Collected Animals

jfw7 wrote:

seriously though are there any "confirmed" band references on PB solo material? or is 3 umbrellas the only actual example

Not PB solo but there's the line "my 3 best friends so casually just letting go so joyfully" from lion in a coma

another avey one...

What is that even in reference to?

Once AC makes a verifiable reference to leaving the band I’ll be very scared

panda isnt going anywhere tho right?? doesnt he say "so i wont say goodbye, goodbye to crew'?

I feel like the good crew might not even refer to AC tho. It's like the royal good crew

flights has had this slow growth on me, to where its now my third favorite just behind Sunset and then Nod, which are in a league of their own for me personally, but goddamn that bass on flights, and the weird zydeco-esque vibe/melodies that culminate in weird barbershop quartet shit is beautiful

and i mean it does kinda sound like hes singing about the PW tour sometimes lol (but like no really.... right?) but all i really wanna know is who the FUCK is the uncle? him? avey??? matt?

I feel like the good crew might not even refer to AC tho. It's like the royal good crew

Yes BUT consider this interpretation of the first verse:

We got the good crew (AC is fam)

Been running with the good crew (AC has been central to my life for a long time)

But we're not selling (reference to negative critical response to CHZ & PW and possible impact on band relationship)

Been out for a minute (taking a break from AC)

Gonna stay out for a minute (for the foreseeable future)

but all i really wanna know is who the FUCK is the uncle?

The uncle line pisses me off because its so vague yet so specific

Whoever gets a chance to meet noah after a show should straight up ask him if flight is about the band lol

i promise that flight is not about ac

Whoever gets a chance to meet noah after a show should straight up ask him if flight is about the band lol

Yah no joke someone actually do this

flights has had this slow growth on me, to where its now my third favorite just behind Sunset and then Nod, which are in a league of their own for me personally

Can someone please explain what it is about Nod to the Folks that is so transcendent? I like the song but compared to the other four tracks on homies it just seems like the least interesting one to me. Not trying to hate, just doesn't stand out as much to me

I like the way Nod has the verses broken up into short melodic phrases that are separated by longer instrumental bits, when the chorus hits and it's all one long melody it feels very effective because of the way the verses build up to it. I also just love the melodies in general, I think they're simple but v powerful

I also like the way the siren samples are used as a melodic element (providing the chords) but then when they slide down in pitch, it's like it transforms into a non-melodic noise element, just a weird sound effect

Last but not least the beat slaps obviously

Great description of the sirens and their harmonic function. I love when they start to slide, as I generally love it when they do that with their voices for 'mad effect'.

Also love how when they get down low enough, they start warbling like a howling dog

i think the siren sample is stunning. it's so musical and he employs it so effectively, dropping the drums out and letting them just sing

Not sure if anyone has suggested this interpretation already, but I have always thought Nod to the Folks is about the band's fans. When they perform on stage they are physically nodding (to the folks) keeping them (the band) close, through their support of the music, the band, etc. Also the title itself can be read as an homage (a nod) to the fans (folks). I think the fact that he was writing this on the painting with tour supports this...Could be wrong...Anyways..great song.

I'm not sure if I read this somewhere but I hear Nod as being about bacteria or primordial life, as the 'folks' (predecessors) of us all.... it seems like a musing on the origins of life, a gamble of chance, gods, superstition and embryonic slime.... A nod to our ancestors, parents and microbial origins

Evolution isn't a joke it's just time

speen wrote:

Whoever gets a chance to meet noah after a show should straight up ask him if flight is about the band lol

Yah no joke someone actually do this

Diomedes wrote:

flights has had this slow growth on me, to where its now my third favorite just behind Sunset and then Nod, which are in a league of their own for me personally

