On Panda Bear (aka: Noah Lennox's) Person Pitch, his third and most successful outing as a soloist, shifting away from the psych/new weird America band Animal Collective, Noah falls for samples and loops to make his way through history on creating one of the more generous sounds of the modern age. Based on works of minimalist techno and Pet Sounds era vocals, this modern day Brian Wilson has created an inevitable sound that we all knew existed somewhere deep within us. He seems to pull the plug on each song at the right time as well as shift from song to song without switching up the song at all, just the natural flow."Comfy In Nautica" which happens to be the opener reminds me of a parade of noise that seems to drift and show its flaws yet seems to keep a steady pace until free-falling into the extraordinary "Take Pills". As "I don't want for us to take pills / take pills / take pills" is spoken, it is meant. I read in a recent interview that the song is about the overuse of anti-depressants, and in turn, being able to make it through the day without them.
Now "Bro's" being the first cut I heard off this album (and the song that weaves through the album like thread and holds it together) I have to generally say that it is probably my "God Only Knows" of the album, enough said. "I'm Not" on the other hand reminds me of song a man would write after being drugged up for a long time, and then finding the will and desire to move away to a different part of the world and go forth in a different direction, which is exactly what it is. "Good Girl/Carrots" being the most delicious song on the album, is modest and brilliant from cover to cover, and it would probably even be a good read if translated into book form. "Search For Delicious" which you'd think would be the most delicious song on the album is actually the exact opposite, but still very subtle at times, and the title suits the song very well. The closer "Ponytail" is very vibrant and seems pressured, but carries a poignant being and leaves us wanting more.
Overall, a well received and well deserved album, 9/10.
