POND - Beard, Wives, Denim

I can't express enough my love for the Western Australian band POND. Joseph Ryan, Nick Allbrook and Jay Watson, members of the band Tame Impala, killed it during the SXSW performance I attended at Club DeVille bar. 

The crowd seemed to not know what they were in for. POND came out swinging with their psychedelic grooves. They sounded more punk then their studio recordings. The lead singer spent time in the crowd, on top of the crowd, rolling around on the ground in punk rock fury, and flirting with disaster on top of the speakers. I wanted to say he was wicked drunk but I think he was just a great show-men. They were by far my favorite performers throughout the exhausting week. 

"The band's fourth album, Beard, Wives, Denim is an audio diary of ten friends' strange, terrible and blissful time in the country trying in vain to be a wholesome family band. It sounds just like it, distorted and woozy and fractured and ultimately nostalgic and loving." ~ Modular Records. 

Beard, Wives, Denim, came out March 1st through Modular Records. You can purchase the LP here, for $24.50 plus shipping. And.. I guess I'll mention the CD is also available.

EDIT: Orders to the US will end up being approximately $32.00.

If you have the chance check out their intense live show! 

Tues March 20th || Johnny Brenda’s || Philadelphia, PA *
Wed March 21st || Bowery Ballroom || New York, NY *
Thurs March 22nd || Brighton Music Hall || Boston, MA *
Fri March 23rd || Casa Del Popolo || Montreal, QC *$
Sat March 24th || Cafe Dekcuf || Ottowa, ON *
Sun March 25th || The Drake Hotel || Toronto, ON *
Tues March 27th || Lincoln Hall || Chicago, IL *
Wed March 28th || Taylor University || Upland, IN *
Fri March 30th || Cactus Club || Milwaukee, WI *
Sat March 31st || The Maintenance Shop || Ames, IA *
Mon April 2nd || 7th Street Entry || Minneapolis, MN *
Wed April 4th || A Club || Spokane, WA *
Thurs April 5th || Sunset Tavern || Seattle, WA *
Fri April 6th || The Biltmore Cabaret || Vancouver, BC *
Sat April 7th || Jinx Art Space || Bellingham, WA *
Sun April 8th || Squeak & Squawk Music || Tacoma, WA *
Mon April 9th || Mississippi Studios || Portland, OR *
Wed April 11th || Rickshaw Stop || San Francisco, CA *
Fri April 13th || The Echo || Los Angeles, CA

* with Oberhofer
$ with The Temper Trap
+ with A Place To Bury Strangers
# with Dinosaur Feathers
! with Dive