Figured since this will almost certainly be a big album round these parts, it deserves its own thread.
Streaming now: First Listen: Panda Bear, 'Tomboy' : NPR
Streaming now: First Listen: Panda Bear, 'Tomboy' : NPR
Panda Bear - Tomboy
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LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Much obliged, Deputy. 
martha
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My list has this out on 4-19. Still true?
I think it was the 19th, but I remember hearing it was pushed up for RSD, the 16th. Doesn't explain why Insound and everyone else lists it as the 12th. But it looks like the 12th is the real deal. Pitchfork spring release calendar says the RSD thing is a limited edition LP version of it. That'll be the one I try to get then.
And in other news, I'm already smitten with the album. Might ask it to move in with me, but I don't want to take things too fast.
Also, the fact that NPR First Listens stream directly to your phone makes for a white people problem avoided.
And in other news, I'm already smitten with the album. Might ask it to move in with me, but I don't want to take things too fast.
Also, the fact that NPR First Listens stream directly to your phone makes for a white people problem avoided.
PhilsFan
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Gonna give this a spin later this week once I emerge from a hellish couple of days.
nirniva
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
From what I've seen, the RSD version is on clear vinyl and includes a T-shirt.
Can't wait to listen to this later today. How have first impressions been from those who have heard it?
Can't wait to listen to this later today. How have first impressions been from those who have heard it?
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
It's like a cross between Person Pitch and Merriweather Post Pavilion. Not as actively melodic and catchy as the latter, but more song-oriented than the former. It's hard to describe. Alsatian Darn is my favorite after one very enjoyable listen.
LemonMelon
More 5G Than Man
Yeah, I would say so, but if anyone is looking for another My Girls or Summertime Clothes, they won't find it here. The singles are actually among the weaker moments of the album, which is very dense and foggy-sounding; great production, but by no means MPP2.
There isn't anything as ludicrously over-the-top as Bros though, for better or worse. Again, this is definitely a more song-oriented release than Person Pitch, which was a lot more ambitious in its arrangements. Panda Bear said that he was inspired by Nirvana and the White Stripes when recording this album, and you can hear a certain immediacy there.
There isn't anything as ludicrously over-the-top as Bros though, for better or worse. Again, this is definitely a more song-oriented release than Person Pitch, which was a lot more ambitious in its arrangements. Panda Bear said that he was inspired by Nirvana and the White Stripes when recording this album, and you can hear a certain immediacy there.
nirniva said:
I've heard all kinds of conflicting reports on this. Insound said the first 1000 of the pressing preordered will be clear, some sites say the RSD version is just a tee shirt, some say it'll have a shirt and 1000 of them will be clear. I don't know what to think at this point. Couple that with the fact that it's the one RSD release Waterloo Records appears to not be getting, and the whole thing is a headache.
Either way, after three listens, I'm dying to hear this thing on wax. I might just not even bother trying to track down a clear one and go ahead and buy it a week from tomorrow.
u2popmofo said:
Honestly, I'm as entranced by this entire album as I was by those two tracks. You know I don't like heaping praise on things immediately after hearing them and that I prefer to spend a good deal of time with a record before forming an opinion on it, so consider this high praise. I absolutely love it so far.
nirniva
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Sounds amazing. Can't wait to hear it!
GirlsAloudFan
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Is the tomboy in question Jo from The Facts of Life?
That's really good news. I'll have to try to give the stream a listen later today.
martha
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I'm about 20 minutes into it, and I'm finding it a little monotonous.
martha
Blue Crack Supplier
No. 
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
I just finished my first listen, and all that I can really say is that I need to accumulate more listens in order to form a coherent appraisal. I am only a casual fan of Lennox's work both as a solo artist and with the Collective, but I greatly admire his musicianship. On this album, he makes tremendous use of space, and the whole thing achieves a striking balance between light and dark textures. I think that this has the potential to creep into my top ten of the year.
GirlsAloudFan
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Do you talk like this in real life?
cobl04
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martha said:
I would love to see this list, I'm all at sea with releases this year.
u2popmofo said:So it's just like 90% of Animal Collective's works, eh?
martha
Blue Crack Supplier
PhD candidate. Whatta you think?
martha
Blue Crack Supplier
It's just a stupid list written on a sheet of paper from Dayton, Ohio. Black Joe Lewis and Radiohead are scribbled out because their albums are already out and purchased. Mastodon's date was corrected from 4-16 to 3-15.
But the Kills are tomorrow, Young Widows is next week, as is TV on the Radio, and I apparently have Panda Bear written twice; the first one is 4-19, but on the back of the paper is written Panda Bear 4-12.
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
I sure hope not. It would, however, explain my dormant social life...
mikal
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the 2nd half of this album blows away the first half.
BigMacPhisto
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Me too. Person Pitch had hooks. This has a sheen of bleh running over songs of meh.
Canadiens1131
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With the exception of one or two tracks, I didn't dig person pitch.
But this new album is grrrrreat. More accessible, more chord progression hooks. Love it.
But this new album is grrrrreat. More accessible, more chord progression hooks. Love it.
"Afterburner" is going to get jammed like you wouldn't believe once I get this wax in a week. And is "Benfica" beautiful or what?. Love the way the album wraps up.
It's high time I get to listen to this thing without it having to be through earbuds.
It's high time I get to listen to this thing without it having to be through earbuds.
iron yuppie
ONE love, blood, life
I really like that he has allowed these songs to breathe, which is something that AC almost never does. Something like "Slow Motion" feels organic, whereas AC, I think, would have added layers until it was overly-cluttered and lost its original direction.
nirniva
Rock n' Roll Doggie Band-aid
Finally listened to the album for the first time tonight. I really enjoyed it, though I can tell it's going to be one of those albums that gets better with repeated listens.
Lancemc
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Lovin' it so far.
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