Can someone please explain what it is about Nod to the Folks that is so transcendent? I like the song but compared to the other four tracks on homies it just seems like the least interesting one to me. Not trying to hate, just doesn't stand out as much to me

when the chorus hits after the drums drop out its so trippy feeling in this weird subtle way, feel likes he sings those melodies in an almost slowed down dreamy way. it has this weird reserved energy to it and it triggers weird visual associations, i like the lyrics talk to the gods, evens and odds. and its an awesome set up to Sunset which basically makes me cry 3 times

The uncle line pisses me off because its so vague yet so specific

Absolutely!
Like so many PB and AC songs, I have developed my own idea of the meaning of Flight (for me, not leaving the band related) but then that line shows up and I'm all: damn that uncle... who is he and what has he done.
Same thing for me with "And they keep on rubbing, how a proper chest is cleaned".
Perhaps the uncle has a dirty chest. So specific. Yet so darn vague.

isn’t the chest line about his son’s breathing? Like literally rubbing a chest

I feel like the good crew might not even refer to AC tho. It's like the royal good crew

That Panda refers to his friends (AC or not) as "the good grew" never fails to make me smile. It's just the cutest thing.

I think panda is the uncle, like a niece or nephew saw him finally play live and went, ' .... 'll never see you the same'

oh shit, i actually think that’s right. that’d kinda explain the rest of that verse

edit: nvm it doesnt really, im just stoned

It's the flight crew you morons. Song is about planes

I just got my copy on vinyl and it sounds great! The bass slaps on all of it, with Flight and Sunset really standing out for me.

Anyone know what the picture on the back of the record sleeve is? It looks like someone's hand reaching up onto a desk but I can't see the rest? Is it Noah?

If Flight is about AC then the "falling asleep at the wheel" verse is one hell of a condemnation of Avey. I don't exactly see him as "pissing alone" either when all his recent work has been with Deak or Geo at least. But who else would be "at the wheel" of AC after all

Overall I don't completely accept the AC interpretation of flight but PB 100% must have known that it would be interpreted that way.

Back into Homeboys in a large way. I love his vocals on it, they're really quite different to anything he's done recently or perhaps ever. Much more relaxed. Gorgeous.

Anyone know what the picture on the back of the record sleeve is? It looks like someone's hand reaching up onto a desk but I can't see the rest? Is it Noah?

It's tricky to see but I think it might be his wife reaching into an oven, bracing her hand on the bench above as she leans down. You can see her purple hair

I was just looking through the old PBMTGR thread and saw Sonic Boom posted this:

....meet Panda Bear's personal Kreuwe of Kaos 2010 ......

left to right - Brad Truax - Feldpolizei , Tour chief , mineral ...
Sonic boom - Klangeffekte ,stage sound , vegetable ...
'Il Panda' - the Wizard of Odd , Animal...
Chris Freeman - Front of House sound ,Shock & Awe , vegetable .
Danny Pereztriana - Retinal shifts & Tactical blinding mineral

goodtimes......pk x

I didn't add the emphasis on mineral/vegetable/animal either, I guess that bit from Part of the Math has been around in some form for years now.

Animal, vegetable, mineral is an old version of the game twenty questions (thank you Muppets Christmas Carol)

I was just looking through the old PBMTGR thread and saw Sonic Boom posted this:

Maybe Pete is the Uncle.

Maybe Flight is about democrats losing the 2016 election and the uncle is Uncle Sam

I just now realized the cover art for Homies is.. A shot of an empty park bench under lamp posts.
Anyone else not notice?
This whole time I thought it was black text on white, and then photographed with a flash, or something.

Smoked a few joints in a hot tub and cranked this it was perfect

found this new at a record store yday! was soooo stoked

I just now realized the cover art for Homies is.. A shot of an empty park bench under lamp posts.
Anyone else not notice?
This whole time I thought it was black text on white, and then photographed with a flash, or something.

Ya and its no coincidence i was stoned when i noticed lol

Correct me if I'm wrong, I think Nod to the Folks is the first solo Panda Bear song that actually has its title in the lyrics since You Can Count on Me??

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How have I never noticed that?

ooh i think you're right?