Noah Lennox is more commonly known to the world as
Panda Bear, a founding member of New York avant folk/noise/whatever you want to call it musical experimentalists Animal Collective. In between busily touring the world with his band and garnering critical praise, Lennox has somehow, over the past few years, found time to record two solo records (an out-of-print self-titled debut released in his teens, and 2004’s acoustic driven
Young Prayer), get married, move to Lisbon and become a father.
Person Pitch, his latest solo LP – a stunning collection of sunny, psyche-tinged soundscapes framed around glorious pop harmonies – is, to put it simply, completely unlike anything else released so far this year. It’s a brilliant record that breaks the brittle indie, pop and experimental musical moulds so many bands try to squeeze themselves into in this day and age. Point being, it’s a unique work that may rightfully rank near the top of many a critic’s year-end list come Decembe