Crosswords (EP)

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Crosswords
Panda Bear - Crosswords.jpg
EP by
ReleasedAugust 20, 2015
Recorded2013–2014
StudioMiosotis Garage (Almada, Portugal); Estudio Namouche (Lisbon, Portugal)
Length21:03
Label Domino
Producer
Panda Bear chronology
Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper
(2015)
Crosswords
(2015)
A Day with the Homies
(2018)

Crosswords is the second extended play album by American recording artist Panda Bear. It was released on August 20, 2015 by the Domino Recording Company. [1] [2] [3] This release features an updated audio mix of the track "Crosswords" from the version on his fifth studio album Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper . The other 4 tracks on the release were not included on Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, however, an earlier version of "The Preakness" appears on Animal Collective's 2011 EP Keep + Animal Collective and the deluxe edition of Panda Bear album Tomboy .

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Crosswords" (EP Mix)3:36
2."No Mans Land"3:46
3."Jabberwocky"4:45
4."The Preakness"4:11
5."Cosplay"4:45
Total length:21:03

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References

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  2. "Panda Bear Releases Surprise 'Crosswords' EP'". Spin.
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