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Panda Bear has unveiled a brand new single after the release of his latest album Buoys earlier this year.
‘playing the long game’ has a video directed by Fernanda Pereira, following on from an album which Live4ever said sees Noah Lennox ‘opening another insight into his soul. He’s left us no clearer, but emotionally fulfilled‘:
“The gentle, spindly acoustic guitar sound is the only permanent setting across the nine songs, so tonally it’s more of a piece than an album. Indeed, Lennox himself admits he was looking to find a single vocal take and then add Auto-Tune effects afterwards. It’s melodically straight-forward, although every now and again something stands out, the highlight being the gorgeous chorus on Token.”
“Thematically and lyrically, in his own obtuse way Lennox is addressing the present-day climate and the problems younger generations will inherit. The title is a metaphor for human emotion, being both the definition of humanity but also ever so slightly repressed, floating primarily beneath the surface.”
