Pond (Australian band)
| Pond | |
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 Pond playing at the 2014 Southbound music festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia |
| Genres | Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, psychedelic pop, glam rock, funk, garage rock, space rock |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Labels |
Badminton Bandit Hole in the Sky Modular Recordings |
| Associated acts |
Tame Impala Mink Mussel Creek Allbrook/Avery Gum Space Lime Peacock The Silents |
| Website | http://spinningtopmusic.myshopify.com/pages/pond |
| Members |
Nick Allbrook Jay Watson Joseph Ryan Jamie Terry Cam Avery |
| Past members |
Nick Odell Jeremy Cope Richard Ingham Matthew Saville Kevin Parker |
Pond is a psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia which formed in 2008. Featuring an ever-changing line-up, the current line up is Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson, Joseph Ryan, Jamie Terry, Cam Avery and Matt Handley.
Biography
Pond were formed in Perth, Western Australia in 2008 with members Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson and Joseph Ryan. The original idea of Pond was to be able to get anyone they wanted to play whatever they wanted in a collaborative musical project.[1]
Their first album was released soon after in January 2009, titled Psychedelic Mango which contained many psychedelic rock and pop elements.[2] Their second album, Corridors of Blissterday, was completed live with an eight piece band in five days, and released in June 2009.[1][3] This led to the creation of their 2010 album, Frond, released in May 2010, featuring a heavier pop influence than previously heard from them.[4]
After the success of Tame Impala's 2010 breakthrough debut album Innerspeaker, a band which shares three members with Pond, the album Beard, Wives, Denim was recorded in 2010 and later released to critical acclaim in March 2012.[5][6]
Pond toured the United States in 2012, appearing at festivals such as South by Southwest, with another album titled Hobo Rocket set for release in the future.[7][8] On 26 May 2012, NME magazine named Pond "The Hottest New Band In The World" in their "Hot List" issue.[9] On 28 June 2012, Pond had a one-off performance with Can frontman Damo Suzuki, one of Pond's biggest inspirations and musical idols.[10]
Another album titled Man, It Feels Like Space Again is set to be recorded and released after the release of Hobo Rocket. Originally, Man, It Feels Like Space Again was planned to be the next Pond album release, but instead Hobo Rocket was chosen to be recorded and released beforehand.[11]
Band members
Studio
- Nick "Paisley Adams" Allbrook – vocals, flute, keys, guitar
- Jay "Wesley Goldtouch/Wirey B. Buddah" Watson – guitar, keys, bass & backing vocals
- Joseph "Shoseph Orion McJam" Ryan – guitar, bass & backing vocals
- Jamie Terry – bass
- Cam Avery – drums
- * Kevin Parker recorded drums for most of Beard, Wives, Denim
Live
- Nick "Paisley Adams" Allbrook – vocals, flute & sometimes keys
- Jay "Wesley Goldtouch/Wirey B. Buddah" Watson – guitar, keys, bass & backing vocals
- Joseph "Shoseph Orion McJam" Ryan – guitar, bass & backing vocals
- Jamie Terry – keys & bass
- Cameron Avery – drums
- Richard "Aslan McPride" Ingham – guitar & percussion
- Nick "Odin Bombadillo" Odell – percussion
- Jeremy "Ayayayai" Cope – keys & percussion
- Matthew "Celestius Maximus Argyle" Saville – drums
- Kevin "Kaykay Sorbet" Parker – drums
- Matt Handley - drums
Discography
Albums
- Psychedelic Mango - Badminton Bandit (BB001) (9 January 2009)
- Corridors of Blissterday - Badminton Bandit (BB002) (4 June 2009)
- Frond - Hole in the Sky (HITS007) (24 May 2010)
- Beard, Wives, Denim - Modular (MODCD148) (2 March 2012)[6] AUS #64
- Hobo Rocket - Modular (2 August 2013) AUS #37, UK #146
- Man, It Feels Like Space Again - Modular (TBA)
EPs
- Greens Pool (23 December 2010)
Singles
- "Cloud City" - Hole in the Sky (22 February 2010)
- "Annie Orangetree" - Hole in the Sky (21 April 2010)
- "Greens Pool" - Badminton Bandit (BB011) (23 December 2010)
- "Fantastic Explosion of Time" - Modular (18 January 2012)
- "Moth Wings" - Modular (3 February 2012)
- "You Broke My Cool" - Modular (17 April 2012)
- "Giant Tortoise" - Modular (1 February 2013)
- "Xanman" - Modular (18 June 2013)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Spinning Top Artist - Pond". Spinning Top. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "Pond - Psychedelic Mango - iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "Pond - Corridors of Blisterday - iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "Pond - Frond - iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "Pond - Beard, Wives, Denim". iTunes. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lymangrover, Jason (2012-03-05). "Beard, Wives, Denim - Pond : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-08.
- ↑ "Pond fourwords interview". fourwords. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "Pond stool pidgeon interview". Stool Pidgeon. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "NME Hot List". NME. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ↑ "Pond with Damo Suzuki". Facebook. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ↑ "RTR FM / Out To Lunch / 2012-12-26". RTR FM. Retrieved Broadcast: Wednesday 26 December 2012.
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