Pivotal member of Animal Collective, and one man band Panda Bear aka Noah Lennox became adored by the critics upon the release of his 2007 album Person Pitch. Last year A/C continued their success with the release of their astonishing Merriweather Post Pavilion LP. In a high demand for collaborations, Deerhunter's byline Atlas Sound saw Noah feature on one of my favourite tracks (Walkabout) on the album Logos.
London's Heaven was Panda's only UK show, as part of a short european tour. On the bill saw a rich mix of psychedelia and beats such as the likes of Kurt Vile and Kode9. That latter of the two i'd expect to see at a Brainfeeder night rather than an evening of psych. I didn't feel it set the tone for Panda who as succeeding.
Panda announced his apologies when dedicating time to tuning up. Donning an electric guitar and standing behind a whole host of electronic goodies, Panda leapt into an explosive drown of acid trip psych, a set dominated by new tracks.
There were moments I enjoyed the new material, but they were short lived, there was rarely a melody his voice wasn't sharp or flat. I'm not sure if it was familiarity but the only track I loved was "Comfy in Nautica," which reminded me of the sheer brilliance he is capable of, serenading the audience with a voice similar to Brian Wilson.
On the whole, it was not the best advert his new record. But no doubt, like a duck to water i'll rush to the record store and buy the new LP on the day of release and love it!
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