Pond Trades Psychedelic Wanderlust for Neon New Wave on ‘Terrestrials’ (ALBUM REVIEW) (opens in new tab)

Following up on their expansive 2024 double album Stung!, the Western Australia-based psychedelic rock outfit Pond wanted to tighten things up. The result is the much more focused Terrestrials, a collection of synth-heavy rockers that shine with a neon gleam. The group- Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson, Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland entered the studio with three rules: no fuzz pedals, no ballads, and, as they say, “no Pink Floyd shit”. The resulting ten songs are supremely focused on an e...