Noah Lennox (aka Panda Bear) has been keeping us on our toes. His North American tour included the first ever show at Thalia Hall in Chicago and a performance at the University of Illinois’s Krannert Center. As usual, the tour was laden with new material.

In October, he announced his new album, Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, releasing the album artwork, release date (Jan. 15) and tracklist.

That same night, Lennox released the album’s first single, “Mr Noah”, and an accompanying EP and video. On December 14, he released a new single, also from the album, titled “Boys Latin”, featuring a colorful, animated video that debuted late that night on Adult Swim.

Other new tracks from the album will be debuted on radio stations around the world this week. So far, the first song to be aired is Sequential Circuits, the album’s opener. See the map on the Domino Records website for more times and dates.

If the new songs are any indicator, Lennox’s album will be a surprise for those expecting a follow-up to 2007’s Person Pitch or 2011’s Tomboy. Featuring neither heavily filtered samples nor the jangly, slow synthesizers of previous albums, his new work bears the closest resemblance to his work on Strawberry Jam in 2007 with Animal Collective—but it’s still far from his new sound.

On the new tracks, Lennox continues his past style of using his voice as one of many instruments rather than a centerpiece. However, this component now pushes melody rather than layers of sound—and Lennox has mastered it. With lyrics ranging from childish to nonsensical, his true strength lies in his ability to merge his hummable, choirboy vocal melodies seamlessly with other sounds.

The single “Mr Noah” grabs attention immediately with pulsing electronics and Lennox’s voice dragging a few words into a catchy, instrumental riff. Once again, he demonstrates his voice as an instrument echoing about the dog that “got bit on the le-eh-eh-eg.” Though it may not appeal to an expert lyricist, it’s enjoyable to just about everyone else.

“Boys Latin” enters much slower, forgoing lyrics almost entirely. However, this song’s lack of words does not entail a lack of vocals—Lennox sings through the majority of the track. Though the lyrics are near-inaudible, his voice bounces lightly around the warm-sounding synth line that bolsters the track. Relaxing and pleasant, Boys Latin has been hands-down my favorite Panda Bear release this year, and challenge’s Lennox’s bandmate Avey Tare’s excellent single also from this year, “Little Fang.”

If the singles and EP reflect the album, Lennox is on track to release one of the best albums of 2015 in the year’s first month. Look for Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper, out January 15 on Domino Records.