Day 38: Lonely Wanderer by Panda Bear // 5

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Image result for panda bear meets the grim reapergenre: psychedelic, experimental
food: pita chips and hummus 
Apparently Spotify recommended this to me? I'm not quite which songs I liked spurred on this recommendation, but whatever. It's nice to see what the algorithms think I like. 

 I've dabbled into experimental before, and I tend to like it (without a good explanation why). This is on the verge of not being experimental, because it's definitely structured neatly. It sounds a lot more like background music than anything. Although cheesy, I do like the Arabesque sample. In general, the song feels like floating an empty sea of white noise. It doesn't do it for me. It's not quite thought-provoking enough to me at least. Really, it doesn't fit well into any of my  moods.

 Rating: 5/10

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