They say there’s no rest for the wicked, and the same seems to be true of psychedelic-rockers.
You’d think that with the great successes that both Tame Impala and Pond have seen in the last 12 months they’d be taking the next little while to have a break, take a breath and, revel in their newfound fame. But you’d be very wrong.
It’s full steam ahead for the two-fifths of the NME-list topping band Tame Impala who are also part of the musical collective that is Pond, (not to mention a huge string of other side projects) who recently announced the release of a new album Hobo Rocket.
An introduction to the world of Hobo Rocket came with previously unveiled Cretaceous-era space-rock jam ‘Giant Tortoise‘. Now comes the second sonic onslaught from the forthcoming album in the form of new single ‘Xanman’.
Lifted off Hobo Rocket (out August 2nd here in Oz), the song has long been a part of their notoriously wild live show, and is now available for the first time in recorded form, as a stream below or single for purchase.
Hobo Rocket is the fifth LP from the five-piece, made up Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson, Cam Avery, Joseph Ryan, and Jamie Terry, who set out to make a record that captures a portion of rock music’s great, decadent history through a personal lens.
Known for their brutally raucous live shows, Pond have captured that intensity on record, cramming as much loose, live emotion into a 40 minute album as possible. Bassist Joe Ryan also revealed in an interview with Tone Deaf last year that the band recorded their latest LP at Fremantle’s Wastleand Studios, “owned by the guys from Eskimo Joe and we did it in three nights,” explains Ryan, describing it as “a pretty sonic album with a lot of feedback and crazy shit.” The sound of Hobo Rocket is “heavier; more like Earth or one of those kinds of bands.
Meanwhile Jay Watson (also of Perth cosmonauts Tame Impala) revealed that Hobo Rocket is in fact the first of many new releases from the members of Pond, with each member releasing solo albums in the coming months. Until then, we have Hobo Rocket – the follow-up to the critically acclaimed 2012 LP Beard, Wives, Denim. Strap in, it’ll be quite the lift-off.
Hobo Rocket will be out August 2nd (AUS), August 5th (UK/EU), August 6th (USA).
