• Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Feb 8, 2019
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6.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 40
  2. Negative: 5 out of 40
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  1. Feb 22, 2019
    6
    Panda Bear’s latest solo outing sees his psychedelic brand of surreal folk submerged under an ocean of cascading delays and nautical vibes.

    FAV TRACKS: CRANKED, TOKEN, BUOYS, INNER MONOLOGUE, HOME FREE

    LEAST FAV TRACK: DOLPHIN
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70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 19
  2. Negative: 1 out of 19
  1. The Wire
    Mar 7, 2019
    70
    A modest effort of just over half an hour. [Mar 2019, p.62]
  2. This is a nine-song collection of modest ambition, but ‘Buoys’ undoubtedly succeeds on its own terms, that consistently understated sonic template interspersed with surprising moments – the bassy thud of electronic drums that interrupts ‘Crescendo’, the hip-hop style piano riff that marches through ‘Master’ – that makes it a rewarding repeat listen.
  3. Feb 13, 2019
    70
    They are certainly light enough to float, and, if you will forgive one last crass metaphor, they may just provide a navigational guide to safety for anyone stranded in dangerous waters.