Music Spotlight
Panda Bear
Recommended by: Brian Caulfield
Noah Lennox, a.k.a. Panda Bear, is an experimental musician and founding member of indie experimental band Animal Collective who, besides Avey Tare, is the only member who has contributed to all of the band's releases. Lennox released his eponymous debut album under the moniker Panda Bear in 1998. After touring and recording with Animal Collective, he released Young Prayer in 2004 and Person Pitch in 2007, which was ranked the best album of 2007 by both Pitchfork Media and Tiny Mix Tapes. Panda Bear's forthcoming album, Tomboy, is due out in September. Check out "Comfy in Nautica" from his highly acclaimed Person Pitch album, whose music video is chock-full of hazy shots of skateboarders!