Panda Bear - Buoys (February 8, 2019)

Thinking about seeing him (mostly for the openers who are Black Dice minus Eric)... does he play any deep cuts or just promoting this record?

saw him last spring and he only played one song from tomboy (last night on the jetty) and one from reaper (tropic of cancer). nothing from person pitch.

Probably saving that for the inevitable person pitch tour.

Thinking about seeing him (mostly for the openers who are Black Dice minus Eric)... does he play any deep cuts or just promoting this record?

Read elsewhere that the physicals recommend using supremo sound equipment for this album to be properly enjoyed. Naturally this was dissed as presumptuous and undeserved for the, I think it was Stereogum's writer's qualifications.... all aside, genuinely, headphones make the fucking difference. It's a very rich album that a lot of clear and enjoyable spaces between sounds. Reminds me or Nicolas Jaar's first album. It feels like laying your head down.

The songs aren't very strong but the details are nice enough. I warranted it a couple listens.

Looks like he's playing a brand new song and Comfy in Nautica: https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/panda-bear/2019/930-club-washington-dc-b9501f2.html

Part of the Math
I Know I Don't Know
Dolphin
Playing the Long Game (song debut)
Nod to the Folks
Master
Token
Crosswords
Shepard Tone
Inner Monologue
Flight
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Comfy in Nautica
Sunset

xp I agree that Buoys sounds a lot better with headphones than thru speakers, in that way it's the opposite of Homies.

Surprised p4k was so kind to this tbh, a 7.6 and a review by Mark Richardson (I didn't know he was still writing for them).

Was sort of meh on first listen but now I find myself liking it less and less. I've probably listened to it four times now and decided to just put it away. Might return to it again in a few months with fresh ears.

that's exactly my experience, I'm already sick of the half of the album I actually liked at first. "Master" is the one that doesn't bug me yet but maybe just because the chorus is stuck in my head. so much subpar material. and that pitched down vocal part in "Inner Monologue" is awful.

Yikes, he was terrible. The opener (Flaccid Mojo: Aaron & Bjorn from Black Dice) was excellent so it wasn't a total waste.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7br8RR-iv4

I still remember the time Panda Bear was actually good.

hahahahah

Peyton Warren21 hours ago

Lmao panda really out here trying to impress his kids’ friends