POND 'Stung!'
On 'Stung!', POND gleefully, madly, and willfully lean into double-LP largesse, tapping the spirit of 'Tusk' and 'Sign ‘O’ the Times' by funneling 14 songs into the most unfettered and splendid hour of their recording career. A band for the better part of two decades, Pond has accepted (with no small joy or relief) that they are no longer beholden to shifting expectations of cool. That idea has empowered them, allowing them to play precisely what they want, to not move toward any goal but being themselves.
Moving with verve and aplomb, POND turn unexpected musical corners with audible grins wiped across their faces. Stung! is, above all, a fun record, a spirited road map of POND's collected enthusiasms. Few bands have the skills and experience to sound this confident; they do not shy away from any of it.
