[nathan]

When you find a local record store that’ll break street date, that’s amore

[evan6032]

nathan wrote:

When you find a local record store that’ll break street date, that’s amore

I tried one by me but they said they “didn’t have it”. The wait is brutal lol

[tulis]

preakness wrote:

coral lord wrote:

what's the last album that hasn't freebirded pre-release? did day with the homies?

There was a vinyl rip of homies going around ahead of release

[kinetic]

finally a decent panda hoodie but its 105$

https://faworldentertainment.com/collections/new-shit

[denjanenna]

Jesus, that hoodie design is trash lol
I don’t feel so bad about the hefty price tag now

[meys]

denjanenna wrote:

Jesus, that hoodie design is trash lol
I don’t feel so bad about the hefty price tag now

yeah that is horrid lmao

[crashmosaic]

Someone on Reddit posted a pic of their vinyl I know it’s kinda pointless to freebird it with the release being a day away but I still need it nowwwwwww

[Tropic]

They said they aren't, which is fair. Also used the double contraction "it'll've". Interesting character

[tulis]

I got mine! Cannot rip tho and dl codes not active yet

[AergisGeist]

Only listened to the first single. Sounded pretty solid but waiting for the actual album to drop in 2 days. Panda be blessed

[we<3ourhive]

I moved after I preordered this and I tried updating my shipping address but it says it did not update… could be listening to it rn if that hadn’t happened I’m lowk v annoyed at this mishap

[foxtrot]

I had a weird meltdown about the fact that I didn't like Defense when it came out but now, listening to all three singles with that extra context and some time, its all clicking and I'm fucking pumped for tomorrow. Feeling good about the fact that these jams are feeling good.

[Hellomark]

Would love to hear your thoughts once you hear it tulis!

[blindmowing]

foxtrot wrote:

I had a weird meltdown about the fact that I didn't like Defense when it came out but now, listening to all three singles with that extra context and some time, its all clicking and I'm fucking pumped for tomorrow. Feeling good about the fact that these jams are feeling good.

let's gooooooooooooooooooooo

[thectscorndog]

Crunch me captain

[tulis]

Hellomark wrote:

Would love to hear your thoughts once you hear it tulis!

I want everyone to form their own opinions but…

Spoiler: show

Everyone who worked on this should be proud. Some of Noah’s best songwriting, melodies, harmonies; Josh’s production is stellar—this record sounds GREAT, blast it on speakers—Brian’s contributions are everywhere and fill out the sound noninvasively

If you enjoyed Madrid, those melodies are still here and better than you remember

If you’ve seen the band live and enjoyed it you’ll love the record. Praise and Ends Meet are slower, but they’re both such strong songs that it doesn’t matter much.

Elegy always gave me the feels from the Madrid boot (S of E there) and now it made me tear up and gave me chills all over, just a beautiful song

Love Pete and Noah’s collaborations but this is what I had hoped the sound palette of Tomboy would be based on Noah’s initial descriptions of what he was aiming for.


It’s early to say but I see this soundtracking the year (especially the summer). First impressions are that it will rate highly in the collective’s oeuvre, we’ll see what repeated listens bring.

It is absolutely the most immediate, pop-forward, new-listener friendly release any of them have made

[Leogan]

thectscorndog wrote:

Crunch me captain

lol "crunch"

[roopn]

good to have you back foxtrot!

I wonder if Stan will reappear when this comes out...

[tdegenaro]

God I hope so I miss stan

['Worms']

this has been a strange album rollout in a strange time but i just wanna say i love yall and i'm so glad this space is still active, especially around each release AC and the board are constants in my life that i hold very dear

can't wait to hear this thing tomorrow

[Leogan]

'Worms' wrote:

this has been a strange album rollout in a strange time but i just wanna say i love yall and i'm so glad this space is still active, especially around each release AC and the board are constants in my life that i hold very dear

can't wait to hear this thing tomorrow

Cheers to jonathan for keeping this place alive.

[bubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbloy]

BEHOLD THE APOTHEOSIS OF THE WRITTEN WORD

https://northerntransmissions.com/panda ... ter-grift/

A CURATION

--

wrote:

With singing on every song, the vocals can elevate the song

ONE OF THE MANY RISKS

--

wrote:

The length of the songs on the LP is an issue, with 70% of the tracks being over 4 minutes long and rarely does that length feel justified.

