Panda Bear & Sonic Boom announce 'Reset (Expanded Edition)'

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom announce 'Reset (Expanded Edition)'

Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) and Sonic Boom (Peter Kember) released their instant classic record Reset in August to acclaim from fans and critics, who hailed the collaboration as “a psychedelic love-letter to pop music” (TIME) and “the most pleasurable release of either of their careers” (Pitchfork). This Friday, November 18, the album will see its physical release on CD and vinyl, and today the duo announces Reset (Expanded Edition), a deluxe digital version of the record that will be released on the same day. The expanded edition includes three new remixes - “Gettin’ to the Point” by the Irish producer and film composer David Holmes and “Everything’s Been Leading to This" and “Edge of the Edge” by the London trio Voka Gentle – as well as alternate mixes and instrumental versions of all nine tracks. 

Today Panda Bear and Sonic Boom share the new video for “Whirlpool,” created by Studio Sparks, as well as a visualizer for "Everything's Been Leading to This (Songbook Instrumental)." 


Panda Bear & Sonic Boom upcoming dates

11/13: Le Guess Who? - Utrecht, Netherlands   

2023  

03/04: Elevate Festival - Graz, Austria
07/28: Pop Messe - Brno, Czech Republic 

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom Reset

Album | 12th August 2022

Although Panda Bear and Sonic Boom are no strangers to each other’s music, Reset marks their first collaborative release. When SB pitched an idea to take their working relationship to the next level, he reckoned PB might reject the proposition outright—in the nine gloriously, feverishly hook-bound tracks of Reset, though, you can hear exactly how much he loved the prospect.

SB’s notion was simple enough: After lugging his records to Portugal years ago, his fascination was renewed by old favorites and standards he had not heard in years. Something struck him, the way the ornate intros by Eddie Cochran or the Everly Brothers felt largely like stage curtains, compelling in their own right even if they had very little to do with the hits that followed. SB began crafting loops from these preambles, twisting and bending the parts like scrap metal before sending them onto PB.

The kernel of Reset emerged not long after international lockdowns began. If making it supplied temporary medicine for the duo, it is now permanently so for the rest of us, a reminder that sometimes playing and singing along to old favorites with friends can be enough to make the world feel a bit better.

Tracklisting

  • 1Gettin’ to the Point
  • 2Go On
  • 3Everyday
  • 4Edge of the Edge
  • 5In My Body
  • 6Whirlpool
  • 7Danger
  • 8Livin’ in the After
  • 9Everything’s Been Leading To This
  • 10Gettin' to the Point (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 11Go On (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 12Everyday (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 13Edge of the Edge (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 14In My Body (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 15Whirlpool (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 16Danger (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 17Livin’ in the After (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 18Everything’s Been Leading to This (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 19Gettin' to the Point (David Holmes Remix)
  • 20Edge of the Edge (Voka Gentle Remix)
  • 21Everything’s Been Leading To This (Voka Gentle Remix)

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom Reset

Album | 12th August 2022

Although Panda Bear and Sonic Boom are no strangers to each other’s music, Reset marks their first collaborative release. When SB pitched an idea to take their working relationship to the next level, he reckoned PB might reject the proposition outright—in the nine gloriously, feverishly hook-bound tracks of Reset, though, you can hear exactly how much he loved the prospect.

SB’s notion was simple enough: After lugging his records to Portugal years ago, his fascination was renewed by old favorites and standards he had not heard in years. Something struck him, the way the ornate intros by Eddie Cochran or the Everly Brothers felt largely like stage curtains, compelling in their own right even if they had very little to do with the hits that followed. SB began crafting loops from these preambles, twisting and bending the parts like scrap metal before sending them onto PB.

The kernel of Reset emerged not long after international lockdowns began. If making it supplied temporary medicine for the duo, it is now permanently so for the rest of us, a reminder that sometimes playing and singing along to old favorites with friends can be enough to make the world feel a bit better.

Tracklisting

  • 1Gettin’ to the Point
  • 2Go On
  • 3Everyday
  • 4Edge of the Edge
  • 5In My Body
  • 6Whirlpool
  • 7Danger
  • 8Livin’ in the After
  • 9Everything’s Been Leading To This
  • 10Gettin' to the Point (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 11Go On (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 12Everyday (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 13Edge of the Edge (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 14In My Body (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 15Whirlpool (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 16Danger (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 17Livin’ in the After (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 18Everything’s Been Leading to This (Songbook Instrumental)
  • 19Gettin' to the Point (David Holmes Remix)
  • 20Edge of the Edge (Voka Gentle Remix)
  • 21Everything’s Been Leading To This (Voka Gentle Remix)
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