Panda Bear - Buoys

7.7

Indietronica legend Panda Bear lays back and dives fully into bassy atmospherics on Buoys, an album that's as inoffensive and unseen as heavily textured (aquatic, nautical, porous and airy, but also lethargic, remorseful, sly and gloomy).

Highlights

- Once again: textures.

- The cocky attention to detail in the most serene parts of the record.

- Unmistakably Panda Bear-ish in layers, tones, themes and breathy executions.

Lowlights

- Some tracks fall excessively numb and strolled around.

- Lyrics get too cryptic at times to understand them and/or enjoy them.

Standouts

- Dolphin

- Token

- Cranked

Country: USA/Portugal

Released: February 8, 2019

Length: 31:02