Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
by Panda Bear
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Jan 13, 2015
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 102 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 86 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 102
  3. Negative: 7 out of 102
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  1. jyo_tirmaya
    Jan 20, 2015
    2
    I can appreciate the energy that was put into this music, but it's too busy, and I hate it when I can't understand at least a little of what the frontman is singing. It's like the sound musicians make who can't write real songs...
  2. Custom_Concerns
    Jan 18, 2015
    3
    I wanted to enjoy it. I can appreciate how intricately layered the songs are, but the melodies are severely repetitive. Mr Noah is by far my favorite track, and I would still only give that one a 6/10.

Awards & Rankings

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#79 Best Album of 2015
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#80 Most Discussed Album of 2015

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Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. The Wire
    Mar 4, 2015
    80
    Lennox is an innovator and a stylist, impossible to accurately imitate or easily dismiss. [Feb 2015, p.50]
  2. Magnet
    Feb 20, 2015
    85
    Grim Reaper shows that Lennox has bigger things on his mind than mere crowd-pleasing. [No. 117, p.59]
  3. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Jan 29, 2015
    80
    Panda Bear’s fourth full-length is a mature album of peace and reckoning, one that weaves ghostly textures, plumbs watery depths, but ultimately happens on something comforting and tranquil.
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