7 OF 10 AKA 70%

--

wrote:

The listener runs the risk of turning off and zoning out from the album, a greater risk then emerging of the work being forgotten. For an easy listen, especially in a place like the beach, this isn’t an issue, but for a focused listen, the issue emerges.

MORE RISKS AND ISSUES

--

wrote:

the lyrics can feel like an afterthought, lacking depth or substance and instead feeling like there are lyrics out of necessity rather than anything else. This would explain the heavy use of repetition, heard on ‘Just as Well’, which repeats the lines “Got nothing left to lose,” and “Gonna try my luck on the outside,” at separate moments.

MYSTERY SOLVED

[jerry wonder]

lol thanks bubbbloy--has really been hilarious that these last few days I have been scouring the net for reviews--for some morsel of this album--and they are mostly written by people who cannot express clearly anything about music at all...

[destiny]

FJKLASJLK oh god that review. "with singing on every song". jesus that's incredible. also the reddit guy who said "it'll've". english going crazy today.

this shit really didnt freebird. incredible. first time in a decade a mainline album for him didnt right. wow.

[wumbology]

Someone posted their code on reddit, take a look - listening now

[astrolizard]

wumbology wrote:

Someone posted their code on reddit, take a look - listening now

Plz crunch us, captain

[lhtd]

The code is used up... can you upload it elsewhere?

[Leogan]

Yep code is borked. Plz crunchatize us needy folk

EDIT: PM me for a link instead of requesting one here.

[evan6032]

Please sir, I would love to hear it

[wilandhugs]

save the trouble and do this on slsk --- I want the earlybird but I also don't want this thread to just be "pm me"

spoken like a true hall monitor even though I mostly lurk. but it's Christmas Eve and I can't resist being here... love to see it popping off around release time.

dunno how much I've said re: defense, ferry Lady, ends Meet, but man panda has just been honing his writing craft so hard. he has this elegantly stupid way of writing that is just so earnest, but cryptic and cerebral at the same time. ends Meet in particular is this "holy fuck" feeling reading it, just so much simplicity entangled with utter genius that the simplicity is like the tao. like some kind of yin and yang to "if my motor stalls; get the engine started again" and "you're in a spot precarious; don't get confused it's gonna call your bluff". just pure art in how paradoxically it's so snug. reading panda bear lyrics to me gives similar feeling to the Bills winning a playoff game. just take it home, Noah.

love to hear everyone's different takes and reading the early user reviews. personally, I feel these songs on recording have a strong connection to the Skiffs/Reset/IIN era PB, but the way he clearly is pulling from Never Ending Game and Buoys in a way just totally makes it like non-homomorphic to the aforementioned albums, just totally highlights this sinew that has been running through his work (including the PB stuff) since Young Prayer. Also the nature of these songs live highlights that similarity to the Madrid set, and feels totally distinct from his 2020s AC work. His discography (including the AC work!) really tells a story in and of itself that full band releases are too nebulous to contain. It's super clever and almost left-brained, and beautifully antithetical to Avey's wonderfully incomprehensible tapestry of madness-- but they are still tied in such innocent earnestness, no matter how edgy Noah can sometimes make his lyrics or encode jerking off into the lines (supposedly).

[Leogan]

wilandhugs wrote:

save the trouble and do this on slsk --- I want the earlybird but I also don't want this thread to just be "pm me"

spoken like a true hall monitor even though I mostly lurk. but it's Christmas Eve and I can't resist being here... love to see it popping off around release time.

dunno how much I've said re: defense, ferry Lady, ends Meet, but man panda has just been honing his writing craft so hard. he has this elegantly stupid way of writing that is just so earnest, but cryptic and cerebral at the same time. ends Meet in particular is this "holy fuck" feeling reading it, just so much simplicity entangled with utter genius that the simplicity is like the tao. like some kind of yin and yang to "if my motor stalls; get the engine started again" and "you're in a spot precarious; don't get confused it's gonna call your bluff". just pure art in how paradoxically it's so snug. reading panda bear lyrics to me gives similar feeling to the Bills winning a playoff game. just take it home, Noah.

