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May 27, 2026 By Mark Redfern Photography by Austeja Sciavinskaite

Panda Bear and Sonic Boom have announced a new album, A ? of WHEN, that won’t be on any streaming sites, and have shared a download of its title track. A ? of WHEN is due out July 10 via Domino. Download the song here. Below is the album’s tracklist and cover artwork.

Panda Bear (aka Noah Lennox of Animal Collective) and Sonic Boom (aka Pete Kember, formerly of Spacemen 3) previously collaborated on the 2022 album, Reset.

A ? of WHEN will be released on vinyl, CD, cassette, and download via Domino Mart and Bandcamp, but not on any streaming platform.

The duo collectively had this to say about the decision in a press release:

“Change. Exciting & frightening at the same time. The slow slips & the big shifts. Highs & lows from the distraction of connectivity.

AI slop becomes an AI slope. Algorithm tables & algorithms tumble.

We’re taking things a little off piste.

More rock n’ roll than flick & scroll…

From here on in we’re getting back to a place of real connectivity and as you might have noticed from our new “Graveyard”/“Lucky Charm” 7” (only available from record stores) there’s no streaming, no videos, and a minimisation of online everything.

Going forward we’re looking to radio, live shows, listening parties, Q&A sessions & real life interactions to get back to a place we feel makes more sense.

To that end, we’re asking you to join us offline, outside of social media. To meet us in the real world. IRL not URL…”

Panda Bear released a new album, Sinister Grift, last year via Domino.

Read our 2019 interview with Panda Bear.

A ? of WHEN Tracklist:

1. Never givin’ in
2. Lucky Charm
3. Revive him
4. Something like dreaming
5. A ? of WHEN
6. Pray to you
7. Be the bridge
8. Like a moth to the flame
9. Somethin’ that lasts
10. Graveyard

Panda Bear & Sonic Boom Tour Dates:

7/3: Open’er Festival – Gdynia, PL
7/4: Roskilde Festival – Roskilde, DN
7/12: Kikimu Festival - Jäneda, EE

A ? of WHEN Listening Parties:

6/20: Cosmos – Lisbon, PT
6/24: Lithium – Paris, FR
6/25: Rough Trade East – London, UK
6/26: Rough Trade – Berlin, DE
6/27: Studio Sparks – Porto, PT

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