last night at the jetty - panda bear

It's been awhile.

I think I need to do this again. I haven't written anything solid just for myself in a long time. Journaling sorta counts.

SO.

We begin again with my current obsession: Panda Bear.

I've been a fan for awhile now, even writing about it earlier, but now with Tomboy finally being released in April (I've already pre-ordered on vinyl. Hell yeah.) my interest has seen a resurgence.

Last Night at the Jetty. I've listened to all six of the already released Tomboy tracks and this one is my favorite. The electronic synth in the background is incredible. You feel as if you are riding on a wave that pushes you forward and then at the last second reels you right back in. Over and over and over again.

"Dreams that we once had
did we have them anyways
seems that we once had
now we'll have them all the time.

didn't we, didn't we
didn't we have a good time?"

Asking earnestly. Didn't we have a good time? Searching for justification. The song opens up and swallows you in. "I know I know I know I know..." Reassurance when there really is nothing and no one there. You know.

"And I'll call you my friend."

"didn't I have a good time?"

Now I don't even know if I can admit that I had a good time. I mean, I think I did. But what has happened in the past may have changed that. I just have to to tell myself. I had a good time. Right?

"Now who could say I'm not just as I was
No one could deny my mind."

I'm still here. That hasn't changed.


That's one thing I LOVE about Noah Lennox and his music. The musical soundscape is not only complex and layered and so intricate, but the lyrics are so poignant. Sometimes simple, sometimes a little vague, sometimes impossible to make out exactly what he's saying but always relevant. Lately I've dove in to his music and its spooky relevance to situations I'm personally living, and it's helped me move on.

I'll try to remember always, always to have a good time. (On that note, I wish to expound my theory that Last Night at the Jetty is a sequel to Comfy in Nautica. Comfy in Nautica is big, anthemic, optimistic. Last Night is almost a reflection years later. Revelations that life isn't always what we plan it out to be. But all that matters is that we recognize a good time and try to have on in the process. Just putting that out there.)

Tomboy will be released in its entirety on April 12th, with all of the current 7" single releases and the other tracks getting a polish and slight rework by producer Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3 who is most recently known for his producing role in (my favorite album ever) MGMT's Congratulations. (So stoked about that.)

Last Night at the Jetty (album version)

and to test my theory: Comfy in Nautica