Collected Animals • Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper

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Post **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 7:48 pm

kafkaesque wrote:

Also, my friend asked Panda when the record was coming out, and Panda said around September.

Ah, so April 2015?

Post **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 7:53 pm

Frumpkin wrote:

Tonese Gray wrote:
So the show at 9:30 was fucking amazing. I seriously can see this album being MPP-level for me after hearing the jams live tonight. Big news though. So I met Noah after the show (signed my copy of Person Pitch!) and I asked him about the Wazzzup track from the ATP boot which was absent from tonight's set (which also included a few oldies ). Turns out, he has around two albums worth of material and he told me that he's not sure how the tracks that don't make the Reaper will be used BUT they might be b-sides to singles, on an entire EP, or an entire other album somewhere down the line. Noah's a super nice guy too he complimented my gang gang shirt and I was all

THIS NEWS.. ITS QUITE FASCINATING

This is so awesome; I wish I could've gone to the 9:30 show!

Post **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 8:00 pm

Post **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 8:05 pm

"Vacuum Song" lmao I can't believe that name stuck. And sweet recording medellia, the sound quality sounds real good.

Post **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 8:07 pm

dont thank me, thank the iPhone 5s

Post **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 9:56 pm

yes, yes, spiritbear. cannot wait!

Post **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 10:03 pm

more 9:30 club stuff! heart and soul, can't go back, strobey new one, last night at the jetty, scheherazade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9NdbdJmLKA

Post **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 10:07 pm

sweeet, medellia. thanks!

Post **Posted:** Sat May 17, 2014 11:02 pm

Tonese Gray wrote:

So the show at 9:30 was fucking amazing. I seriously can see this album being MPP-level for me after hearing the jams live tonight. Big news though. So I met Noah after the show (signed my copy of Person Pitch!) and I asked him about the Wazzzup track from the ATP boot which was absent from tonight's set (which also included a few oldies ). Turns out, he has around two albums worth of material and he told me that he's not sure how the tracks that don't make the Reaper will be used BUT they might be b-sides to singles, on an entire EP, or an entire other album somewhere down the line. Noah's a super nice guy too he complimented my gang gang shirt and I was all

That's so good! It'd be great to have those remaining songs on an EP and not lose them at all. Far as we can tell Panda is on a roll, the EP could turn out to be an LP! I mean, Why not?

The "Vacum" song is starting to grow on you, Doesn't it?

My 17 year old brother is really into Hip-Hop, Electronic & Pop music, but he respects so much the Animal Collective work, and sometimes we listen to Panda or some Animal Collective record and he really seems to enjoy it, we usually do that at night, when the house is silent and then we talk about it. Now we're so psyched about this new Panda's Record and sometimes I just caught him mumbling "she don't make that warm agaaa-aaain" and he says that is so sticky and he also told me that he cannot wait to listen to the studio version of "Prince Real." Sometimes he plays that song when driving and he just says to me "Woah, Panda es otra cosa" which is literally "Panda is another thing" that in context means a mind blowing thing, so I just put a big smile and say to him "I know"

P.S.
Thanks Medellia

Also, please upload the video/audio recording of Panda Bear live at the 9:30 club last night, SpritBear

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:02 am

SpiritBear

I heard the song for ariel guitar sample too. I thought he was going to play it.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:05 am

yo but did anyone else catch the derek and carrots fakeouts tho???

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:06 am

Side note... There was this girl behind me who kept putting her hands on me. I shortly realized she was rolling face. She got in front of me and we danced basically the whole show. It was kind of weird at first but I just kind of went with it. Does anyone here who was there know an Angie?

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:12 am

where was the song for ariel sample? the zombies one? thats sick!

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:25 am

vilent_sibrate wrote:

Side note... There was this girl behind me who kept putting her hands on me. I shortly realized she was rolling face. She got in front of me and we danced basically the whole show. It was kind of weird at first but I just kind of went with it. Does anyone here who was there know an Angie?

Lol the same thing happened to me at an AC show once. This girl came up and started dancing with me out of nowhere for the entire second half of the show. I was rolling really hard and didnt have a GF at the so I just went with and didn't ask questions. We ended up making out at one point. Soon as the lights came on her and her friend bolted.Things got weirder after that

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:27 am

This is why I love Collected Animals. You guys are always on the ball with the latest info.

Needless to say I'm psyched for the Chicago show on Wednesday.

If there's any chance that the September release mentioned by Panda is legit (unlikely), my bday is September 2, a Tuesday and thus a potential album release day

Anyone who's been to the recent shows, did he play any Person Pitch jams or just Tomboy? Just curious, I don't really care either way because I most excited for the unreleased stuff

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:31 am

jusswerjk wrote:

vilent_sibrate wrote:
Side note... There was this girl behind me who kept putting her hands on me. I shortly realized she was rolling face. She got in front of me and we danced basically the whole show. It was kind of weird at first but I just kind of went with it. Does anyone here who was there know an Angie?

Lol the same thing happened to me at an AC show once. This girl came up and started dancing with me out of nowhere for the entire second half of the show. I was rolling really hard and didnt have a GF at the so I just went with and didn't ask questions. We ended up making out at one point. Soon as the lights came on her and her friend bolted.Things got weirder after that

Haha holy shit. That's basically exactly what happened. We started making a couple times. I rationalized it like this: I can either watch panda bear, or I can watch panda bear with a beautiful girl dancing with me.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:44 am

VictorBorge wrote:

Anyone who's been to the recent shows, did he play any Person Pitch jams or just Tomboy? Just curious, I don't really care either way because I most excited for the unreleased stuff

main set was entirely grim reaper, encore was all tomboy songs: Last Night at the Jetty, Scheherazade, and Surfers' Hymn. I imagine he'll keep that static, at least certainly Scheherazade, since the visuals to that song tied the whole show together: the grim reaper ripping up a stuffed panda bear, all to that really unsettling piano loop. really powerful, can't think of another word for it. very moving show, extremely dynamic, especially considering it's just him and the visuals.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:45 am

I could see him potentially switching up that encore but it worked really well as a piece, those three songs. but who knows. I don't think Surfers' Hymn could be switched out either because he left the stage as the song faded out, and the sounds of waves crashing continued or a minute or two before the lights came up.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:47 am

has it already been figured out what kind of pitch corrector he's using?

