Buoys (album)

Buoys is the sixth studio album by American musician Panda Bear, released on February 8, 2019. It was preceded by the lead single "Dolphin",^[7] released along with its music video,^[8] and features collaborations with Chilean DJ Lizz and Portuguese singer Dino D'Santiago.^[7]

Buoys
Studio album by Panda Bear
Released	February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)
Studio	Lisbon, Portugal
Length	31:00
Label	Domino
Producer	Panda Bear Rusty Santos
Panda Bear chronology
A Day with the Homies (2018) Buoys (2019) Reset (2022)
Singles from Buoys
"Dolphin" Released: November 8, 2018 "Token" Released: January 14, 2019

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence of Sound	B−[3]
The Guardian	[4]
Pitchfork	7.6/10[5]
Slant Magazine	[6]

Recording

The album was co-produced by Panda Bear (Noah Lennox) with Rusty Santos in Lisbon, Portugal, where Lennox has lived since 2004.^[7] The last record the two worked on was Lennox's 2007 album Person Pitch.^[9] Lennox also stated that he wanted to create music that would "feel familiar to a young person's ears", so worked with Santos to utilize production techniques of current music.^[8] Rolling Stone stated that the sound of the record is different from Lennox's previous material and evident on "Dolphin", which contains a "single guitar, a faint bassline and some textured samples" around Lennox's vocals. Lennox himself called the album the "beginning of something new".^[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dolphin"	3:41
2.	"Cranked"	3:19
3.	"Token"	3:37
4.	"I Know I Don't Know"	2:51
5.	"Master"	4:04
6.	"Buoys"	2:34
7.	"Inner Monologue"	4:37
8.	"Crescendo"	3:10
9.	"Home Free"	3:07
Total length:		31:00

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[10]	40
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	44
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12]	7
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[13]	60
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[14]	5
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[15]	8

References

1. "Reviews for Buoys by Panda Bear". Metacritic. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
2. Thomas, Fred (February 7, 2018). "Buoys – Panda Bear". AllMusic.
3. Sackllah, David (February 4, 2019). "Buoys". Consequence of Sound.
4. Hutchinson, Kate (February 2, 2019). "Panda Bear, Buoys". The Guardian. London.
5. Richardson, Mark (February 12, 2015). "Panda Bear: Buoys". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
6. Stroud, Pryor (February 4, 2019). "Panda Bear's Buoys Takes Listeners on a Kaleidoscopic Psych-Pop Odyssey". Slant Magazine.
7. Yoo, Noah (November 8, 2018). "Panda Bear Announces New Album Buoys, Shares New Song 'Dolphin': Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
8. Kreps, Daniel (November 8, 2018). "Panda Bear Announces New Album 'Buoys,' Shares 'Dolphin' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
9. Burks, Tosten (November 8, 2018). "Panda Bear Announces New Album 'Buoys,' Releases 'Dolphin'". Spin. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
10. "Portuguesecharts.com – Panda Bear – Buoys". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
11. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
12. "Panda Bear Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
13. "Panda Bear Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
14. "Panda Bear Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
15. "Panda Bear Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 6, 2019.