[foxtrot]

that's crazy lhtd.

look after yourself. hope you're doing ok

[rohcti]

This song is so crazy catchy. It's knocked the usual earworms out of my head

Anyone have the lyrics? "An empty space?"

[unrecordednight]

i'm gonna take it step by step

there is some kind of poison and disorder
so i'm gonna break on past the border
feels like there's something in the air

i found a reason to stay and then it faded away
and i'm already on, on my way out
as i try to find a new way forward
an empty space that i am goin for
as i try to find a new way forward
feels like there's something in the air

i found a reason to stay and then it faded away
and i'm already on, on my way out
i found a reason to stay and then it faded away
and i'm already on, on my way out

i'm gonna take it step by step

i can feel the ground beneath me moving
feels like there's something in the air

i think i found a reason to stay
and then it faded away
and i'm already on, on my way out

i found my reason to stay
i'm gonna take it step by step by step by step

[awesome]

damn it's a song about thinking about leaving the band but choosing to stay

[hypo's]

no it's about my ex making the mistake of trying to fix me

[dio]

its about being evil which is what panda literally always sings about

but no this is one of them there like totally classic tunes, how is this a new song, surely someone came up with these exact lyrics/melodies in a studio in like 1972, no?

He just plucked this shit out of the ether, fully formed, always existing. What a pro, he can just pen an all-time pop classic like nothing, as a feature

[scrambledgreggs]

it's a sequel to the Hoobastank song

[roopn]

I guess braxe and falcon had a fair hand in writing, right? like probably the main hook, and a good bit of the melody. maybe not most of the lyrics. idk how these collaborations work but that's my assumption

[dio]

Panda wrote every single part of this and is just letting other two guys have credit

[roopn]

in case anybody hadn't noticed - this song absolutely goes off in the car

[kinetic]

love this song so much but in recent years panda hasnt really missed


1.never ending game
2.studie
3.just a little piece of me
4. woo!
5.step by step
6. 9
7.gameday continues
8. 2

edit: squeeze i dont need a crowd in after step by step

[ClownFrown]

kinetic wrote:

love this song so much but in recent years panda hasnt really missed


1.never ending game
2.studie
3.just a little piece of me
4. woo!
5.step by step
6. 9
7.gameday continues
8. 2

edit: squeeze i dont need a crowd in after step by step

I often listen to different sequences/playlists of pb's remixes just like this. He's been cranking every one out of the park. Not sure what the demarcation between earlier era pb remixes and "current" era remixes would be, but Cheap Treat certainly doth slap along with Never Ending Game, Studie, Woo!, and now Step By Step.

[Stan]

roopn wrote:

in case anybody hadn't noticed - this song absolutely goes off in the car

Enormous, blasting as we speak

[gosly]

Feels like this song could actually get radio play!

[unrecordednight]

dio wrote:

its about being evil which is what panda literally always sings about

i know youre joking but my actual interpretation of the general thing you are referring to is that he deals with intrusive thoughts. some lyrics and things he said in interviews during buoys era had made me think that previously, and then never ending game came out and those lyrics really sound so much like someone who deals with intrusive thoughts/obsessive thought patterns. could be totally way off of course but never ending game in particular really makes me think that

[hypo's]

unrecordednight wrote:

dio wrote:

its about being evil which is what panda literally always sings about

i know youre joking but my actual interpretation of the general thing you are referring to is that he deals with intrusive thoughts. some lyrics and things he said in interviews during buoys era had made me think that previously, and then never ending game came out and those lyrics really sound so much like someone who deals with intrusive thoughts/obsessive thought patterns. could be totally way off of course but never ending game in particular really makes me think that

interesting, had never considered this, would love a source on this interview if you can recall

[jusswerjk]

wrote:

Thematically the album is concerned with the way that our impulses “can lead us down unsavory roads” but Lennox says that there is also “an admission that there is an evil inside me” and that he attempted “to embrace those impulses.”

https://www.undertheradarmag.com/interv ... r_on_buoys

wrote:

