Although I am forever banned from Camp Animal Collective (apparently s'mores aren't vegan) I have found plenty of enjoyable moments on Panda Bear's new solo record Tomboy. "Last Night At The Jetty" is easily one of the best pop songs of 2011, funneling the Beach Boys through a synth pop groove perfect for your nearest drum circle.
At first there doesn't seem to be much complexity to Panda Bear's merry-go-round-esque bubbling underneath those sun-soaked harmonies. It's Noah Lennox's melody, dynamic and subtle, slowly shifting and sliding like the tide over the course of the nearly four-minute tune that really calls us to attention.
Lennox is trying to figure out dreams and what they may mean to a friend (or lover) and through the confusion, all we can say is, "I know, I know." It culminates to a powerful feeling proving that in the Animal Collective camp, repetition continues to be their perfect secret weapon.
Listen:
Panda Bear-"Last Night At The Jetty"
Look:
Panda Bear on myspace
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