Pond is a psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Featuring a revolving line-up, the band currently consists of Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson, Joe Ryan and Jamie Terry.

Pond often shares its members with fellow Australian psychedelic rock band Tame Impala. Jay Watson is a full member of both acts, while Pond band leader Nick Allbrook contributed to both bands from 2009 until 2013. Current Tame Impala members Kevin Parker, Cam Avery and Julien Barbagallo are all former members of Pond, with Parker continuing to work with the band as its record producer.

Contents 1 History 2 Band members 2.1 Current 2.2 Contributors and occasional members 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 EPs 3.3 Singles 4 References 5 External links History

Pond were formed in Perth, Western Australia, in 2008[1] with members Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson and Joe 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.

Their first album was released soon after in January 2009, titled Psychedelic Mango which contained many psychedelic rock and pop elements.[2][1] Their second album, Corridors of Blissterday, was completed live with an eight piece band in five days, and released in June 2009.[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 breakthrough success of Innerspeaker, the debut album by Tame Impala, 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. On 26 May 2012, NME magazine named Pond "The Hottest New Band In The World" in their "Hot List" issue.[7][8] On 28 June 2012, Pond had a one-off performance with Can frontman Damo Suzuki, one of Pond's biggest inspirations and musical idols.[9][10]

Originally, Man, It Feels Like Space Again was planned to be the next Pond album, but instead Hobo Rocket was chosen to be recorded and released beforehand.[11] Pond described Hobo Rocket as being "much better" than Beard, Wives, Denim. Man, It Feels Like Space Again was released on 23 January 2015.[12]

Pond announced their seventh album The Weather, available now via Marathon Artists. The announcement came with the release of songs "30000 Megatons" and "Sweep Me Off My Feet". The title and chorus of the first song refer to the 30,000 nuclear warheads in the arsenal of the Earth.[13] As with their previous album, The Weather was produced by Kevin Parker at his studio in Perth.[14] After the release of two more singles, "The Weather" and "Paint Me Silver", the album was released on May 7, 2017.

A year after the release of The Weather, on July 23, Pond released the single "Burnt Out Star", along with new tour dates.[15] The band then released the single "Sixteen Days" on October 5 along with an accompanying music video and released "Daisy" on January 10, 2019. The music video was filmed on land belonging to the Kulin and Nyoongar peoples, with the band in the opening card paying respect to the indigenous people. Along with the release of this single, the band announced through social media their eighth album, Tasmania, which would be released through Interscope Records on March 1.[16][17]

Band members Current Nick Allbrook – vocals, guitar, keys, bass, flute, slide guitar, occasional drums (2008–present) Jay "Gumby" Watson – vocals, guitar, keys, bass, drums, synthesizer (2008–present) Shiny Joe Ryan – vocals, guitar, bass, 12 string guitar, slide guitar (2008–present) Jamie Terry – guitar, keys, bass, synth, organ (2008–present) James Ireland – drums (2016–present)[18] Contributors and occasional members Kevin Parker – drums (2009–2011), production and mixing (2012–present) Nick Odell – congas Richard Ingham – guitar Matthew Saville – drums (2009) Julien Barbagallo – bass (2014–present) Cam Avery – Drums Ben McDonald – bass (2014) 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 - Caroline (23 January 2015) AUS #15, UK #92 The Weather - Marathon Artists (5 May 2017) AUS #33 Tasmania - Interscope (1 March 2019)[16] 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) "O Dharma" - Modular (23 December 2013) "Elvis' Flaming Star" - Spinning Top (20 October 2014) "Sitting Up on Our Crane" - Spinning Top (16 December 2014) "Zond" - Spinning Top (12 January 2015) "Sweep Me off My Feet" - Spinning Top / Marathon Artists (7 October 2016) "30,000 Megatons" - Spinning Top / Marathon Artists (10 November 2016) "The Weather" - Spinning Top / Marathon Artists (17 March 2017) "Paint Me Silver" - Spinning Top / Marathon Artists (20 April 2017) "Burnt Out Star" - Spinning Top (23 July 2018)[19] "Sixteen Days" - Spinning Top (5 October 2018)[20] "Daisy" - Spinning Top (10 January 2019) References ^ a b "The Australian psychedelic revolution as told through eight bands". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2019-02-15. ^ "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. ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason (2012-03-05). "Beard, Wives, Denim - Pond : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-11-08. ^ Goodwyn, Tom (2012-06-06). "Tame Impala announce three UK shows for November – ticket details". NME. Retrieved 2019-02-15. ^ Blog, N. M. E. (2012-05-22). "The Hot List - Inside This Week's NME (May 26)". NME. Retrieved 2019-02-15. ^ "DAMO SUZUKI (of CAN) with POND". www.wherevent.com. Retrieved 2019-02-15. ^ "POND (Australian band)". Music Minder Online. 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2019-02-15. ^ "RTR FM / Out To Lunch / 2012-12-26". RTR FM. Retrieved 26 December 2012. ^ http://www.stillinrock.com/2013/09/album-review-pond-hobo-rocket-psych.html ^ Price, Zach. "Review: Pond evolve further with psychedelic new album 'The Weather'". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 2019-02-15. ^ Monroe, Jazz (25 May 2017). "Tame Impala Offshoot Pond Announce New Album, Share "Sweep Me Off My Feet" Video: Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 January 2017. ^ "Pond announce tour, share new song Burnt Out Star". Retrieved 26 July 2018. ^ a b "Pond Announce New Album Co-Produced by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2019-01-13. ^ Krol, Charlotte (2019-01-11). "Pond announce new album co-produced by Tame Impala's Kevin Parker and share new single 'Daisy'". NME. Retrieved 2019-02-15. ^ "6 Australian Psychedelic Rock bands that have conquered the genre, Something in the water?". Savage Thrills. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2019-02-15. ^ "Pond announce tour, share new song Burnt Out Star". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 July 2018. ^ "Pond release new single Sixteen Days". Loudersound. Retrieved 12 November 2018. External links Info at SpinningTop vtePond Nick Allbrook Joseph Ryan Jamie Terry Jay Watson Jeremy Cope Richard Ingham Nick Odell Matthew Saville Cam Avery Kevin Parker Studio albums Psychedelic Mango Corridors of Blissterday Frond Beard, Wives, Denim Hobo Rocket Man, It Feels Like Space Again The Weather Tasmania EPs Greens Pool Singles "Cloud City" "Annie Orangetree" "Greens Pool" "Fantastic Explosion of Time" "Moth Wings" "You Broke My Cool" "Giant Tortoise" "Xanman" "O Dharma" "Elvis' Flaming Star" "Sitting Up on Our Crane" "Zond" "Sweep Me Off My Feet" "30,000 Megatons" "The Weather" "Paint Me Silver" "Burnt Out Star" "Sixteen Days" "Daisy" Related articles Tame Impala