Sinister Grift is Panda Bear's much-needed reminder of the textured, emotionally rich, and transportive work that only humans ...

By stripping away the experimentation, Sinister Grift is a reminder of something that’s always set Lennox apart: He’s an exceptionally gifted songwriter. Nearly every track on Sinister Grift feels ...

The Animal Collective member releases an adventurous yet accessible solo record, employing expansive arrangements and exhibiting his undiminished ear for melody.

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There’s very little sinister about Sinister Grift, at least, not in the album’s warm and glimmering instrumentation. And that unsteady ground—of appearances versus what’s under the hood—only adds to ...

Panda Bear 's 2007 masterpiece Person Pitch is on my desert island list of all-time favourite albums, and while I doubt Sinister Grift will ever occupy the same echelon, it's another compelling ...

If you are at all familiar with 2000s indie rock or early internet music culture, you’ve likely come across — or at least ...

For most of the '00s, Panda Bear helped define the sound of youthful, ramshackle indie rock. On Noah Lennox's eighth album, ...

Following on from the light and summery sample-based electronics of 2022’s Reset, a collaborative album and double billing with long-time musical partner Sonic Boom, Noah Lennox releases his first ...

Panda Bear's eighth album, Sinister Grift, finds the now 46-year-old Noah Lennox facing shifting relationships and unfulfilled hopes. (Chris Shonting) Sinister Grift, the eighth Panda Bear album ...