[rampface]

Cranked is a jam and shout out to the jelly ass on Token

[Hellomark]

Early standouts to me are Token, I Know I Don't Know and Buoys. Was worried that the autotune would feel overplayed but it's used in way more interesting ways than Dolphin throughout most of the album. Also, does the mix on Dolphin sound slightly different than the single to anyone else? Like there's more kick to it here, I think it sounds much better. Or perhaps I'm just high. Feeling like a lot of these songs will be growers, super good album.

[scrambledgreggs]

lmao can't believe this freebirded so early

[destiny]

buoys into inner mono...fuck the endingf of buoys is so poignant

[fuji]

cranked definitely benefitted most from the production imo... what a stunning song

master and home free are still the weakest for me rn (as they were in the boots) but i feel like i'll come around to them with time

[destiny]

AAHHHh!!!!!! DOG I'M FUCKIN CRYING

[rampface]

lol damn

[BenPup]

omg LOL

[Hellomark]

FEEL ON1NE!!! wrote:

buoys into inner mono...fuck the endingf of buoys is so poignant

DON'T LEAVE IT ON THE GROUND
GO GO GO GO

yeah that part is massive, especially good if you read that press release that freebirded as well where he kinda goes into the meaning of that song. In general these are some of my favorite lyrics that Panda has written in a while. A relief because I thought a lot of Homies was kind of impenetrable lol.

some more random thoughts:

Spoiler: show

Crescendo has this really specific vibe that I can't quite pin down, it sounds like British pop from the 60s or maybe 90s. Like it could be a Pulp song or something lol.
The refrain at the end of Token is the best repetitive Panda climax since like I KNOW I KNOW in Jetty, but this might be even better. Fuck.
Inner Monologue is good but that's one I only listened to boots of like once or twice and I guess my memory of what it sounded like was kind of inaccurate. I kept waiting for it to reach more of a high point but it sorta felt like it just collected a lot of energy and never released it. Feel like it will grow on me tho, there are certain moments of it that are stunning.

edit: Holy shit that Panda tweet lmao

[Jason447]

I feel bad now.

[Dallou]

It's so dumb that they delayed the record so much just for it get freebirded two weeks after the annoncement.

Feel bad for Noah ...

[destiny]

Pbear prob like..ya that september release date lookin fine sl now lol
btw...already gettin crunch requests on fb...gotta have fun with em a little bit lol (j pickles isnt his actual name lol)

[Tropic]

Noah finally tours in oz and this is how they do him...

[jetski]

FEEL ON1NE!!! wrote:

AAHHHh!!!!!! DOG I'M FUCKIN CRYING

lmaaooooooo

[dio]

so pretty, sweet and kind of like brave or something. so fucking glad hes being more upfront with his vocal mixing/production, even if there is still a lot of experimentation going on, it feels like the most direct kind of communication from him vocally/lyrically and its very sweet. my sweet sweet panda boy, thanks u sweety <3... very tender but still kind of um fierce

[lucasmoreira]

theory: master first line is about daft punk

[dio]

I feel like the persona that wrote selfish gene is the part of panda that produced all of this... sort of. I reeeeeeeally like it...

[scrambledgreggs]

first impressions this is really great stuff, loved pretty much every song all the way through the end. definitely sounds like it was informed a lot by the sung tongs tour (especially on "Inner Monologue" which is probably my favorite on the first listen), or maybe revisiting the acoustic sounds inspired the sung tongs tour. not sure which happened first. I'm weirdly reminded a lot of Vashti Bunyan's music because of the clarity and upfrontness of the vocals and the intimacy of the acoustic folky parts (and not to mention the songs with some flutes in the background). but obviously it has a much more modern sound because of the autotune and all the precise effects

the production is so clean and wonderful (missed you Rusty!), a lot of the songs up until tracks 7 and 8 sounded kinda samey but I'm not complaining because the formula is so great this time around. and I'm sure their unique traits will emerge over time as I get used to them. seems really weird this was planned to be released in the dead of winter because it's so watery and summery. early september would've actually been perfect for it

[Ethmin]

