Panda Bear has announced a new album, Sinister Grift, which will be out February 28 via Domino. He made it at his Estudio Campo in Lisbon, Portugal and co-produced it with his Animal Collective bandmate Josh “Deakin” Dibb, with contributions from Cindy Lee and Spirit of the Beehive’s Rivka Ravede.
“Working on this record felt like a sacred and warm return,” Deakin says. “Noah and I first started putting music down to multitrack cassette in 1991. 32 years later and working in the same fashion, two friends alone in a room searching for sounds and feelings that move us, I am very proud of what we created together. Sinister Grift feels like the songwriter I’ve known for over 30 years but also feels like some sort of new chapter for Noah. Couldn’t be more proud of the result.”
The first single from Sinister Grift is “Defense,” which closes the album, and features Cindy Lee. You can listen to that below.
Panda Bear has also announced a 2025 tour which includes North American dates with Toro Y Moi. The NYC stop at Terminal 5 on Valentine’s Day (2/14). Tickets for all North American dates go on sale Friday, October 18 at 10 AM local time. Check out his full itinerary below.
Sinister Grift:
1. Praise
2. Anywhere But Here
3. 50mg
4. Ends Meet
5. Just As Well
6. Ferry Lady
7. Venom’s In
8. Left in the Cold
9. Elegy for Noah Lou
10. Defense
PANDA BEAR – 2024 / 2025 TOUR DATES
12/04: Salão Brazil – Coimbra, PT
12/05: Radar – Vigo, ES
12/06: El Desierto – Valladolid, ES
12/07: Plano B – Porto, PT
12/08: ZDB – Lisboa, PT
12/10: Lexington – London, UK
12/11: Lark – Berlin, DE
12/13: Le Hasard Ludique – Paris, FR
2/06: First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN *
2/07: The Salt Shed – Chicago, IL *
2/08: Royal Oak Music Hall – Detroit, MI *
2/10: The Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON *
2/11: MTELUS – Montreal, QC *
2/12: Roadrunner – Boston, MA *
2/14: Terminal 5 – New York City, NY *
2/15: Franklin Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA *
2/16: 9:30 Club – Washington, DC *
2/19: The Ritz – Raleigh, NC *
2/20: Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN *
2/21: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA *
3/20: Capitólio – Lisboa, PT
3/21: Theatro Circo – Braga, PT
3/22: Almacenes – Oviedo, ES
3/23: Kafe Antzokia – Bilbao, ES
3/25: Paral·lel 62 – Barcelona, ES
3/26: 16 Toneladas – Valencia, ES
3/27: La Sala – Madrid, ES
3/28: Teatro das Figuras – Faro, PT
5/08: The Van Buren – Phoenix, AZ *
5/12: Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater – Austin, TX *
5/13: White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX *
5/14: House of Blues – Dallas, TX *
5/16: The Fillmore – Denver, CO *
5/19: The Chapel – San Francisco, CA
5/21: Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
5/22: The Showbox – Seattle, WA
5/23: Hollywood Theatre – Vancouver, BC
* w/ Toro y Moi