Panda Bear releases his new single “Ferry Lady,” off his forthcoming new full-length Sinister Grift, due out February 28 on Domino. The track comes via a video by Danny Perez. The new single follows “Defense,” which features Cindy Lee on guitar. Panda Bear kicks off his 2025 North American tour, including dates with Toro y Moi, next month in Minneapolis.

Since debuting as the masked-and-nicknamed drummer and vocalist of Animal Collective, Noah Lennox has released solo albums Person Pitch and 2015’s Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, Animal Collective’s 2004’s Sung Tongs and 2009’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, to his collaborations with Daft Punk, Solange, Dean Blunt.

Sinister Grift, is Lennox’s first solo album in five years. Working in his Lisbon, Portugal home studio with Animal Collective bandmate Josh “Deakin” Dibb, Lennox transforms Panda Bear into something resembling an old-school rock ensemble, playing nearly all the instruments himself and inviting kindred spirits into the process such as Cindy Lee, Spirit of the Beehive’s Rivka Ravede, and—for the first time on a Panda Bear solo album—each of his Animal Collective bandmates.

“Working on this record felt like a sacred and warm return. Noah and I first started putting music down to multitrack cassette in 1991. 32 years later and working in the same fashion, two friends alone in a room searching for sounds and feelings that move us, I am very proud of what we created together. Sinister Grift feels like the songwriter I’ve known for over 30 years but also feels like some sort of new chapter for Noah. Couldn’t be more proud of the result.” – Josh “Deakin” Dibb

“A classic rock dream that ebbs beautifully into a little bit of a nightmare.” – Daniel Lopatin

“On Sinister Grift, Panda Bear cuts a lone figure, bracing himself against the winds of fortune and calamity. Noah’s pure and poignant lamentations are less elusive this time around, as though our narrator has awoken from a sobering dream. Singing a familiar round on an imperiled path, Panda Bear presents a set of torch songs conveying hard-fought wisdom, buoyant despite the load they bear.” – Jessica Pratt

“Noah has the ability to be incredibly concise in his songwriting. Feels like every idea, every word and every sound is there to serve a purpose – the purpose being the actual song. Sinister Grift has that all-timer feel to it, as if the songs have been around for decades and at the same time full of fresh new light as though they’re pointing forward.” – Maria Reis

“In these dark times we all need music to get through life. Panda Bear has the magic, his voice feels like the medicine to heal this world. Noah has given us Sinister Grift, I feel relaxed and the beach doesn’t feel far away. Merci Noah for the gift.” – DJ Falcon

“Sinister Grift is a beautiful album. Everything sounds authentic and natural, as if it has always existed and will continue to do so. True and timeless. Thank you Noah.” – Alan Braxe

Sinister Grift
Tracklist
Domino Records

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

Panda Bear 2025 Tour Dates

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 * – SOLD OUT
2/17: 9:30 Club – Washington, DC *
2/19: The Ritz – Raleigh, NC *
2/20: Marathon Music Works – Nashville, TN *
2/21: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA *
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
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 *
5/17: Kilby Block Party – Salt Lake City, UT
5/19: The Chapel – San Francisco, CA – SOLD OUT
5/20: The Chapel – San Francisco, CA – SOLD OUT
5/21: Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
5/22: The Showbox – Seattle, WA
5/23: Hollywood Theatre – Vancouver, BC
5/31: Button Factory – Dublin, IE
6/01: Slay – Glasgow, UK
6/02: Brudenell Social Club – Leeds, UK
6/03: Castle and Falcon – Birmingham, UK
6/04: Gorilla – Manchester, UK
6/05: Beacon – Bristol, UK
6/06: Chalk – Brighton, UK
6/07: Victoria Park – London, UK

* w/ Toro y Moi

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. pre-order HERE