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Person Pitch
Universal acclaim
Based on 31 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 141 votes
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Album Info
Label: Paw Tracks
Release Date: 20 March 2007
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Indie, Rock
Summary
The third solo album from Animal Collective's Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) is completely unlike its predecessor, as it is both upbeat and electronic, sounding like a spacey, 21st century Beach Boys album.
Also By This Artist: Young Prayer
Also On Metacritic
MUSIC: Animal Collective: Feels Animal Collective: Sung Tongs
Also On The Web: Panda Bear @ MySpace Paw Tracks
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Delusions of Adequacy
His careful attention to detail and masterful use of vocal harmonies are unparalleled in modern indie rock.
Read Full Review >Observer Music Monthly
Like Animal Collective, Lennox pulls off the trick of being simultaneously poppy and abstract, winsome and deranging.
Read Full Review >Urb
An album this undeniably imaginative, consistent and immersive comes as a wonderful surprise and proof that maybe music isn't as lost as it seems. [Apr 2007, p.107]
Entertainment Weekly
A lovely, trippy kaleidoscope of sound. [13 Apr 2007, p.74]
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Sometimes ominous, sometimes celebratory, always compelling, Person Pitch is as clattering and tactile as a beaded curtain.
Read Full Review >Sputnikmusic
It’s safe to say that, Person Pitch just might be album of the year (so far, at least).
Read Full Review >Tiny Mix Tapes
For an album constructed from so many constituent parts, Person Pitch is amazingly warm and inviting at times, wrapping around the ears, nestling the head, and squeezing like a nice familial bear hug after years of no contact.
Read Full Review >Dusted Magazine
In a year that will feature not just a new long-player from Lennox's Animal Collective but also a box set's worth of rare material, it may be hard to surpass the haunting, blissful pageantry of Person Pitch.
Read Full Review >Almost Cool
Essentially, Person Pitch is an amazing third album from the young musician, on a par with the best work of the Animal Collective. Striking just the right balance between melody, song, and experimentation, it's one of the best albums of the year so far.
Read Full Review >Lost At Sea
The strength of Person Pitch is that it really doesn't matter what label might be affixed to it; quite simply, it is a gorgeous album from beginning to end.
Read Full Review >Prefix Magazine
Although it's certainly inventive in approach and execution, there's no denying that Person Pitch sees Lennox working within decidedly pop-centric parameters.
Read Full Review >Stylus Magazine
It’s easily the gentlest, brightest record to be associated with the Animal Collective.
Read Full Review >Uncut
Magical. [Apr 2007, p.114]
Paste Magazine
It's as lucid a marriage of the eneffably strange and crayon-bright catchy as 2007 is likely to see. [Apr 2007, p.58]
All Music Guide
The sweetness is almost too gooey, and what should be providing a healthy contrast ends up dragging the best instrumental moments down more than once, almost literally getting in the way of the striking sonic collages. It may be heresy to some, but conceivably Person Pitch would be at its best if it were strictly instrumental.
Read Full Review >The Guardian
The prevailing mood is one of euphoria - of clouds parting, sun shining and hearts melting.
Read Full Review >NOW Magazine
The clever hook is keeping everything fuzzy enough to create a trippy mystique that makes it difficult to pinpoint what's happening or where it's all leading.
Read Full Review >Mojo
Immediately and huantingly familiar, it circumvents pastiche courtesy of a mischievous cut'n'paste aesthetic. [Feb 2008, p.108]
Q Magazine
As warm, strange and enchantingly off-key as the title suggests. [May 2007, p.127]
Dot Music
Panda Bear has created one of the most unusual and beautifully strange statements of the avant-garde.
Read Full Review >Under The Radar
The sheer ingenuity with which he illustrates his immaculate tone poem makes Person Pitch as imaginative as any pop album you’ll hear this year. [#17, p.92]
Alternative Press
It's the glorious melodies and cavernous, quasi-dub-like production that conspire to make Person Pitch one of the most beguiling, intoxicating releases of 2007 thus far. [May 2007, p.161]
ShakingThrough.net
Person Pitch is a paradoxically personal yet expansive work, a set that seems incredibly intimate to Lennox but universally open to a world of possibilities.
Read Full Review >PopMatters
The most sonically satisfying statement to emerge yet from the Collective.
Read Full Review >Spin
Somehow, these constant flourishes enhance, rather than obscure, the disc's plentiful catchy bits, giving Person Pitch a resonant, off-kilter charm. [Apr 2007, p.93]
No Ripcord
The beautiful melodies and harmonies don’t actually go anywhere, they just kind of float in and out of earshot, failing to develop or do anything harmonically interesting.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 141 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
patrick gave it a9:
A real journey if you're willing to really let go and take it. Hear it on good speakers in a relaxing space for the best experience, this album was not meant for headphone listening, it needs natural room reverb for everything to gel together properly. There's also really inspiring and refreshing messages in the lyrics, ones sorely needed in today's world.
Ricardo C: gave it a10:
Every little sound and beat fit perfectly, as his voice.
Christos M. gave it a9:
Ok I'm young,I'm not quite familliar with the great musical legacy Of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys,but the songs have just settled in my head and won't go away.It's this kind of music created by so many simple ingredients that just give the idea of a unique project.If there's one goal it achieved,is making me search Animal Collective albums as well as the beach boys old staff!
Flubby W gave it a9:
I'm not a huge AC fan so I'm not sure what actually made me come to listen this album in the first place, but I'm glad I did ~ it's pure genius!
John A. gave it a9:
Gorgeous.
Andrew P. gave it a10:
Time. Time is what the naysayers need. Once pop music has stolen enough from amazing artists like Panda Bear, then people will be able to handle this kind of music. Our criticisms our all based off of past experiences. So when we hear something amazing and original we try to connect to back. With this amazing album the only thing to connect it to is Brian Wilson. So that's what they do and dismiss it.
Tom P gave it a6:
Nice, something different, but as far as can see so far, not among 2007's best. Pitchfork says "you can feel the warmth puring out of this music" yet I found this to only be true of the last track, the rest just seemed like they were floating along for the ride, occasionally offering up something interesting. In Rainbows, Boxer, Neon Bible, Mirrored, Untrue, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, Hissing Fauna, and Cross all topped this in 2007. (It was a good year) To tell the truth this album made me sleepy, and not in a good peaceful way, it's just not that compelling of a listen, no sense of importance or...warmth actually. It feels detactched to me. I'll keep trying to listen to it though, to see if I'm missing something, but I'm not too optimistic.
