Hobo Rocket

Pitchfork 5.9/10 Hobo Rocket quickly becomes a collation of the kind of wigged-out studio tricks that Lonerism was notable for avoiding or at least minimizing, an idea of what Tame Impala would be without Kevin Parker’s consummate songwriting and meticulous editing.

NME 4/5 Pond’s fifth album, ‘Hobo Rocket’, bristles with unrestrained creativity and sonic exploration, while verging away from pastoral prog towards a harder garage blues slant.

The Line of Best Fit 7/10 It demonstrates that rather than being just a side-project to a more commercially and critically successful cousin, Pond are an entirely different beast in their own right – and no less a force to be reckoned with.

DIY 4/5 Allbrook, Watson, Avery, Ryan, and Terry clearly grow newly infatuated with music every time they play a note – ‘Hobo Rocket’ is a genuinely believable, and extremely successful celebration.

All Music 3.5/5 Wide-eyed wonder still intact, there's a lot of depth to explore in the 30 minutes of Hobo Rocket, from bombastic glam, to chugging stoner rock, to colorful psychedelia -- all of it odd as usual.

Under The Radar 6.0/10 Pond's Hobo Rocket is an exercise in organized chaos. When the band organizes its classic rock tendencies, hammering down power chords and feeding a hunger for severe fuzzy guitar freakouts, it makes for a perfect storm.

Pop Matters 6/10 Pond manages like TSOOL to freshen trippy classic rock tropes with a calm command of the genre, not for 20-minute drum solos or stadium-ready riffs, but with a sense of the unexpected.

The Guardian 3/5 The Tame Impala alter ego's fifth album is at its best when they ease off the ideas and allow their psychedelic majesty to shine through, writes <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>