Panda Bear, the solo project of Animal Collective’s Noah Lennox, announces his new full-length Sinister Grift, due out February 28, 2025 on Domino. Lennox recorded the album at his Estudio Campo in Lisbon, Portugal and co-produced it with his Animal Collective bandmate Josh Dibb. Today he shares the album’s first single “Defense,” which features Cindy Lee, the persona of Canadian musician Patrick Flegel, on guitar.
Sinister Grift is available for pre-order on limited-edition Clear vinyl (Domino Mart), Curacao Blue vinyl (indie exclusive), standard LP, CD, and digitally. All LPs include a double-sided 12”x36” poster. Also available for pre-order on the Domino Mart is a limited-edition Sinister Grift shirt. Domino Mart | Digital
A 7″ single of “Defense” will be available only at select indie retail stores globally this Friday, October 18. The single’s B-side features a new track, “Virginia Tech,” which is exclusive to the 7”.
Tracklist
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
Today Panda Bear announces his 2025 North American tour, including a run with Toro y Moi,as well as EU/UK dates inDecember of this year and March 2025. All dates are below. Artist pre-sale begins Wednesday, October 16 at 10am local with the general on-sale Friday, October 18 at 10am local.
PANDA BEAR ON TOUR
2024
EU/UK
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
2025
North America
* w/ Toro y Moi
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 *
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
2025
EU
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
