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Stung!
Stung!
Studio album by Pond
Released	21 June 2024
Studio	Jay Watson's backyard studio; (Fremantle, Western Australia), Dunsborough, Western Australia
Length	54:32
Label	Spinning Top
Producer	Pond;
Pond chronology
Singles from Stung!
	"Neon River"; Released: 31 January 24; "(I'm) Stung"; Released: 27 March 2024; "So Lo"; Released: 28 May 2024;

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Comment: Wikipedia is not a crystal ball; No evidence of notability as of now so wait for the release. GSS ^💬 16:20, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Comment: Highly unlikely that an unreleased album would be notable. DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:41, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100^[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	8/10^[2]
DIY	^[3]
Mojo	^[4]
Exclaim!	6/10^[5]
Rolling Stone Australia	^[6]

Stung! is the tenth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond. It was initially released on 21 June 2024 via Spinning Top. It is the bands first double album^[7] and mostly received praise from critics.

It peaked at 49 on the ARIA Charts.^[8]

Background

According to front man Nick Allbrook, he wrote most the record while "mowing someone’s lawn", furthermore elaborating that:

I went home and put my fingers on the piano and pretty much played the base of it first go. This is a very rare and special treat and buoyed me for weeks. It’s funny because I had a mad crush on someone, and they dropped me like a sack of shit and this song just flew down and clocked me right in the forehead and I felt totally better. Then Gin and Gum added all their magic – cool sounds, passing chords.. It’s about being totally pathetically stung by someone and just having to be cool with it being unrequited. Being resilient, accepting that you are a bit of a goose, but life goes on.^[9]

The record was initially recorded in drummer Jay Watson's backyard studio, but was eventually taken to a studio in Dunsborough, Western Australia where they "swam during the day and recorded at night".^[9] Specific influences for the record include Fleetwood Mac's Tusk and Prince's Sign o' the Times.^[7]

Reception

According to music aggregation site Metacritic, the album has an average score of 81/100 from 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".^[4] James Jennings of Rolling Stone Australia praised Stung!, giving it a 4/5. They described the album as a "obscure psychedelic pop gem from another era". Specific highlights Jennings noted included the "(I'm Stung)", which was described as a "glam-funk stomper", "Neon River", which was described as a "seventies rock freak out", and the "epic centerpiece", "Edge of the World Pt. 3".

Another favorable review by Brad Sked of DIY stated that the album showcased a "blending evolution within their artistry, while still keeping in touch with their otherworldly roots". Some tracks they note include the opener "Constant Picnic", which Sked noted as meandering "towards the ethereal with a surreal, synth-disco -pop ballad that’s an ideal summer soundtrack". "Edge of the World Pt. 3" was also a major highlight which they believed at times veered towards acid jazz and is intertwined with space rock. They also noted that it sounded akin to the works of former drummer and producer Kevin Parker and filmmaker Denis Villeneuve.

A less favorable review by Matthew Teklemarian of Exclaim! gave the record a 6/10. They described the record as being more "ebb and flow, muted in disposition and hyperactivity". Some of the highlights include "Constant Picnic", "Neon River", and "So Lo". Overall, they believe that while the first two-thirds are well paced, the record falls apart in the last third, describing it as "where indistinct sanguine ballads are sent to die. A hitherto expertly controlled buzz is bogged down by demos fleshed out in perfunctory fashion".

Track listing

*Stung!* track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Constant Picnic"	3:29
2.	"(I'm) Stung"	3:55
3.	"Neon River"	4:12
4.	"So Lo"	3:48
5.	"Black Lung"	4:28
6.	"Sunrise For the Lonely"	3:30
7.	"Elf Bar Blues"	2:06
8.	"Edge of the World Pt. 3"	8:07
9.	"Stars in Silken Sheets"	0:35
10.	"Boys Don't Crash"	3:46
11.	"O' UV Ray"	4:15
12.	"Last Elvis"	3:34
13.	"Elephant Gun"	3:16
14.	"Fell From Grace With the Sea"	5:17
Total length:		54:25

Personnel

Pond

Nick Allbrook – vocals, flute, keys, synth, guitar, bass, slide guitar, occasional drums, production
Joe Ryan – guitar, vocals, bass, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, occasional synth, production
Jay Watson – drums, vocals, bass, guitar, keys, synth, production and mixing
Jamie Terry – keys, synth, organ, bass, occasional guitar, production
James "Gin" Ireland – drums, occasional keys, production, and mixing

Charts

Chart performance for *Stung!*
Chart (2021)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[8]	49

