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'Mr Noah' a Sign of What's to Come

By Matthew Munhall · Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014

“Mr Noah,” which also serves as the first single off “Grim Reaper,” is the clear standout. It’s an absolute jam, and features Lennox singing with chant-like vocals that will continue the inevitable comparisons of him to Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. The song is also more percussive than most of Panda Bear’s past work, and it is a welcome sonic evolution. The lyrics, “This dog got bit on a leg / He got a really big chip on a leg,”  only add to the song’s delightful cacophony.

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