On The RCRD: Panda Bear
While getting you the finest new jams to listen to will always be our main squeeze, sometimes it's good to gain a little context into our favorite artists – a quick view into their brain that might demonstrate why we love their sounds so much. That's the idea behind our new series On The RCRD. We use a flip on the classic Proust Questionnaire and let our favorites, well, do whatever with it.
Up next is Panda Bear. With an angelic voice, expert yet experimental sense of pop music and contender for most influential record of the last decade in Person Pitch, Panda Bear presents a rare combination of spirituality, headphone candy and even dancefloor-primed songs. His domesticity and anti-materialism present an interesting flip in an era defined by lifestyle marketing. Check out our exclusive Q&A to find out his life changing record, most influential basketball commentator and comedian, favorite piece of gear and much more.
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Life changing record for you was…
best of astrud gilberto cd
What people, outside of music, have influenced you over the last year?
my wife, my son and my daughter. michael wilbon. louis ck. ayrton senna.
What did you learn about yourself and/or the world at large the last time you made a record?
i learned (again) that there are many more ways than one to get where you want to go.
What gift would you most like to possess?
i'd like to know about medicine and health a lot more than i do.
What quality do you admire most in a song?
feeling
What's your take on the music business in 2012?
seems like it's in flux
Best instrument ever invented was....
boss sp303
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Listen: Panda Bear's Tomboy On Spotify
Listen: Panda Bear's Person Pitch On Spotify
