Having heard the run of 7” singles from Panda Bear’s ‘Tomboy’, Bowlegs was quietly confident that Noah Lennox was not going to disappoint us on his fourth solo effort. And true enough he hasn’t. In fact he has taken our quiet confidence and somehow mutated it into over-excited approval – is there nothing this man can’t do? It’s like he has a secret formula – add two drops of the Beach Boys’ harmonious melody, four drops of reverb, a spoonful of looping psychedelic powder and a bucket load of reverb.

There is audible confidence flowing through the record. Consider the vocal in ‘Surfer’s Hymn’ for instance – Lennox really pushes his voice to the boundaries of the track. ‘Last Night at the Jetty’ has a certain amount of melancholy within its slow, jolting rhythm, with the watery synth sounds continuously looping across the beats. The acoustic guitars are manipulated within ‘Friendship Bracelet’, and amidst the crashing waves and squeaking effects you, the listener, lay in the centre, Lennox crooning away atop the perfectly constructed repetition.

The musician has spoken about how much of the album was constructed through a guitar plugged into an effect’s box, building and repeating the sounds. He then got Sonic Boom on board to help mix the final version. These varying techniques seems to have created a set of deeper colours on the final canvas, the songs feel a little more purposeful – listening to ‘Afterburner’ even highlights a darker mindset.

The tripping back beat (exploding snare included) within the fine ‘Slow Motion’ is another chance for Lennox to stretch his imagination, setting his own voice on repeat in the final moments. As an album it continues to grow and unveil new depths. It left Bowlegs in a blissful daze – we are quietly confident it will do the same to you. HG