Hobo Rocket
Pond shares two members with Tame Impala and is likely to be considered a side project even though Hobo Rocket is their fifth album. They also share a sound, focusing on fuzzed-out effects-heavy psych jams.
Once viewed solely as a Tame Impala side project, Pond's return finds them carving their own niche using rough, sloppy jams as their tools.
Considering that both bands share members and a similarly psychedelic mindset, Tame Impala are often the introductory gateway drug for the less established Pond.
Tame Impala guru Kevin Parker gets the bulk of the press, but Pond are likely the nucleus of Perth's forward-thinking (and backwards-sounding) rock scene.
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.
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>