Panda Bear – Person Pitch

Swathed in reverb, Panda Bear’s music sounds distant, like it’s coming from some fabulous party down the hall or from a transistor radio tuned to an obscure yet magical frequency.

Panda Bear is the alias of Lisbon-based Noah Lennox, part of the Animal Collective, a loose group of musicians who’ve recorded with Vashti Bunyan and Devendra Banhart among others.

Person Pitch is sunshine pop recalling the life-affirming joy and innocence of the Beach Boys, but also their miraculous spirit of adventure. It’s one of those wonderful records that doesn’t sound like anything else.

Here’s Bros from Person Pitch, Pitchfork’s album of 2007.