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Sinister Grift

Sinister Grift is the seventh studio album by American musician Panda Bear, released on February 28, 2025, on Domino Recording Company. Primarily a collaboration between Panda Bear and his Animal Collective bandmate Deakin, the album was co-produced by the pair, with additional contributions from their bandmates Geologist and Avey Tare, The Spirit of the Beehive's Rivka Ravede and Cindy Lee.

Background and recording
Sinister Grift was recorded at Noah Lennox' own Estudio Campo in Lisbon, Portugal. He co-produced the album with Animal Collective bandmate Josh Dibb, also known as Deakin. Dibb described work on the album as a "sacred and warm return" between the two, combining "30 years" of songwriting together as part of the band as well as a "new chapter" for Lennox. ==Critical reception==
Critical reception
On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from mainstream publications, the album received a weighted mean score of 81 based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". ==Track listing==
Personnel
Noah Lennox – vocals, guitar, bass, production, engineering (all tracks); percussion (tracks 1–7), drums (1–6, 10), synthesizer (1–6), piano (7), sounds (8) • Josh Dibb – production, mixing, engineering (all tracks); synthesizer (tracks 5, 6), percussion (8), piano (10) • Heba Kadrymastering • Paul Mercer – mixing assistance • Brian Weitz – sounds (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9) • Maria Reis – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4) • Rivka Ravede – backing vocals (track 1, 4), artwork • Nadja Lennox – vocals (track 2) • Walsh Kunkel – lap steel guitar (tracks 3, 7, 8) • Dave Portner – noises (track 4) • Cindy Lee – guitar (track 10) • Steven Lind – guitar engineering (track 10) • Björn Copeland – art direction • Rob Carmichael – design ==Charts==
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