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Let's not mince words; Panda Bear's Person Pitch, out this week on Paw Tracks, is fantastic. Dense and delicate, it's the kind of record that breeds something akin to obsession in its fans. Trouble is, at a paltry seven tracks (even if two of 'em are like 12 minutes long), it can leave one wanting more.

Noah Lennox must know what we Person Pitch addicts need just to get through the day, as on June 19, Paw Tracks will bless us with the fourth single from the album (who does he think he is, Kelly Clarkson?!). Cautionary tale and Pitch highlight "Take Pills" will grace the A-side of the 7", backed with a live version of non-album track "Bonfire of the Vanities." No word on whether the song has anything to do with the 1987 Tom Wolfe novel of the same name, but for the record, we'd kinda like to see Panda Bear in a white three-piece suit. Is that weird?

Person Pitch finally made its way into stores yesterday in CD form, and the album will be out on vinyl on June 19, the same day the "Take Pills" 7" drops.

Panda will throw down in his current hometown of Lisbon next month in anticipation of his massive American tour.

Try to remember always, always to have a good time:

04-11 Lisbon, Portugal - B. Leza
06-21 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
06-22 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
06-23 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom