A Of When Mini-gatefold Cd

Panda Bear and Sonic Boom's second album together maintains the sense of musical play brought forth in their triumphant 2022 debut, 'Reset'. It is built on loops of harp (Mary Lattimore) and sequences of steel drum, webs of pedal steel and even bits of a mariachi band. These are, of course, deliberate choices, sounds and textures they've never used and that offered a clear sonic break from the success of 'Reset'. But maybe more than ever, Sonic Boom and Panda Bear emerge through these 10 songs as two people with frank opinions about these times, with a real stake in the sway of the world.