| Hey Panda | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | the High Llamas |
| Cover: | The High Llamas - Hey Panda.png |
| Alt: | A drawing of a panda on all fours standing against a yellow background, with its shadow casting the words "Hey Panda", with "High Llamas" below it on the bottom orange half of the image |
| Length: | 39:50 |
| Label: | Drag City |
| Producer: | Sean O'Hagan |
| Prev Title: | Here Come the Rattling Trees |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
Hey Panda is the eleventh studio album by the Anglo-Irish avant-pop band the High Llamas, released on 29 March 2024 through Drag City. It is the band's first album in eight years, since the release of Here Come the Rattling Trees in 2016.
Hey Panda received a score of 89 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on five critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Uncut called it "beautifully now", while Mojo wrote that it "may seem whimsical at first, but its depth is all the grander for the work it takes to mine its many gems". MusicOMHs Steven Johnson stated that Hey Panda "reinforces the view that O'Hagan is a special composer and bandleader of note. It sees him push himself creatively further than he's ever done to date, delivering a unique, fascinating, compelling album in the process".
Ryan Dillon of Glide Magazine felt that "these twelve songs carry the weight of time as it feels like we are reintroduced to the band despite their storied tenure as pop's most unpredictable offering strikes again with ambitious concepts executed to the highest order".[1]
The High Llamas
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