweek
http://www.newsweek.com/qa-panda-bear-m ... eek-298490

I was a bit interviewed out, but this was great.

Didn't want it to get lost in the shuffle.

Man if Geoff Barrow had had a hand in Tomboy... Third (by Portishead, and one of the best albums of the 00s) has a super similar vibe now that I think on it.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:26 pm

stereogum has a different take on their 'interview' with PB. neat read. quite insightful

http://www.stereogum.com/1727414/an-ann ... interview/

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:27 pm

onebraineno wrote:

P nu wrote:
no mention of Brian Wilson in the P4K review!!

Pitchfork
wrote:
A sobering aftershock arrives in the form of late-album wake-up call "Selfish Gene"—a sort-of post-rave "That's Not Me"—where the incessant synth-jabs provide Lennox with needling reminders of his family-man mission ("When it comes to fill those spaces/ Only you can fill those spaces").

wow!! hahahaha

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 3:37 pm

nevermind wrote:

stereogum has a different take on their 'interview' with PB. neat read. quite insightful

http://www.stereogum.com/1727414/an-ann ... interview/

Wow, this is really amazing

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:03 pm

Did anybody else get weird creasing on the left part of the collar

Also, sweet Fact mix. Such good selections

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:17 pm

Yeah this mix rocks

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:19 pm

principe real is my favorite song from the atp, i like the album version too but i miss so much the "mine..mine..mine..miiiine!!"

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:39 pm

That bit is rad

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:43 pm

Principe could be my favourite song on PBMTGR, together with LW ofcourse.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:50 pm

does anyone else have it set up in their music player where the demo version of cosplay comes on after acid wash? it works so well as a little slightly irreverent "epilogue" to the album, esp with the apocalypse now/drone ending

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:56 pm

These 24 bit recordings that I got with the DL code from Domino are super revealing. Noah's vocals have never been clearer/cleaner. The production really stands out - really great space and separation between the different instruments and samples, creating really interesting and beautiful soundscapes. Great work, Noah and Pete! Thanks so much for your hard work.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 4:59 pm

Tropic of Cancer is the most affecting song he's ever made for sure

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 5:19 pm

Is anyone going to rip the audio or video of the boiler room set?

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:06 pm

Too lazy to go through the last few pages, but did anyone else get bummy paper sleeves? Two out of the three I got were super bent, one partially ripped. Reminds me of my tomboy boxset's sleeves. Oh well

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:25 pm

"Then I’m gonna try and shift back over to working on Animal Collective stuff. We’re all writing stuff at the moment, so at some point we’ll reconvene to start putting everything together." That's good news

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:33 pm

i hope panda brings his octatracks to AC rehearsal sesh

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:43 pm

Aziza wrote:

The more I think of which track I would most like to hear on Fallon, the more I keep thinking Crosswords would be the surest bet. Then again, who knows which one he'll choose. I expected either Slow Motion or Surfer's Hymn last time around and we got You Can Count On Me instead soooo it's anyone's guess. I'm just really into Crosswords lately.

crosswords and lonely wanderer are the best tracks on the album IMO. crosswords in particular went from being my 6th or 7th favorite on the record to perhaps my #1. awesome song

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:48 pm

crossroads has really catapulted up for me too. i just can't help but imagine what it would have been like to have a longer intro with the beat drop though.

i honestly think this album is panda's strongest material to date and i feel good about him rolling into AC sessions this hot. it's all gold.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 6:58 pm

acid wash gets better every time i hear it.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:08 pm

Spin review: http://www.spin.com/reviews/spin-album- ... im-reaper/

Album of the week, 8/10

Same from MOJO: http://www.mojo4music.com/18437/panda-b ... rim-reaper

And another, largely positive review on skiddle.com: http://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Review- ... per/24282/

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:14 pm

My opinion of This Side of Paradise has vastly improved after listening to the 24-bit audio recording. WOW.

seriously, like an entirely different song.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:20 pm

Dallou wrote:

It got it's ok, no need to be upset. 9 or 8.7 doesn't change a thing, a lot of people are gonna listen to it.

Yeah, I'm certainly not upset and I'm glad it will get exposure. That's the most important thing.

But I also don't want Noah to think people think this is a B album. This shit is an A.

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:20 pm

tulis wrote:

My opinion of This Side of Paradise has vastly improved after listening to the 24-bit audio recording. WOW.

seriously, like an entirely different song.

Headphones or speakers?

Post **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 7:36 pm

Victor_Borge wrote:

I didn't want to know P4k's numerical rating for fear of it subconsciously affecting my view of the album. Oh well, I guess I should have expected the score to pop up in this thread

I'd say it deserves at least a 9, but for me I think the larger problem is numerical ratings in general, which I don't think are a good method of evaluating music. But I digress...

They aren't rating the album, they're rating their opinion on the album.

The album is as good or as bad and you want it to be, you can assign any number you want it doesn't mean the album is that good. Y'dig?