The Artist/Album: Panda Bear, Tomboy (April 12, Paw Tracks)
The Details: Using a series of limited singles as the template for his fourth solo album, Panda Bear recorded a couple more cuts at his Lisbon studio and asked former Spacemen 3 guitarist Sonic Boom to mix the entire affair. The result elevates the sample-driven pop structures of Person Pitch to another level–one that incorporates everything from dub-derived drum patterns to spacey synths.