[r_o_s_s]

it's so crazy that SG is finally on the way - that tweet about the album coming in "202x" feels like a lifetime ago. cannot wait to finally hear these tracks. haven't indulged in any boots. not really sure what i'm in for.

[blindmowing]

r_o_s_s wrote:

it's so crazy that SG is finally on the way - that tweet about the album coming in "202x" feels like a lifetime ago. cannot wait to finally hear these tracks. haven't indulged in any boots. not really sure what i'm in for.

Ya man. I think the exciting thing about this era is no one really knows how this will actually sound. Outside of a few boots that showcased 5-6? new songs YEARS ago, we do have not much to go on other than Deakin's description of the sound in his interview from earlier this year.


Do we even know if Panda's keeping the bendy guitar for the studio recordings or was that just a live fascination for a bit?

wrote:

Anyone else having a hard time focusing at work because of this

I'm finding it hard to wait until Tuesday. My record store opens at 11am and I plan on taking an early lunch to ensure I'm there at opening time to snag a copy. Apparently the 7"s are very limited.


Sure, the digital might release earlier on Tuesday, but it's been awhile since my first listen of a new tune was from a physical copy so I'm planning on that.

[andthephantom]

blindmowing wrote:

r_o_s_s wrote:

it's so crazy that SG is finally on the way - that tweet about the album coming in "202x" feels like a lifetime ago. cannot wait to finally hear these tracks. haven't indulged in any boots. not really sure what i'm in for.

Ya man. I think the exciting thing about this era is no one really knows how this will actually sound. Outside of a few boots that showcased 5-6? new songs YEARS ago, we do have not much to go on other than Deakin's description of the sound in his interview from earlier this year.


Do we even know if Panda's keeping the bendy guitar for the studio recordings or was that just a live fascination for a bit?

wrote:

Anyone else having a hard time focusing at work because of this

I'm finding it hard to wait until Tuesday. My record store opens at 11am and I plan on taking an early lunch to ensure I'm there at opening time to snag a copy. Apparently the 7"s are very limited.


Sure, the digital might release earlier on Tuesday, but it's been awhile since my first listen of a new tune was from a physical copy so I'm planning on that.

Curious why folks are talking about Tuesday. Doesn’t everything suggest next Friday?

[blindmowing]

Singles usually come out Monday-Wednesday while albums come out on Fridays. Unless you're in the hip hop world wherein basically everything is scheduled to drop Fridays.

Plus I phoned my record store as others have and the employees have all said it's going to be on their shelves Tuesday.

[Cussing Bum]

When you called your record store, did you just ask for "new Panda Bear"? I called mine and they had no clue what I was talking about. I also don't live in a huge city (but also not small).

[preakness]

Cussing Bum wrote:

When you called your record store, did you just ask for "new Panda Bear"? I called mine and they had no clue what I was talking about. I also don't live in a huge city (but also not small).

I called some in NYC but havent had any luck yet. Rough Trade told me to pre-order it to make sure they have it, which obviously isn't an option for this release.

[preakness]

https://pandabearofficial.com anyone see this yet?

Spoiler: show

ASCII art of a womans face (tomboy vibes) with SINISTER GRIFT written inside

[blindmowing]

Wooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Love it.

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Cussing Bum wrote:

When you called your record store, did you just ask for "new Panda Bear"? I called mine and they had no clue what I was talking about. I also don't live in a huge city (but also not small).

I mentioned the "secret Panda Bear 7" and they were like "oh don't tell anyone this news came from us but ya we have 4 copies ready to go on Tuesday"

[Cussing Bum]

Well, let me be the first to say...if they let you buy two, I will pay plus shipping and extra.

[nathan]

preakness wrote:

https://pandabearofficial.com anyone see this yet?

Spoiler: show

ASCII art of a womans face (tomboy vibes) with SINISTER GRIFT written inside

Holy shit. Okay NOW I can't focus on work

[Hellomark]

lol I really cannot make out a womans face in that image, but exciting nonetheless! Things are happening!

[preakness]

https://pandabearofficial.com/fav.png found this when inspecting elements.

[scrambledgreggs]

preakness wrote:

https://pandabearofficial.com anyone see this yet?

Spoiler: show

ASCII art of a womans face (tomboy vibes) with SINISTER GRIFT written inside

ooo hope that's the album art!

brat!!

[augustjsmith]

Panda Bear official roguelike confirmed

[unrecordednight]

omggg

[muark]

blindmowing wrote:

Do we even know if Panda's keeping the bendy guitar for the studio recordings or was that just a live fascination for a bit?

Goddamn I hope so… that tone is like crack to me

[thebackdrifter]

I plan on getting this, if no digital happens ill record it maybe

[Hellomark]

Relistened to the Madrid boot for the first time in awhile, god Ends Meet is such a bop.

