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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The album was announced on 20 May 2021, alongside second single "America's Cup".<ref name="9announce"/> Upon announcement, [[Nick Allbrook]] said "We'd settled into a pretty tight routine with the last few albums and wanted to shake a boat with this so we started off with filling a few tape reels with some absolutely heinous improvised sonic babble which, after much sifting, became the first few songs of the album. We also wanted to up the tempo. The last few albums have a neat little mantra or repetitive theme. If I was forced to find something like that in ''9'', I guess it would be 'biography' or 'observation' - a lot of the lyrics seem to focus on single people's lives, or the lives of small moments or small things when you zoom real close up and they reveal something deeper."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/pond-announce-new-album-9|title=Pond Announce New Album '9'|website=www.clashmusic.com|date=20 May 2021|access-date=30 August 2021|author= Murray, Robin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mixdownmag.com.au/news/pond-announce-new-album-9-detail-national-tour-dates/|title=Pond announce new album ''9'', detail national tour dates|website=mixdownmag.com.au|date=20 May 2021|access-date=30 August 2021|author=Brewster, Will}}</ref> |
The album was announced on 20 May 2021, alongside second single "America's Cup".<ref name="9announce"/> Upon announcement, [[Nick Allbrook]] said "We'd settled into a pretty tight routine with the last few albums and wanted to shake a boat with this so we started off with filling a few tape reels with some absolutely heinous improvised sonic babble which, after much sifting, became the first few songs of the album. We also wanted to up the tempo. The last few albums have a neat little mantra or repetitive theme. If I was forced to find something like that in ''9'', I guess it would be 'biography' or 'observation' - a lot of the lyrics seem to focus on single people's lives, or the lives of small moments or small things when you zoom real close up and they reveal something deeper."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/pond-announce-new-album-9|title=Pond Announce New Album '9'|website=www.clashmusic.com|date=20 May 2021|access-date=30 August 2021|author= Murray, Robin}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mixdownmag.com.au/news/pond-announce-new-album-9-detail-national-tour-dates/|title=Pond announce new album ''9'', detail national tour dates|website=mixdownmag.com.au|date=20 May 2021|access-date=30 August 2021|author=Brewster, Will}}</ref> |
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==Critical reception== |
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|rev1Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="NME review">{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_au/reviews/album/pond-9-review-3059617|title=Pond ''9'' review: Perth psych gang make their biggest leap into the unknown|website=[[NME]]|date=30 September 2021|accessdate=2 October 2021|author=Buchanan, Rhys}}</ref> |
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|rev2=''[[Rolling Stone Australia]]]'' |
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|rev2Score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RSA review">{{cite web|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/pond-9-review-31570/|title=Pond Take an Exhilarating Step Into Experimentation and Destruction with ''9''|website=[[Rolling Stone Australia]]]|date=1 October 2021|accessdate=2 October 2021|author=Di Fabrizio, James}}</ref> |
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Rhys Buchanan from ''[[NME]]'' said "The band that keeps on giving, having pushed their self-proclaimed "polished psych-pop" to its outer reaches, reinvent themselves yet again."<ref name="NME review"/> James Di Fabrizio from ''[[Rolling Stone Australia]]]'' said "At ''9's'' best, it's an exhilarating ride through multiple ideas all being born at once. While it will never be Pond's most focused record, it's arguably more interesting to hear the band push forward into new territory than rehash well-trodden ideas."<ref name="RSA review"/> |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| Released | 1 October 2021 | |||
| Length | 39:09 | |||
| Label | Spinning Top | |||
| Producer | Pond | |||
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9 is the ninth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond. It was released on 1 October 2021 by Spinning Top Records.[5] The album was produced by the band themselves, the first since 2012's Beard, Wives, Denim to not be co-produced by former member Kevin Parker, with bandmates Jay Watson and James Ireland on mixing duties.[4]
Background
The album was announced on 20 May 2021, alongside second single "America's Cup".[2] Upon announcement, Nick Allbrook said "We'd settled into a pretty tight routine with the last few albums and wanted to shake a boat with this so we started off with filling a few tape reels with some absolutely heinous improvised sonic babble which, after much sifting, became the first few songs of the album. We also wanted to up the tempo. The last few albums have a neat little mantra or repetitive theme. If I was forced to find something like that in 9, I guess it would be 'biography' or 'observation' - a lot of the lyrics seem to focus on single people's lives, or the lives of small moments or small things when you zoom real close up and they reveal something deeper."[6][7]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| NME |   [8] |
| Rolling Stone Australia] | [9] |
Rhys Buchanan from NME said "The band that keeps on giving, having pushed their self-proclaimed "polished psych-pop" to its outer reaches, reinvent themselves yet again."[8] James Di Fabrizio from Rolling Stone Australia] said "At 9's best, it's an exhilarating ride through multiple ideas all being born at once. While it will never be Pond's most focused record, it's arguably more interesting to hear the band push forward into new territory than rehash well-trodden ideas."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Song For Agnes" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Human Touch" | 3:20 |
| 3. | "America's Cup" | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Take Me Avalon I'm Young" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Pink Lunettes" | 5:46 |
| 6. | "Czech Locomotive" | 4:50 |
| 7. | "Rambo" | 5:03 |
| 8. | "Gold Cup / Plastic Sole" | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Toast" | 4:10 |
| Total length: | 39:09 | |
References
- ^ "Pink Lunettes - single". Apple Music. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b Newstead, Al (20 May 2021). "POND announce new album with anti-gentrification boogie "America's Cup"". ABC. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Medcalf, Caitlyn (1 July 2021). "Pond Share Sunny New Single "Toast"". MusicFeeds. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
- ^ a b Gallagher, Alex (3 September 2021). "Listen to Pond's thrashing new single "Human Touch"". MusicFeeds. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "POND 9 (CD)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Murray, Robin (20 May 2021). "Pond Announce New Album '9'". www.clashmusic.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ Brewster, Will (20 May 2021). "Pond announce new album 9, detail national tour dates". mixdownmag.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b Buchanan, Rhys (30 September 2021). "Pond 9 review: Perth psych gang make their biggest leap into the unknown". NME. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ a b Di Fabrizio, James (1 October 2021). "Pond Take an Exhilarating Step Into Experimentation and Destruction with 9". Rolling Stone Australia]. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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