Collected Animals

just took my first walk with the album on a beautiful sunny winter day in chicago. beautiful album, deakin is getting really fucking talented at mixing.

jordanrandall wrote:

Did an interview with Josh and Noah, will be out today or tomorrow. Found out some really cool stuff, including but not limited to:
- Other songs from the SG sessions that might be coming out
- SG is Panda's last contractual album with Domino
- What the S and E stand for in "S of E" (now Elegy for Noah Lou)
- Upcoming releases from AC/Solo projects
- Noah's thoughts on the Luca Doncic trade

Might not be able to post the link here when it releases, doing some travellings to Spain/Portugal... but will post when I do get the chance, but until then check the "A Musician and A Filmmaker" youtube channel (it's very likely it'll be released today).

And remember to like and subscribe so we can keep doing stuff like this!

Thanks in advance y'all!

This sounds amazing! Looking forward to it

Now that his daughter does appearances on his songs, I wonder if she’s come around to liking his music lol

howsoever wrote:

Now that his daughter does appearances on his songs, I wonder if she’s come around to liking his music lol

Lol I was wondering this as well. I love the few instances where Panda has talked about his kids' attitudes towards his music. Such an interesting weird glimpse into their lives.

Imagine you're like 8 years old and your dad is on stage singing "a slap on a jelly ass" over warbling acoustic samples.

augustjsmith wrote:

howsoever wrote:

Now that his daughter does appearances on his songs, I wonder if she’s come around to liking his music lol

Lol I was wondering this as well. I love the few instances where Panda has talked about his kids' attitudes towards his music. Such an interesting weird glimpse into their lives.

Imagine you're like 8 years old and your dad is on stage singing "a slap on a jelly ass" over warbling acoustic samples.

imagine your dad wrote guys eyes

- Other songs from the SG sessions that might be coming out

Gonna wait until tomorrow to listen.

wilandhugs wrote:

augustjsmith wrote:

howsoever wrote:

Now that his daughter does appearances on his songs, I wonder if she’s come around to liking his music lol

Lol I was wondering this as well. I love the few instances where Panda has talked about his kids' attitudes towards his music. Such an interesting weird glimpse into their lives.

Imagine you're like 8 years old and your dad is on stage singing "a slap on a jelly ass" over warbling acoustic samples.

imagine your dad wrote guys eyes

"yeah, well MY dad wrote a song about--"

Wow this is a lot to digest holy shit. Can't remotely articulate how I feel lol (good though)

EDIT: From now on Josh Dibb is the only person allowed to mix a Panda Bear record

There's this goofy ass cheeseburger in paradise ass vibe throughout the whole thing that doesn't quite sit with me, but I enjoyed moments here and there. 6/10

I'm still formulating thoughts but I've listened to this probably a dozen times today , even left work for an unjustified drive to get another listen in. Without moaning, I've not loved, worshipped and adored a whole AC or solo album for a long while, although I really enjoyed Reset and I think Homies is wonderful, my favourite since Tomboy. Initial thoughts are this is better. It's direct and chock full of hooks and gorgeous chord charges and vocal melodies, but there's more going on. Lots of unusual notes, some sound delightfully curiously bum, and tons of little rhythmic and harmonic shifts and flourishes.

Praise is my song of the year, really amplifies and chimes with my current feelings of love and yearning. That said, it's too early to pick out highlights and seem to discount others by not mentioning them. This is an incredibly strong set of songs treated very playfully and lovingly. For all of the thematic weight, it's an utterly joyful listen.

I had relatively little confidence that anything could encroach on what I perceive as The Golden Age, but this sounds very special to me.

r_o_s_s wrote:

Gonna wait until tomorrow to listen.

Love ross edging blueballs king.

Spoiler: show

i'm loving the whole thing but i also feel like it's gonna grow on me a lot. beautiful production throughout. Defense really crushes as a closer. all the Madrid tracks rip (someone said "reverse demoitis" earlier and that's spot on lol). brian's sounds on Elegy are such a sick addition.

here's the credits page from the booklet (with a curious liner note—worth reading), I know some were asking about it earlier

Spoiler: show

slightly bummed by the LP art layout lol—I really don't love the front and back cover being the same image (and then the first thing you see pulling the sleeve & booklet out also being the same image) but I do think the paintings are nice.