love to hear everyone's different takes and reading the early user reviews. personally, I feel these songs on recording have a strong connection to the Skiffs/Reset/IIN era PB, but the way he clearly is pulling from Never Ending Game and Buoys in a way just totally makes it like non-homomorphic to the aforementioned albums, just totally highlights this sinew that has been running through his work (including the PB stuff) since Young Prayer. Also the nature of these songs live highlights that similarity to the Madrid set, and feels totally distinct from his 2020s AC work. His discography (including the AC work!) really tells a story in and of itself that full band releases are too nebulous to contain. It's super clever and almost left-brained, and beautifully antithetical to Avey's wonderfully incomprehensible tapestry of madness-- but they are still tied in such innocent earnestness, no matter how edgy Noah can sometimes make his lyrics or encode jerking off into the lines (supposedly).

Can't ask for folks not to set off fireworks in their neighborhood, just have to plan around it happening. And on that front if anyone needs the freebird link, just PM me. I've been there as a decades-long AC fan and know most of you likely pre-ordered and just want to hear it ASAP and not share it yourselves.

EDIT: Love to see a lack of "plz crunchatize me" posts here so in return plz continue to PM me to avoid a surge of unwanted clutter.

[meys]

enjoy your waffle party, team

[coral lord]

bubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbloy wrote:

BEHOLD THE APOTHEOSIS OF THE WRITTEN WORD

https://northerntransmissions.com/panda ... ter-grift/

A CURATION

--

wrote:

With singing on every song, the vocals can elevate the song

ONE OF THE MANY RISKS

--

wrote:

The length of the songs on the LP is an issue, with 70% of the tracks being over 4 minutes long and rarely does that length feel justified.

7 OF 10 AKA 70%

--

wrote:

The listener runs the risk of turning off and zoning out from the album, a greater risk then emerging of the work being forgotten. For an easy listen, especially in a place like the beach, this isn’t an issue, but for a focused listen, the issue emerges.

MORE RISKS AND ISSUES

--

wrote:

the lyrics can feel like an afterthought, lacking depth or substance and instead feeling like there are lyrics out of necessity rather than anything else. This would explain the heavy use of repetition, heard on ‘Just as Well’, which repeats the lines “Got nothing left to lose,” and “Gonna try my luck on the outside,” at separate moments.

MYSTERY SOLVED

that is some ai ass writing

[Leogan]

Dude y'all, Noah is straight fucking chillin on this album, and it may not *strike* anyone immediately, but this is such a fucking vibe. What a blessing of an album.

[Leogan]

coral lord wrote:

bubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbloy wrote:

BEHOLD THE APOTHEOSIS OF THE WRITTEN WORD

https://northerntransmissions.com/panda ... ter-grift/

A CURATION

--

wrote:

With singing on every song, the vocals can elevate the song

ONE OF THE MANY RISKS

--

wrote:

The length of the songs on the LP is an issue, with 70% of the tracks being over 4 minutes long and rarely does that length feel justified.

7 OF 10 AKA 70%

--

wrote:

The listener runs the risk of turning off and zoning out from the album, a greater risk then emerging of the work being forgotten. For an easy listen, especially in a place like the beach, this isn’t an issue, but for a focused listen, the issue emerges.

MORE RISKS AND ISSUES

--

wrote:

the lyrics can feel like an afterthought, lacking depth or substance and instead feeling like there are lyrics out of necessity rather than anything else. This would explain the heavy use of repetition, heard on ‘Just as Well’, which repeats the lines “Got nothing left to lose,” and “Gonna try my luck on the outside,” at separate moments.

MYSTERY SOLVED

that is some ai ass writing

Thank you, agree and was wondering what the fuck...

[memememe]

..

[Leogan]

memememe wrote:

just dropping by to give a warning that there is a big piece coming out in a major publication about how pb groomed rivka

Don't feed the trolls.

[coral lord]

memememe wrote:

just dropping by to give a warning that there is a big piece coming out in a major publication about how pb groomed rivka

[muark]

memememe wrote:

just dropping by to give a warning that there is a big piece coming out in a major publication about how pb groomed rivka

Fucking hell can we not make shitty jokes about grooming pls? Thanks.

[Leogan]

muark wrote:

memememe wrote:

just dropping by to give a warning that there is a big piece coming out in a major publication about how pb groomed rivka

Fucking hell can we not make shitty jokes about grooming pls? Thanks.

DON'T FEED THE FUCKING TROLLS.