Long before Nick Allbrook put his Tame Impala offshoot together, there was another Pond, a powerhouse three piece formed in Portland in 1991. The band produced three albums in total, but their self-titled debut on Sub Pop is the one to go for. It's loud, tight and melodic. Let's call it by it's name - it's grunge! I saw Pond perform in front of a criminally sparse crowd at the Camden Underworld in 1993 and they were a spectacular proposition in concert too. This is 'Agatha'.
Friday, 13 September 2013
Pond on Pond
With five albums since 2009 and a sixth
already in the can (or perhaps on the hard-
drive), Australian psych-rock combo Pond
aren't hanging about in their quest for world
domination. Their new LP, 'Hobo Rocket',
contains the massive 'Xanman' - think George
Harrison's 'Wah Wah' turned up a few notches.
Hold on to your hat.
Long before Nick Allbrook put his Tame Impala offshoot together, there was another Pond, a powerhouse three piece formed in Portland in 1991. The band produced three albums in total, but their self-titled debut on Sub Pop is the one to go for. It's loud, tight and melodic. Let's call it by it's name - it's grunge! I saw Pond perform in front of a criminally sparse crowd at the Camden Underworld in 1993 and they were a spectacular proposition in concert too. This is 'Agatha'.
Long before Nick Allbrook put his Tame Impala offshoot together, there was another Pond, a powerhouse three piece formed in Portland in 1991. The band produced three albums in total, but their self-titled debut on Sub Pop is the one to go for. It's loud, tight and melodic. Let's call it by it's name - it's grunge! I saw Pond perform in front of a criminally sparse crowd at the Camden Underworld in 1993 and they were a spectacular proposition in concert too. This is 'Agatha'.
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Both Ponds new to these ears. I'm particularly taken by the Aussies - pretty psych-tastic.
Pond on pond I like it! I also like both track to
Same here (and yes great post title!) Hadn't heard the Aussie Pond before but you've triggered a long-forgotten moment of hearing the Sub Pop ones back in the day, I'd totally forgotten about them!
Glad you dig the tunes folks. I've had these on my to do list for a while, then suddenly the post title came to me while I was driving the other day - it was a sign!
Pond on Pond on Pond if you count Kathryn Williams spin off band The Pond which I dug last year. O Dharma is a tune and I vaguely remember Pond from my grunge days. Criminally sparse...like it!
Pond on Pond on Pond? This one could run & run!
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