Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper

Pitchfork 8.7/10 More streamlined than 2007's Person Pitch, yet more rhythmically robust than 2011's Tomboy, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper is Panda Bear’s toughest, grimiest, and funkiest album to date.

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Animal Collective founding member sets out to overwhelm the senses with beautifully baffling (or bafflingly beautiful) fifth solo album.

Evening Standard 4/5 The latest album releases reviewed by the Evening Standard's music critics

DIY 4/5 Dense, slippery, wily, and flung together effortlessly like a meticulously rehearsed sleight of hand.

The Skinny 4/5 Panda Bear’s fifth outing may have a rather portentous title but the content within is so much more than a simple dialogue with death.

Under The Radar 8.5/10 Noah Lennox is really good at making beautiful music, but you might be forgiven for forgetting this on occasion.

Clash 8/10 Album review: Panda Bear - Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper. An effortless evolution of the Animal Collective man’s enviable talents…

The Observer 4/5 The Animal Collective star is in playful mood on his most accessible album yet, writes <strong>Kitty Empire</strong>

Slant 3.5/5 Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper finds Panda Bear staking out a middle ground between quirky abstraction and pop accessibility.

The Guardian 4/5 Noah Lennox’s latest album may not&nbsp;sound quite as&nbsp;weird or radical as some of his previous ones, but it’s still full of irresistibly lovely sounds, writes <strong>Alexis Petridis</strong>