Panda Bear - Person Pitch

The list of influences appearing in Person Pitch's liner notes are as much a thank you from Noah Lennox as the regards to friends and family. It's a record of literal influence, though it's unclear, there are (supposedly) numerous samples lifted from other songs to make the basis of the album up. But who cares. This is a paean, a record of deep humility that underlines Lennox as one of the most optimist artists in work today. 'Bros' is a behemoth, dripping with Lennox's now trademark reverb vocals, a call that seems to resound down the ages. There are inflections of Reggae and Afro-Beat in 'Good Girl/Carrots', with words of some wisdom: 'Take a look between your notes/there's something good happening'. Person Pitch appeals to the good in its listener, but its most direct course is from the heart of Lennox, a man of a strangely steely exterior. Whatever this divine work of art can teach you, it's that things aren't what they seem. They're quite wonderful. (Daniel Greenwood)