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:51 am

medellia meladori wrote:

has it already been figured out what kind of pitch corrector he's using?

I don't think he's using a pitch corrector live, as he was pitchy at some points.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:51 am

the audio is definitely not the greatest. nor is the video. i just had the camera up at my chest and was completely out of my body and mind. but i'll upload now for anyone that is curious. or bicurious.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:57 am

oh god, i was thinking about this possibility today and dreading it… this promo article from Toronto says that panda's new album is called No. 5

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http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/mu ... _chin.html

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 2:58 am

PANDA BEAR MEETS THE GRIM REAPER is the greatest fucking title ever!!!!!!! really hope this is erroneous…

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:02 am

Whoa, I wonder where they got their info for that write-up. Especially since they say that he played "all" of it at austin psych fest.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:04 am

It's awesome to hear that he potentially has two LP's worth of stuff. My best guess would be that whatever is left over gets tacked on to some singles as b sides, or even more likely gets reworked for whatever the next AC release is. The latter seems pretty likely, especially considering that both Song for Ariel and Daily Routine both surfaced around the same time that Person Pitch did and we didn't see them again until MPP.

I believe I also heard that New Town Burnout was a leftover from Tomboy, but that could be bunk.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:05 am

has there been any other source for that title because it seems like it's just a placeholder

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:06 am

yeah i remember that too

the fact that he said Bros was a given "to keep the faithful happy" makes me think the writer isn't entirely reliable and might've misunderstood whatever press materials they got, which could've simply listed it as his 5th LP, or tentatively titled No. 5

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:07 am

scummy wrote:

has there been any other source for that title because it seems like it's just a placeholder

PBMTGR? the official panda bear twitter announced it, albeit as a working title….but c'mon. it's the fucking best!!!!!!

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:09 am

medellia meladori wrote:

scummy wrote:
has there been any other source for that title because it seems like it's just a placeholder

PBMTGR? the official panda bear twitter announced it, albeit as a working title….but c'mon. it's the fucking best!!!!!!

nah i meant No. 5 being a placeholder for the article. i agree that pbmtgr is too good though

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:13 am

Someone dress as the grim reaper and get a photo shaking Noah's hand at an upcoming show.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:14 am

medellia meladori wrote:

yeah i remember that too

the fact that he said Bros was a given "to keep the faithful happy" makes me think the writer isn't entirely reliable and might've misunderstood whatever press materials they got, which could've simply listed it as his 5th LP, or tentatively titled No. 5

90% of music "journalism" is written by unpaid college students with little to no oversight from an editor. Definitely not paying any mind to that unsubstantiated blurb.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:17 am

I think there's a possibility he'll switch the song/encore order up because the visuals were actually quite different from psych fest to 9:30 club.. seems like the video can be easily modified and smushed around. for example, the reaper ripping up the stuffed panda was the first to play at psych fest but second to last at 9:30. but maybe that was just him actually starting his ~official tour setup~ and it will be the same from now on. I dunno. either way, it's a show you all have to go see. go see it right now. sell your mom to buy tickets.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:26 am

Tonese Gray wrote:

Speaking of which, I could totally see that as the album cover. Just that reaper staring into the camera holding the stuffed animal and petting it ominously.

I had this same exact thought today. it would be so perfect. and hilariously literal.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:28 am

A September release would be prime, and definitely doable too. And that Toronto Concert Sampler probably isn't right re: any of their claims lol

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:40 am

SpritBear wrote:

the audio is definitely not the greatest. nor is the video. i just had the camera up at my chest and was completely out of my body and mind. but i'll upload now for anyone that is curious. or bicurious.

We'll appreciate that. Thanks, SpritBear

SouvlakiPlaystation wrote:

It's awesome to hear that he potentially has two LP's worth of stuff. My best guess would be that whatever is left over gets tacked on to some singles as b sides, or even more likely gets reworked for whatever the next AC release is. The latter seems pretty likely, especially considering that both Song for Ariel and Daily Routine both surfaced around the same time that Person Pitch did and we didn't see them again until MPP.

That's a possibility - some songs reworked for an upcoming AC release, I'd be totally pleased if he does that! The EP is a good idea, but what if he goes by releasing the remaining songs on 12"s? That could be great too, and then some of the other stuff could be reworked for the next AC release. You know, he says that he got stuff for even a complete new LP aside of "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper", so releasing the newest stuff not in an LP form, but in 12"s or EP, plus some reworked songs for AC's next record, Hey! That makes the thing more dynamic.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 3:49 am

A post-album single series of all unreleased stuff could be fun
Kinda like what Cold Cave did these past few years

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 5:38 am

I don't know about you guys, but I've always loved the post-LP EPs that the band has done. It gives you something to look forward to in the songs from that era that didn't get released after the album comes out. People, Water Curses, and FBK are still some of my favorite releases. I definitely missed that with CHz and would be 100% behind Noah doing that.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 6:31 am

^ totally, or something like the Tomboy 7"s in the lead up to the new album but with non-album tracks would be sweet.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 6:42 am

wait so its not officially panda meets the grim reaper? I am already attached to and like this name. Damn you CA, damn you to hell.

Post **Posted:** Sun May 18, 2014 7:02 am

na na rumors rumors