THAT MAGIC WHEN YOU LOG ON AND SEE THE THREADS HAVE EXPLODED AND BUOYS FOREVER KNOWN AS BOUY IS WAITING TO BE CONSUMED BUT THEN YOU SEE PANDA POSTED A SAD GIF AND UR LIKE DAMN NOAH OK BUT THEN BUT THEN YOU LISTEN AND THE SONG BUOY FUCKING DESTROYS YOU SO HARD

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVE YALL

I KNOW WHAT IM THANKFUL FOR AND IT'S YOU LOT OF ANIMALS

[cody]

token and i know i don't know are nice surprises. they're prob my two favorites after a few listens.

i suggest you all go listen to this with a good sound system / subwoofer if you haven't. this bass is bone rattling

[davidm]

anyone know the story behind the freebird?

the only news on the trackers is 'australian freebird'

[Enn Eye]

davidm wrote:

anyone know the story behind the freebird?

the only news on the trackers is 'australian freebird'

Beautiful album, gonna listen ALL day ....

Everyone knows Australia is entirely peopled by criminals

[Ethmin]

jordanrandall wrote:

thebackdrifter wrote:

The bass slaps in a lot of these.

Slaps on a jelly ass

[preakness]

master fucking slaps. i definitely wish buoy was longer, and the whole album for that matter. there was this transition thing he did live for master at the end which i loved but wasn't on the album. other than that, i mean it's panda bear, cmon. of course i love it. it will definitely grow more on me like homies did.

[glenn]

wouldn't mind a linkedy link to say the least...!

[scrambledgreggs]

can't believe "a slap on a jelly ass" is the real lyric. thought I misheard it

[Stanshant]

Who's that whimpering and crying at the start of Inner Monologue? Best thing he's done since Bros owl.

FUCK ME

The vocals on this one are UNBELIEVABLE.

The whimpering continues.

I always adored the droney noise, so fuckin deep.

UGH

How distorted and blown out and kind of flat and brain dead are the VOCALS???!!!

IN THE BEST FUCKIN WAY

WOW

OOOONNNNEE

OH my FUCK

[conswaygo]

Inner Monologue and Crescendo are instant favorites for me.

Buoys was my jam for months now and I feel it lost some of the soul. Demoitis strikes again.

Great release overall. Stoked for that red vinyl.

[Stanshant]

Cheers mate. Either way I haven't had an erection like this for a decade if that's not too much info.

[Stanshant]

That whistling instrumental break is the deepest weirdest thing he's ever done maybe. How am I buzzing off some mad synth whistle so much? Am I enjoying it, you ask? Let's just say have you seen a chocolate fondue fountain where the chocolate keeps flowing like a perpetual motion machine well that's my trousers right now but instead of choco-late it's a boiling geyser of spunk. Wow. That gentle string in Master. Fuck me this is BERSERK. What the frig is this??

[speen]

Holy shit, this is really good!

[northernchild]

ripple with friends that ripple with you

[speen]

I Know I Dont Know is my favorite on first listen, a tear was shed from joy

Love love love the vocals on this album. this is the least "concealed" he's ever been, in many senses

[Hellomark]

"One more dip in the natural sap
That's that"
The delivery on THAT's THAT... g o o s e b u m p s

[Stanshant]

I'm absolutely gobsmacked by this. I haven't heard anything that's just knocked me on my ass like this since Down There. The singing is so weird, I love the auto tune and strange notes and effects. I adore his low register crooning, especially on Inner Monologue. What a fucking song that is. It just sounds so erotic and eerie. It's like something from the original Wicker Man, like the amazing Gently Johnny. I am staggered by this and wish Noah every success with it. I have no idea how it will go down with the shit munchers but for me and people with developed faculties, this is a revelation.

[dio]

Third track is kind of insane

[sparagmos]

Inner Monologue is so good. I feel it on a cellular level. Like it's swimming around in my soul. Deep. It's magic I think maybe.

[Dallou]

Token could have been on Tomboy

[dud]

the fact that no one asked for a pm by saying "can someone slaP My jelly ass" disappoints me

[Andrew_VB]

if they know the lyric they dont need a pm