Sinister Grift, the eighth Panda Bear album, finds the now 46-year-old Lennox negotiating a bold new world: middle age. That little girl is now nearly an adult (and a collaborator on the album's ...

“Sinister Grift” (Domino), out Friday, is his seventh solo LP. It finds Mr. Lennox operating at a high level, his songwriting ability undiminished a couple of decades into his career.

By stripping away the experimentation, Sinister Grift is a reminder of something that’s always set Lennox apart: He’s an exceptionally gifted songwriter. Nearly every track on Sinister Grift f ...