POND RETURNS WITH NEW TRACK + VISUALISER PINK LUNETTES + TOURING WA THIS APRIL + MAY
Photo credit: Jim Bob The Homie
“Allbrook, much like Bradford Cox or even Bowie, has a knack for conveying the beauty and madness of the human condition in his lyrics and performance..”
- UNCUT
“Through their career [Pond] has reliably pumped out albums chock full of psych-rock featuring more twists and turns than a waterslide. a triangulation between yacht-rock yarns, starry-eyed neurotic daydreams and wonderfully knotty guitar fantasias. [Their] evolution speaks to the fact that the main constant in Pond’s approach is change. Even as the sea levels keep rising, they’ll doubtless find new waves to ride.”
- PITCHFORK
“Stadium-sized bliss...sometimes psychedelic, sometimes completely sincere, sometimes trashy, sometimes cerebral, sometimes sarcastic...constantly and schizophrenically, filtering just about every genre of music through decadent cosmic synths and chunky guitar solos.”
- THE FADER
Today, Pond rises from the shadows to uncover Pink Lunettes via Spinning Top Records. The frenetic track is the first new music since the release of their internationally acclaimed eighth studio album Tasmania. To celebrate the release, the Fremantle five-piece have announced headline performances in Margaret River and Bunbury in April, alongside two Perth shows in April and May with Methyl Ethel.
Pink Lunettes is a five minute, high energy speed mantra, a lock-jawed no-wave groove that shudders between analogue synths, drums, drum machines and yelped lyrics that read like a duct taped mosaic of an art school dropouts shredded textbook. “I think we managed to jitter along the neon tightrope between totally unhinged, strobing spontaneity and focused forward momentum,” says frontman Nick Allbook of the new track.
The accompanying visualiser captures the uninhibited abandon of the enigmatic Allbrook in a pageant of purple haze.
Originally formed in the turn of the 2010’s, as “a Royal Trux-cum-Cream power trio,” fronted by Allbrook with Jay Watson and Joe Ryan, Pond added Jamie Terry shortly afterwards, with James Ireland later rounding out the irrepressible five-piece. Ever prolific, Pond boasts an impressive eight studio albums in their ever expanding repertoire. 2019 was a milestone year for the one-of-a-kind collective with the release of their most critically acclaimed album to date, Tasmania. The LP debuted at #15 on the ARIA album chart and #2 on the AIR independent chart.
Pond possesses an ever-expanding performance resumé, having toured with Arctic Monkeys, MGMT and Flaming Lips. They have stunned at premiere musical festivals around the world including Glastonbury, Coachella, Primavera, Bonnaroo, Reading and Leeds, The Governors Ball, South by Southwest, St Jerome’s Laneway, Splendour in the Grass and more, and have sold out countless venues around the globe from New York’s Bowery Ballroom to Paris’ La Gaite Lyrique and London’s O2 Forum.
Pond has spent the pandemic recording new music and touring exclusively in their home state of West Australia for the first time in over a decade. Watch this space.
POND - TOUR DATES
Tickets on sale now
Friday 9 April | The River, Margaret River WA *
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Sunday 11 April | Prince of Wales, Bunbury WA #
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Friday 30 April | Magnet House, Perth WA with Methyl Ethel ^
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Saturday 1 May | Magnet House, Perth WA with Methyl Ethel ^
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* w/ Sweet Treasures
# w/ Racoo
^ w/ Miss Genius & DJ Nina BC
POND Pink Lunettes - OUT NOW
