Saw the Sonic Youth show at Higher Ground last night. It was fun. I wrote about it a wee bit in my Seven Days column for Wednesday, so I probably won’t be getting into it here. If you’re a blogger who attended the show then scribed about the experience, let me know, and I’ll post a link. Jay, you better finish writing up your report!

Man, winter is kicking my ass! First the superstorm, and now the frigid temperatures. I’m cursing my ancestors (well, not really… I don’t like inviting supernatural torment) for ever settling in the cruel Northeast.

Look again at the title of this post. Now listen to these new tracks from Panda Bear‘s upcoming album, Person Pitch.

Panda Bear — “Take Pills”

Panda Bear — “Good Girl/Carrots”

Aren’t they great? I thought I was burned out on Animal Collective side jamz, but this record is delicious through and through.

You can buy that sucker on March 20. Make sure you do; Panda deserves yer monies.

If the label, Paw Tracks, has a problem with my posting these MP3s, they can send an ancient curse my way. What was it I said about inviting supernatural torment? Perhaps they should just tell me to take ’em down. Or not.

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Casey Rea was the Seven Days music editor from 2004 until 2007. He won the 2005 John D. Donoghue award for arts criticism from the Vermont Press Association.

9 replies on “Things we can agree on.”

  2. The new Panda Bear album is amazing. I actually thought of you when I first heard it because it has a noticeable Brian Wilson feel to it that I thought you’d dig. I’m also intrigued that the album was recorded & performed live with a couple of Dr. Sample boxes. I used to love making music with my old SP-202. Wish I still had that thing.I promise I will finish my SY write-up tomorrow!

  3. Jay: Are you serious about PB rocking the SP-202? I had one of those! It was awesome in a Fisher-Price “baby’s first sampler kind of way.” Can’t remember what happened to mine — either lost or sold on eBay. Molly: Me no comprendo Yiddish. What are you, Meshugganah?

  4. He actually plays a pair SP-303’s during his live performances. I posted a video on spittingoutteeth that shows him performing “Bros” live with nothing more than his voice & the Dr. Samples. Pretty impressive.http://spittingoutteeth.blogspot.com/2007/02/panda-bear-person-pitch-i-cant-wait-for.htmlI had a SP-202 back in the day & I desperately miss it. I did a live show with it once where I just looped and effected about a half-dozen James Brown samples with some early 90’s drum loops that I took off of a “Beats and Breaks” album on vinyl. The performance actually went over pretty well.When I get my tax return I may have to look into getting one of the new 404’s….ah sweet nostalgia.

  8. Holy Mary, mother of God, please deflect from Casey Rae the Evil Eye and/or any other curses thrown his way. Or at least protect his cats and hamster. Thank you very much.

  9. that panda bear record is wonderful. totally fresh vibe i think. one of my favorite new records in awhile. catchy as hell too.we were jammin the record during our whole tour.also got the new avey tare & kria brekkan album which is due in april i think.gonna listen to that soon.

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