Tomboy
by Panda Bear
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Tomboy is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Panda Bear on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Panda Bear is Person Pitch which is ranked number 509 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,390.
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Tomboy track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Tomboy ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/02/2026 21:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 15,463 | 70/100 |
| ! | 06/27/2026 06:33 | scoob73 | 1,763 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2026 04:37 | Mmorrison22 | 2,174 | 77/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:29 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2025 08:42 | plasmicmist | 1,988 | 76/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 72.0/100, a mean average of 70.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 72.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 17.9.
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joannajewsom 03/23/2018 18:00 | #211562
His best album
Best Tracks: You Can Count On Me, Slow Motion, Surfers Hymn
Komorebi-D 03/05/2017 14:53 | #186866 | TOP COMMENT
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There are many distinctions between this record and its landmark predecessor, Person Pitch. For one, Tomboy isn't motivated by a personal messages that were behind the two that came before it. Instead it is a more mediated & simplified look at Lennox's usual approach to song construction, condensing the tracks into more straightforward bursts of neo-psych. Another distinction would be the fact that it does not have the peaks like "Bros" or "Good Girl/Carrots" Person Pitch had, however it lends itself to one fluctuating wavelength across its entirety. Musicality aside; lyrically Tomboy may dabble in the staple "summer" affair but you'll find that it deals succinctly with themes of spirituality throughout. Sure this may not be his solo opus but no one brings characteristic & constant innovation to every single one of their projects like Noah Lennox.
I agree halfway with the dude under me, it is super under rated, and there really aren't any weak tracks. But person pitch is a superior record, this album has more melodies but person pitch has better song structure and is overall has a much more personal touch. Also MPP and strawberry jam are better than his solo stuff IMHO.
HoldenM 11/26/2014 03:46 | #128016 | TOP COMMENT
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Vastly, VASTLY underrated. Not a weak track. Superior to Person Pitch, in my opinion. As good as the the best of Animal Collective. Gorgeous from top to bottom. Damn near perfect.
Extremely engaging, experimental, poppy, etc.
Much better than the predecessor.
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JoaoMoreira 07/02/2013 19:04 | #80287
Great droney album. I've seen it live and it was a great droney concert.
I feel like there is something to this album that I'm still missing. Think I should try a few more times. Right now, standouts for me are Last Night at the Jetty and Scheherazade (edit: Alsatian Darn now). But with albums like these it's really the whole thing from beginning to end that is important. As I said, right now it's still not totally clicking with me, but I do believe there's something there that I could end up loving.
dfulfo01 02/19/2012 05:19 | #37137 | TOP COMMENT
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i thought this album was engaging, exciting, and kind of incredible
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