It’s not too rare that an artist would be able to timeline their own personal experiences and growth via the records they release, but very few electronic artists have done it as emotively as Gold Panda. Album title The Work is both a literal statement of the record he took six years to make and deliver, and then, digging deeper, a revelation that it reflects just as much to how he arrived in this place now. The result is a rich album that exudes an assured calm and creative wonder with an artist who’s spent so long getting there
STAFF COMMENTS
Barry says: It's wonderful to see Gold Panda return with 'The Work', brimming with feel good glitched groove and mpc-led hip-hop adjacent instrumentals. Blissful but with off-kilter melodic counterpoint to scuff the edges of the bright synthetic scree. Really beautiful, but tinged with meditative sadness.
TRACK LISTING
A1. Swimmer
A2. The Dream
A3. The Corner
A4. The Want
A5. I've Felt Better (Than I Do Now)
B1. Plastic Future
B2. New Days
B3. I Spiral
B4. Arima
B5. Chrome
B6. Joni's Room
