Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper album

With redundant instrumentals and forgettable vocal melodies, much of the new Panda Bear record is too drab for words.

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Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Panda Bear (Noah Lennox). It was released on January 9, 2015 by the Domino Recording Company. Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper was preceded by the digital release of an extended play, Mr Noah, and two singles, "Mr Noah" and "Boys Latin". It was followed by the extended play Crosswords.

Panda Bear-over the past decade, both without and within Animal Collective. Lifting its main-event billing from old King Tubby records, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper serves a similar function for its creator as Slasher Flicks did for Avey Tare-it’s a playful, fantastical response to some serious life changes. In Portner’s case, it was divorce and strep throat; for Lennox, it’s the entry into middle age and the substantial familial responsibilities that go with it.

Noah Lennox’s latest album may not sound quite as weird or radical as some of his previous ones, but it’s still full of irresistibly lovely sounds, writes Alexis Petridis. He’s talked proudly in interviews about Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper hitting the psychedelic sweet spot and he’s got a point. Alexis Petridis's album of the week.

Panda Bear released a mixtape called PB vs. GR on September 11, 2014. That day also saw the release of the album's first single, "Mr Noah", and a music video directed by AB/CD/CD. A teaser video for the album, directed by Danny Perez, was released on October 29. The second single, "Boys Latin", was released on December 15, and was accompanied by a music video directed by Isaiah Saxon and Sean.

The first great album of 2015? That’s easy. Panda Bear's Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper is as otherworldly as its title, as colorful as its cover art and as gleefully psychedelic as anything befitting of the Noah Lennox name. But there is a mournful edge, and beneath the reggae-inspired drum breaks and glimmery, washed out synths lie some of the most conventionally beautiful music the Animal Collective member has ever composed

Whereas 2011's Tomboy sought to clear up some of Person Pitch's alluring sonic murk, Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper is an audaciously maximalist assault on the senses.

Panda Bear’s never been particularly interested in drawing out precise, detail-rich narratives, but he’s clearly tying things together here, from the album title through multiple interlocking tracks, which makes the barely there connections a little distracting. This separation between lyrical content and sound hampers a few tracks, but also accentuates others. Plus, there can’t really be a lot of catharsis - Lennox is meeting the Grim Reaper, after all, not fighting him. One would think, though, that even meeting the Grim Reaper would mean a little more darkness in the formula, resulting in either messier questions or more explosive answers. Instead, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper rides high on his proven strengths, but doesn’t exactly explore new territory. Essential Tracks: Tropic of Cancer, Mr. Noah, and Boys Latin.