[MrAirplane]

so a silent physical release on tuesday followed by its official announcement friday?

cannot wait. kinda surprised he’s kept the title after so many years

[hewasbeingstinky]

Yeah, agreed! There seems to be an extremely clearly defined aesthetic he was holding on to for a long time, which makes me even more curious and excited about how this will turn out. Tom Waits: “What’s he building in there?”

[speen]

super excited for this. I feel like the phrase “sinister grift” has been sitting in my head for so many years now that it’s surreal that it’s actually going to be a thing

Personally really hoping for the two drumless Madrid songs - out in the cold and S of E i think it was called? - hoping they sound kinda like that. i thought those songs were really beautiful and are a mode of songwriting i feel like i havent heard from him in ages

[preakness]

hewasbeingstinky wrote:

Yeah, agreed! There seems to be an extremely clearly defined aesthetic he was holding on to for a long time, which makes me even more curious and excited about how this will turn out. Tom Waits: “What’s he building in there?”

I feel like Noah is typically pretty good about getting the songs he plays live out there. Aside from come and goes and bonfire of the vanities (aside from live version), I think just about every song he’s performed he recorded and released.

[lhtd]

I still haven’t forgiven Noah for not recording and releasing Laughed for a World with Fantasy

[roopn]

itching to hear this gaddam

[Dallou]

lhtd wrote:

I still haven’t forgiven Noah for not recording and releasing Laughed for a World with Fantasy

The Live version is already perfect tho. That ep is top 3 panda bear release

[opposite field]

Do we think we'll get the full album announcement or just a new single? Can't wait either way. Feel like it's been said already but this is the most exciting stuff to come out of AC camp in a long time

[kinetic]

i am hyped. after looking at his website this feels like we're gonna get a cool cryptic rollout and not something conventional eg- single release and announcement etc etc

Spoiler: show

really can't see that as being the album artwork as its text on a screen (highlightable) and not an image. Maybe wishful thinking as Im a bit bratted out and need a break from that color green.

[preakness]

Everyone go check out the website again! Its been updated

[Hellomark]

Is that Noah's face?

[Fovrodi]

Is there a reason no one’s sharing a link

['Worms']

Fovrodi wrote:

Is there a reason no one’s sharing a link

it's in preakness's post on this page (and here https://pandabearofficial.com) but also i hear you. it does sometimes feel like sharing information in a forum setting is becoming a lost art.
when there's something shared in an instagram story or something and everyone's in here talking about it as if of course we've all seen it i feel like i'm losing my mind

[preakness]

Someone spilled the beans on reddit lol. Was hoping it would stay a secret for the most part. Every time there is a slip up like an early ASCAP or accidental listing and someone finds it, the next release is buttoned up much tighter.

[jfw7]

image being ascii-fied is

the javascript code is used elsewhere on the web, i was hoping the characters popping up would spell a track title but it's just copy-pasted (with attribution!)

also some more sick ascii in the page source with "Sinister Grift" in a kind of blackletter

[birdmangus]

preakness wrote:

Someone spilled the beans on reddit lol. Was hoping it would stay a secret for the most part. Every time there is a slip up like an early ASCAP or accidental listing and someone finds it, the next release is buttoned up much tighter.

Where have they done such a thing??

[preakness]

jfw7 wrote:

image being ascii-fied is

the javascript code is used elsewhere on the web, i was hoping the characters popping up would spell a track title but it's just copy-pasted (with attribution!)

also some more sick ascii in the page source with "Sinister Grift" in a kind of blackletter

I got the same image when using a base64 to image converter online. It kinda looks like Rivka's painting style.... maybe she did the single/album art?

Heres the SG blackletter you mentioned. I'm guessing we'll see it in action later?

Anyone know what time singles usually drop?

https://imgur.com/ScfhKJq

[augustjsmith]

Typically 9-10 am CT, iirc. At least that's what I remember for the Time Skiffs singles.

[r_o_s_s]

preakness wrote:

Everyone go check out the website again! Its been updated

I mean it definitely isn’t but it looks exactly like Ye to me

[tdegenaro]

preakness wrote:

Someone spilled the beans on reddit lol. Was hoping it would stay a secret for the most part. Every time there is a slip up like an early ASCAP or accidental listing and someone finds it, the next release is buttoned up much tighter.

not seeing anything over there that's not over here, can you post with a spoiler here whatever dropped there, thanks

[thebackdrifter]

[muark]

Loving the aesthetic here, the ye olde text is perfect for the title. Ahhhh! HYPE!
I must be blind though because I still can’t make out that woman’s face in the ASCII