Pan AmericanBest Pan American Albums Ranked

Quiet City

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8.0

“It's been more than three years since the last Labradford album with no word of a new release. No worries, though. I imagine this fanbase is a patient lot. To enjoy Labradford you have to be willing to sit still, listen deeply, enjoy the moment, and wait for subtle changes that wind up being quite meaningful when stacked one atop the other. Labradford's Mark Nelson, who records as Pan American, h”

360 Business / 360 Bypass

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7.8

“A pox on the naive, casual music listener who changes radio stations if something blatantly ear-throttling (or vulgarly romantic) isn't playing! That's what I say. These unfortunate souls-- and I think we all know a handful-- will never quite grasp what it is that makes the rest of us so enamored of the work of Pan American's Mark Nelson, and other cinematic ambient artists. Patience is a virtue.”

Cloud Room, Glass Room

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7.1

“It's been four years since the last album, the ambient leaning White Bird Release, from Mark Nelson's Pan American project*.* If that record was all long, wintery shadows, the band's new album Cloud Room, Glass Room brings in a touch of warmth from their earlier recordings.”

White Bird Release

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7.0

“The latest solo project from Labradord's Mark Nelson is proof of how ambient music can benefit from a songwriter's disciplined ear and instinct for concision.”

The River Made No Sound

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5.8

“Labradford have always enjoyed a broader appeal than you would imagine appropriate. It has to do with their approach: rather than adhere to strict minimalism, the trio come across as humble craftsmen content to make quiet music. Like Kranky labelmates Stars of the Lid and Low, they've always been amenable to collaborations, and side projects like Aix Em Klemm and Pan American have been just as rew”