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Everything Serves The Rhythm: Panda Bear's Favourite Albums
Joe Clay , January 15th, 2015 11:34

The Animal Collective man released his fifth solo album, Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper, this week. Before he did, he sat down with Joe Clay to pick 13 formative favourite records

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Justin Timberlake - Justified
I could have said Thriller or Off The Wall, but I was in a Fnac [entertainment and technology retailer] in Lisbon and they had a Justin Timberlake live performance on to show off their home entertainment system - gnarly speakers, a huge screen. I was watching it for a while and thinking there were only three people on the planet who could do what he does. The way he sings, the way he dances, the precision - the whole package is so crazy. It's wild. I remember quite liking a few ★NSYNC songs, but then reading how he was going to do this solo record with The Neptunes, who I loved, and being really excited about it. The production and songwriting on the album are awesome. There's lots of repetition too, which I dig. It's hyper-colour in music, which I really respond to. And in terms of the craft of being a pop star, he's made an impression on me. Not that I could ever be that, by any stretch. But he is nailing what he's doing and I appreciate that.