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Description

In Pond’s universe nothing stays still for long. Although no one who heard 2019’s ‘Tasmania’ could possibly describe its pulsating psych-pop as straight, Pond wanted to try a more spontaneous way of working for their next record. Taking a leaf out of krautrock outliers Can’s book, at the start of 2020, Pond embarked on a series of totally off-the-cuff jam sessions from which songs and ideas could be pulled out. Given the pace at which ideas whizz past your head, it makes for a dizzying listen. Opener ‘Song for Agnes’ explodes out the speakers like an intergalactic rock opera, running a synapse-tingling gauntlet through bubbling synth pop, ’80s hair metal and blissed out saxophone before you know what’s hit you.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Song for Agnes – Pond (4.12)
2. Human Touch – Pond (3.20)
3. America’s Cup – Pond (3.49)
4. Take Me Avalon I’m Young – Pond (3.31)
5. Pink Lunettes – Pond (5.46)
6. Czech Locomotive – Pond (4.51)
7. Rambo – Pond (5.03)
8. Gold Cup/Plastic Sole – Pond (4.26)
9. Toast – Pond (4.09)