{"product_id":"panda-bear-and-sonic-boom-reset","title":"Panda Bear and Sonic Boom - Reset (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou can thank the ever-arduous process of moving vinyl records for \u003cstrong\u003eReset\u003c\/strong\u003e, the ebullient full-length debut from longtime pals and collaborators \u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear and Sonic Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix years ago now, \u003cstrong\u003eSonic Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e left his home in England for Portugal, at least in part to be closer to \u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear.\u003c\/strong\u003e The unlikely pair met via MySpace nearly a decade before, when \u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e thanked \u003cstrong\u003eSonic Boom’s\u003c\/strong\u003e former band, \u003cstrong\u003eSpacemen 3\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the liner notes for his solo classic, \u003cstrong\u003ePerson Pitch\u003c\/strong\u003e, prompting \u003cstrong\u003eSonic Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e to message him with gratitude of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey forged an enduring partnership, with \u003cstrong\u003eSonic Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e mixing and co-producing a spate of \u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e releases since 2011’s \u003cstrong\u003eTomboy\u003c\/strong\u003e; they worked especially closely on 2015’s \u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper\u003c\/strong\u003e. But when \u003cstrong\u003eSonic Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e pitched an idea to take their working relationship to the next level, he reckoned \u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e might reject the proposition outright—in the nine gloriously, feverishly hook-bound tracks of \u003cstrong\u003eReset\u003c\/strong\u003e, though, you can hear exactly how much he loved the prospect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonic Boom’s\u003c\/strong\u003e notion was simple enough: After lugging his records to Portugal, he slapped them on a turntable in a fresh space, renewing his fascination with old favorites he had not heard in years. There was the great early rock singer \u003cstrong\u003eEddie Cochran\u003c\/strong\u003e, for instance, or the stunning American harmonizers of \u003cstrong\u003eThe Everly Brothers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Something new struck him, too—the way the ornate intros to many of these standards felt largely like stage curtains, compelling in their own right even if they had very little to do with the hits that followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonic Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e began crafting song-length loops from these preambles, twisting, and bending the parts like scrap metal into chimeras. But would \u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e, who had used pop music ephemera to make his own gems even before famously doing so on \u003cstrong\u003ePerson Pitch\u003c\/strong\u003e, be interested into turning them into proper tunes?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cstrong\u003eSonic Boom’s\u003c\/strong\u003e version of \u003cstrong\u003eCochran’s “Three Steps to Heaven”\u003c\/strong\u003e arrived, with its huge acoustic strums looped like a roller-coaster, \u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e knew what to play and sing so instantaneously that the result, \u003cstrong\u003e“Getting to the Point,”\u003c\/strong\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eReset’s\u003c\/strong\u003e rightful sugar-rush opener.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Like a Coca-Cola in the system,” \u003cstrong\u003ePanda Bear\u003c\/strong\u003e begins above that magnetic loop, “I’m letting it engineer the atmosphere.” The rest of \u003cstrong\u003eReset\u003c\/strong\u003e - 40 minutes of strange light, fluorescing out from a particularly dark time - sparkles with the same energy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e01. Gettin’ to the Point \u003cbr\u003e02. Go On \u003cbr\u003e03. Everyday\u003cbr\u003e 04. Edge of the Edge \u003cbr\u003e05. In My Body \u003cbr\u003e06. Whirlpool \u003cbr\u003e07. Danger \u003cbr\u003e08. Livin’ in the After \u003cbr\u003e09. Everything’s Been Leading to This\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"315\" width=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f33sC1x18Vk\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Panda Bear \u0026 Sonic Boom","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58596926685519,"sku":"WIGLP513","price":5.38,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/2164\/3343\/files\/panda.jpg?v=1787985402","url":"https:\/\/www.vinylforger.com\/products\/panda-bear-and-sonic-boom-reset","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}