“I'm revealing stuff about myself that almost feels more personal than”—and here he strums an invisible guitar and adopts a sad voice—“‘I had a really hard day / I’m really sad about this.’” It’s why Buoys offers us our best look at Lennox: instead of skimming the surface, we’re jumping into the deepest, dankest corners of his mind to discover what he spends all day fretting over (“Where our impulses come from, how maybe they started as something functional but after so much time left unchecked they can drive us into habits that are really unsavory”) or the anxious thoughts that keep him up at night (“The obsession with wealth”).

https://www.gq.com/story/meet-panda-bear-again

[hypo's]

thank you v much

[unrecordednight]

yeah i think that's the one, was also thinking of an interview from that era where he says the 'slap on a jelly ass' line is about like when sexual thoughts abruptly pop into your head

[roopn]

Such a great quote. A big part of why I love buoys so much

[wilandhugs]

unrecordednight wrote:

yeah i think that's the one, was also thinking of an interview from that era where he says the 'slap on a jelly ass' line is about like when sexual thoughts abruptly pop into your head

Considering how often that line will literally pop up in my head at random since I first heard it and I'll basically have to repeat it to get it out, yeah Mr Bear did an effective job representing us anxiety/ADHD/ocd/whatever havers

[lhtd]

was watching this youtube documentary about how shitty LA is and realized someone remade "part of the math" for the background music at around :45 seconds in

[BORCHENKO??]

Interesting find, I snooped around in the description and theres a segment of the video called Part Of The Math. And if you click the "Soundtrack" playlist apparently the song People turns up at some point. Too lazy to watch the hour long video myself and find it tho

[lhtd]

lolol yeah i just hit the part where there's an ambient remix of "people" with terrence mckenna talking over it. around 22:30. not bad !

[destiny]

Where are all these covers coming from?? Hahahaha. Electric guitar math and ambient people haha. Def gonna check the vid

[lhtd]

there's even a cover of "i don't need a crowd" at the end! jesus is this guy on ca?

[unrecordednight]

damn lol if youre out there guy sick cover

[tay's tee games]

Also the opening of WWIW?S starting at about 1:52. Amazing version of People.

[roopn]

I can feel the ground beneath me movin'

[destiny]

Hahahaa, im pretty sure my favorite panda songs from the last 4 years have all been features. Like Studie, Moments and Step by Step are my fav panda solos for the last few years since Homies

[sound science]

Is there any word on when Step by Step will receive a digital release on the various platforms, out of curiosity?

[rohcti]

Stan wrote:

Just listened to the waffle after the other EP track I linked and DJ F said it's coming April/May.

[sound science]

Ah, I missed that. Thank you!

[tdegenaro]

dude what the fuck how is this not bigger news this song is incredible? new panda era imminent

[tdegenaro]

Slothrope wrote:

rohcti wrote:

2gether: Thomas Bangalter, DJ Falcon ft Panda Bear and Rusty Santos

Uhhh looks like you were partially right, actually! https://youtu.be/1NTDfX6H6ZY

is this step by step? cuz this link is dead?

[rohcti]

You can still listen to it via the SoundCloud link ClownFrown posted on the last page! And without the DJs (except of the Falcon variety)

[awesome]

tdegenaro wrote:

Slothrope wrote:

rohcti wrote:

2gether: Thomas Bangalter, DJ Falcon ft Panda Bear and Rusty Santos

Uhhh looks like you were partially right, actually! https://youtu.be/1NTDfX6H6ZY

is this step by step? cuz this link is dead?

reuploaded: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KEbPYWkEcg

[tdegenaro]

bless

[roopn]

tdegenaro wrote:

dude what the fuck how is this not bigger news this song is incredible?

ya I'm kinda figuring this radio debut and the white label 12"s are like a 'soft launch' of the track (for the heads), ahead of actual press that will properly push this release, presumably in april sometime

[jordanrandall]

New songs from Panda x Sonic Boom sound incredible from the snippets. This is gonna be gold! I really hope Danger! makes the cut