Gossip Wolf somehow missed it when shoegazy Chicago dream-pop quartet Panda Riot dropped Infinity Maps last June, but the band are definitely on this wolf’s radar now! To kick off February they released a warm-hued video for the standout cut “Night Animation,” and on March 2 they’ll finally put out an LP version of Infinity Maps (on 140-gram white vinyl). The ambitious 18-song album has more than enough shimmering guitars, swelling electronics, and sci-fi movie samples to soundtrack any recreational moper’s dark (but totally pleasant) night of the soul. Fans of 90s UK acts like My Bloody Valentine and Lush should definitely take heed! Panda Riot celebrate with an LP-release show at Beat Kitchen on Saturday, February 17, sharing a bill with fellow local ethereal rockers Silver Liz and Sleepwalk.
