| Reset | ||||
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| Studio album by Panda Bear and Sonic Boom | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2022 | |||
| Recorded | 2020–2021 [1] | |||
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| Length | 38:28 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
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Reset is an album by Panda Bear and Sonic Boom (the respective stage names of Noah Lennox and Peter Kember). It marks the duo's first collaborative album;Kember had previously co-produced Lennox's Tomboy (2011) and Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper (2015).
Much of the album is built on a bedrock of sampled loops taken from the intros of various 1950s and 1960s pop songs, [4] with Panda Bear and Sonic Boom sharing vocal duties on top of these.
The album was released on August 12,2022,through Domino Recording Company. [1] [5] [6]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.6/10 [7] |
| Metacritic | 82/100 [8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Paste | 7.3/10 [10] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [11] |
| Slant Magazine |  [4] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic ,Reset received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 17 critic scores. [8]
In a positive review for Pitchfork ,Daniel Felsenthal wrote that the album was "the most pleasurable release" of both Lennox and Kember's career. He added,"Less palliative than corrective,Reset is a dose of human lightness in the drudgery of the now." [12] Writing for AllMusic,Fred Thomas noted that "There's a sense that the heightened collaborative element takes the pressure off of both artists,and the songs sound like two old friends joyfully exchanging ideas and toying with the possibilities of their sound." [9] In a mixed review,Thomas Bedenbaugh of Slant Magazine opined that the album "revels in the whimsical sounds of '50s and '60s pop and rock but lacks the memorable songwriting that made much of the best music from that era so indelible." [4]
| Reset in Dub | ||||
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| Remix album by Panda Bear,Sonic Boom,and Adrian Sherwood | ||||
| Released | August 18,2023 | |||
| Genre | Dub [13] | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Adrian Sherwood | |||
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On July 13,2023,the duo announced a dub rework of the album called Reset in Dub,helmed by British dub producer Adrian Sherwood. [14] The album was released digitally on August 18 by Domino, [14] [13] and on vinyl on December 8. [14] The first single,"Whirlpool Dub (Adrian Sherwood Reset in Dub Remix)",was released the same day as the announcement. [14]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Gettin' to the Point" |
| 2:30 |
| 2. | "Go On" |
| 4:47 |
| 3. | "Everyday" |
| 3:52 |
| 4. | "Edge of the Edge" |
| 4:49 |
| 5. | "In My Body" |
| 3:51 |
| 6. | "Whirlpool" |
| 5:01 |
| 7. | "Danger" |
| 5:38 |
| 8. | "Livin' in the After" |
| 2:54 |
| 9. | "Everything's Been Leading to This" |
| 5:09 |
| Total length: | 38:31 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Gettin' to the Point" (Songbook Instrumental) | 2:30 | |
| 13. | "Go On" (Songbook Instrumental) |
| 4:47 |
| 14. | "Everyday" (Songbook Instrumental) |
| 3:54 |
| 15. | "Edge of the Edge" (Songbook Instrumental) |
| 4:48 |
| 16. | "In My Body" (Songbook Instrumental) |
| 3:51 |
| 17. | "Whirlpool" (Songbook Instrumental) |
| 5:02 |
| 18. | "Danger" (Songbook Instrumental) |
| 5:40 |
| 19. | "Livin' in the After" (Songbook Instrumental) |
| 2:57 |
| 20. | "Everything's Been Leading to This" (Songbook Instrumental) |
| 5:07 |
| 21. | "Gettin' to the Point" (David Holmes Remix) | 5:37 | |
| 22. | "Edge of the Edge" (Voka Gentle Remix) |
| 6:28 |
| 23. | "Everything's Been Leading Up to This" (Voka Gentle Remix) |
| 6:04 |
| Total length: | 65:16 | ||
Notes
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC) [16] | 34 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] | 92 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [18] | 32 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [19] | 14 |
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [20] | 40 |
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