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9.0
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9.0 |
The Music
The album seems more structured than their previous work, and it’s easier on the ear – it’s going to open up a whole world of potential new fans for Pond
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8.5
72977
8.5 |
The Quietus
Grandiose in the delivery, quixotic in the extreme, but, most of all, it's a helluva lot of fun to listen to
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8.0
72558
8.0 |
Q
A much grander and more cohesive statement. Print edition only
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8.0
72559
8.0 |
Uncut
As consistently enjoyable as their older albums were unevenly thrilling
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8.0
72536
8.0 |
musicOMH
Very much an album of contrasting moods. There’s the over-excited, throw-everything-into-the-mix space-rock genre bending extravaganzas and on the flipside the more introverted, but still throw-everything-into-the-mix space-rock ballads
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8.0
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8.0 |
NME
An emphatic showcase of Pond’s personality, and their ability to inflict their eccentric spirit on any genre they fancy
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
Bold, kitschy, and psychedelic appeal from start to finish
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
Stands apart both from their influences and from that other Perth group. That it also happens to be their best album is just a bonus
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
It’s clear that Pond’s shining brilliance stems from the hips rather than the subconscious: simply perfect pop
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8.0
73087
8.0 |
PopMatters
Pond’s new album is a shining example of a reappropriation of retro styles used to create a modern identity that feels like nothing else
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7.6
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7.6 |
Pitchfork
Even in their repeated defiance of having anything to prove, Pond still scramble with the passion and irreverence of underdogs
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7.5
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7.5 |
The 405
This album feels like a journey into outer-space, a sci-fi record through and through where every track represents a different planet, each one richly distinct and wildly intoxicating
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7.0
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7.0 |
Beardfood
Sounds like the most logical step for Pond, yet their previous, Hobo Rocket, showed their intensity & purity as better talents
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7.0
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7.0 |
FasterLouder
After the tousled, almost accidental greatness of 2012’s Beard, Wives, Denim and 2013’s Hobo Rocket, Pond have made an album that’s merely good
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7.0
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7.0 |
Under The Radar
Feels Like Space is a step forward, though where Pond is headed remains anybody's guess
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7.0
72533
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Rather than re-invent the wheel, they’ve instead covered it in thousands of sequins, loaded it into a fluorescent cannon, and fired into the deepest, trippiest stratosphere in the whole solar system
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6.9
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6.9 |
Earbuddy
It’s quite difficult not to juxtapose Man It Feels Like Space Again with Tame Impala’s Lonerism, which is sadly to POND’s detriment
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6.7
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6.7 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Pond seem to have accomplished what they were aiming for—a lighthearted psychedelic album
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Guardian
Fun stuff, but shouldn’t space sound weirder than this?
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6.0
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6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Pond’s space rock is all ‘Sun King’ with no ‘Her Majesty’ to bring us back down to earth
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6.0
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6.0 |
Mojo
Pond have genius in their fingertips. Print edition only
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5.5
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5.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Pond's latest album is a more authentic take on psychedelia, but it’s a genre that won’t ever gain as huge an audience as those that sell its image over its music. Unfortunately for Pond, this makes for a less popular record
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