{"id":2466285,"date":"2026-06-19T01:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2466285"},"modified":"2026-06-19T01:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T01:08:54","slug":"pond-release-new-album-terrestrials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/pond-release-new-album-terrestrials\/","title":{"rendered":"Pond Release New Album &#8216;Terrestrials&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Pond have released\u00a0<em>Terrestrials<\/em>, their 11th studio album and the latest chapter in the Australian psych-rock band\u2019s ever-evolving catalogue.<\/p>\n<p>This time, they set themselves a challenge. No fuzz petal. No ballads. No \u201cPink Floyd shit.\u201d Instead, <em>Terrestrials\u00a0<\/em>draws on Australian pub rock and post-punk, trading sprawling psych jams for a tighter, more urgent sound.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For band members Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson, Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland, <i>Terrestrials<\/i> marks another bold step forward for Pond.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"op-interactive\"><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Terrestrials\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"400\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/2zV4jllZ8rjHsbUQjaMewQ?si=AqgZqN9TSHiSvY8brnh06w&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>The album features standout track \u201cSkyworks\u201d, which explores the tension between Australia Day celebrations and the painful history behind the date.<\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s frontman Nick Allbrook says the song was inspired by the annual fireworks display over Perth\u2019s Swan River.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe skyworks happen every year on the day Australia was invaded and claimed by the crown. They explode over the river in a gaudy display of drunkenness and patriotism, sponsored by the Lotto. We love a flutter,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form justify-content-center my-3 p-0 d-flex align-items-stretch bg-dark text-white\">\n<div class=\"observer-sub-form-info p-3\" style=\"justify-content: start;\">\n<h2 class=\"h5 mb-0 observer-title\">Love Music?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"observer-desc mb-2\"> Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spinner d-none\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Allbook thinks the spectacle reflects the contradictions at the heart of modern Australia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe river is bejewelled with magical glittering lights, and loud bangs that remind some of canons and muskets,\u201d he continues. \u201cThe river is ablaze, magic, filthy, like a Hieronymus Bosch picture, strewn with bottles and shit in the morning. It\u2019s a confusing time for a confused people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Like much of Pond\u2019s catalogue,\u00a0<em>Terrestrials\u00a0<\/em>explores people, place, and identity. Across 10 tracks, the band take on weighty themes such as extractive capitalism, inequality, Indigenous incarceration, environmental destruction, and hope, while drawing on inspiration from a distinctly Australian landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The new album arrives ahead of another big international tour for Pond.<\/p>\n<p>The Aussie band will headline dates across North America before joining Djo for a run of shows through July to September, including a stop at New York\u2019s Forest Hills Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pond\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pond.lnk.to\/TerrestrialsAlbum\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Terrestrials<\/a> is out now.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,document,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');fbq('init','243859349395737');fbq('track','PageView');fbq.disablePushState=true;<\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source au.rollingstone.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pond have released\u00a0Terrestrials, their 11th studio album and the latest chapter in the Australian psych-rock band\u2019s ever-evolving catalogue. This time, they set themselves a challenge. No fuzz petal. No ballads. No \u201cPink Floyd shit.\u201d Instead, Terrestrials\u00a0draws on Australian pub rock and post-punk, trading sprawling psych jams for a tighter, more urgent sound. 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