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Rock · 2021 · 9 tracks · 39m

9

Pond

A high-voltage collision of sleek synth-pop and chaotic improvisation. Pond trades cosmic sprawl for zoomed-in human vignettes and jagged, funky rhythms.

October 1, 2021 · Spinning Top Music

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9 feels like a frantic, neon-soaked sprint through a crowded city. It is the sound of a band shedding their skin, moving away from the lush, Kevin Parker-assisted space rock of their mid-career toward something more tactile, rhythmic, and strangely intimate. The production is sharp and aggressive, favoring punchy basslines and staccato synths over the hazy washes of the past. It is an album that demands movement, yet rewards the listener who pays attention to the lyrical zoom-ins on small, human moments.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 39m
01
Song for Agnes
4:14
02
Human Touch
3:20
03
America’s Cup
3:50
04
Take Me Avalon I’m Young
3:31
05
Pink Lunettes
5:46
06
Czech Locomotive
4:52
07
Rambo
5:04
08
Gold Cup / Plastic Sole
4:26
09
Toast
4:10
Moments Worth Listening For
The sharp, funky bassline transition in America's Cup that anchors the swirling synths
The moment Human Touch shifts from its jagged, spoken-word opening into a melodic, soaring chorus
The dense, chaotic layering at the end of Song for Agnes where the improvised babble origins are most audible
The way the tempo pushes forward on Pink Lunettes, creating a sense of breathless, urban paranoia
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does 9 sound next to the rest of Pond's catalogue?

Storytelling+3.2σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

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