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9.0
96269
9.0 |
Spectrum Culture
One of the most thoughtful and artistic psych albums in years
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8.5
95561
8.5 |
AU Review
This album is the most varied in regards to instrumentation. Lyrically, it’s the most confrontational
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8.0
95562
8.0 |
Uncut
Finds them anchoring their sillier musical excesses with solid pop tunes and heartfelt existential concerns. Print edition only
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8.0
95563
8.0 |
Mojo
Wildly imaginative music. Print edition only
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8.0
95559
8.0 |
The Music
It's a fine example of a new twinkling, retro-futuristic vision
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8.0
95560
8.0 |
The Skinny
The Weather is Pond at their most daring – and most sardonic
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8.0
95586
8.0 |
Exclaim
Even after seven albums, the fun and excitement is still there, albeit in a new and changing way
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8.0
95603
8.0 |
The Guardian
Accessible but still absolutely out there, this is prog, but not as we know it
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8.0
95899
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
An album inspired by dissatisfaction, full of truly curated songs that aren't all that serious about the scary stuff. So, both of our time, and out of it
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8.0
95980
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
Although The Weather reflects on universal issues, it is first and foremost concerned with the horrid state of its own surroundings in Australia
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8.0
95645
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Rarely have they sounded so good
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8.0
95672
8.0 |
Q
Filled with brilliantly wonky melodies, The Weather is a sonic hall-of-mirrors. Print edition only
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8.0
95680
8.0 |
DIY
No matter how slick POND get, there’ll always be a part of them that’s a little bit bonkers
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7.7
95571
7.7 |
Pitchfork
Mixes bright synths, campy detours, and grim lyrics
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7.5
95742
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Remove the undeniable blockbusters and The Weather is a little thin, but the sheer irresistibility of those peaks is more than enough to power it over the finish line
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7.0
95629
7.0 |
Under The Radar
The Australian psychedelic scene may be a touch crowded right now, but for those bored by the more conventional charms of, say, Cut Copy, POND is your next step
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6.9
95753
6.9 |
Gig Soup
A notable entry to Pond’s fast-growing and highly accessible discography. Put this record on when you’re out in the sun for optimum enjoyment
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6.1
95859
6.1 |
Earbuddy
Ariel Pink meets Tame Impala...surprised we never made this connection about Pond before
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6.0
95581
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
The album fully realises its panic and frustration on ‘3000 Megatons’, a lighter-wielding call for the apocalypse with a climax that’s swallowed whole by bass and reverb
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