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 early-80’s electro-pop sound. The opening “Skyworks” successfully sets the tone for what is to follow as the New Wave-laden synths, tight, revved-up riffs, and drum machine get the dance floor packed in rousing fashion.

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