References

^ Taysom, Joe (27 March 2024). "Pond break down adventurous new album 'Stung!': "There's no point churning things out"". Far Out. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (2024-06-19). "Pond - Stung! | Reviews". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2024-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Pond - Stung!". DIY. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c Stung! by Pond, retrieved 2024-07-10
^ "Pond Aren't Quite Sharp Enough on 'Stung!' | Exclaim!". Pond Aren't Quite Sharp Enough on 'Stung!' | Exclaim!. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ "Pond 'Stung!': Album Review". Rolling Stone Australia. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ ^a ^b "Pond Announce New Album Stung!, Share Title Track: Stream". 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ ^a ^b "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
^ ^a ^b "Pond Announce New Album 'Stung!': Hear "(I'm) Stung"". Stereogum. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[1] Taysom, Joe (27 March 2024). "Pond break down adventurous new album 'Stung!': "There's no point churning things out"". Far Out. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[2] Interviews, Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews &; ClashMusic (2024-06-19). "Pond - Stung! | Reviews". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Retrieved 2024-07-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[:3-3] "Pond - Stung!". DIY. 2024-06-19. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[:1-4] Stung! by Pond, retrieved 2024-07-10

[:4-5] "Pond Aren't Quite Sharp Enough on 'Stung!' | Exclaim!". Pond Aren't Quite Sharp Enough on 'Stung!' | Exclaim!. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[:2-6] "Pond 'Stung!': Album Review". Rolling Stone Australia. 2024-06-20. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[:5-7] "Pond Announce New Album Stung!, Share Title Track: Stream". 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[:6-8] "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". www.aria.com.au. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

[:0-9] "Pond Announce New Album 'Stung!': Hear "(I'm) Stung"". Stereogum. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-07-10.

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+}}'''''Stung!''''' is the tenth studio album by Australian [[psychedelic rock]] band [[Pond (Australian band)|Pond]]. It was initially released on 21 June 2024 via Spinning Top. It is the bands first [[double album]]<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Pond Announce New Album Stung!, Share Title Track: Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2024/03/pond-stung-stream/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> and mostly received praise from critics.
+It peaked at 49 on the [[ARIA Charts]].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |title=ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart |url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/charts/albums-chart |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=www.aria.com.au |language=en}}</ref>
-'''''Stung!''''' is the upcoming tenth [[studio album]] by Australian [[psychedelic rock]] band [[Pond (Australian band)|Pond]]. It is scheduled to be released on 21 June 2024 by Spinning Top Records.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Downs |first1=Sarah |title=Pond Announce New Album and Australian Tour|url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/pond-stung-album-australian-tour-57025/ |website=Rolling Stone Australia |date=26 March 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chelosky |first1=Danielle |title=Pond Announce New Album 'Stung!': Hear "(I'm) Stung"|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2257129/pond-im-stung/music/ |website=Stereogum |date=27 March 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref>
+== Background ==
+According to front man [[Nick Allbrook]], he wrote most the record while "mowing someone’s lawn", furthermore elaborating that:<blockquote>I went home and put my fingers on the piano and pretty much played the base of it first go. This is a very rare and special treat and buoyed me for weeks. It’s funny because I had a mad crush on someone, and they dropped me like a sack of shit and this song just flew down and clocked me right in the forehead and I felt totally better. Then Gin and Gum added all their magic – cool sounds, passing chords.. It’s about being totally pathetically stung by someone and just having to be cool with it being unrequited. Being resilient, accepting that you are a bit of a goose, but life goes on.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-03-27 |title=Pond Announce New Album 'Stung!': Hear "(I'm) Stung" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2257129/pond-im-stung/music/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref></blockquote>The record was initially recorded in drummer [[Jay Watson]]'s backyard studio, but was eventually taken to a studio in [[Dunsborough, Western Australia]] where they "swam during the day and recorded at night".<ref name=":0" /> Specific influences for the record include [[Fleetwood Mac]]'s [[Tusk (album)|''Tusk'']] and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]]'s [[Sign o' the Times|''Sign o' the Times'']].<ref name=":5" />
+== Reception ==
+According to music aggregation site [[Metacritic]], the album has an average score of 81/100 from 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name=":1">{{Citation |title=Stung! by Pond |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/stung!/pond |access-date=2024-07-10 |language=en}}</ref> James Jennings of [[Rolling Stone Australia]] praised ''Stung!'', giving it a 4/5. They described the album as a "obscure [[psychedelic pop]] gem from another era". Specific highlights Jennings noted included the "(I'm Stung)", which was described as a "[[Glam rock|glam]]-[[funk]] stomper", "Neon River", which was described as a "seventies rock freak out", and the "epic centerpiece", "Edge of the World Pt. 3".
+Another favorable review by Brad Sked of [[DIY (magazine)|''DIY'']] stated that the album showcased a "blending evolution within their artistry, while still keeping in touch with their otherworldly roots". Some tracks they note include the opener "Constant Picnic", which Sked noted as meandering "towards the ethereal with a surreal, synth-[[disco]][[Synth-pop|-pop]] ballad that’s an ideal summer soundtrack". "Edge of the World Pt. 3" was also a major highlight which they believed at times veered towards [[acid jazz]] and is intertwined with [[space rock]]. They also noted that it sounded akin to the works of former drummer and producer [[Kevin Parker (musician)|Kevin Parker]] and filmmaker [[Denis Villeneuve]].
+A less favorable review by Matthew Teklemarian of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' gave the record a 6/10. They described the record as being more "ebb and flow, muted in disposition and hyperactivity". Some of the highlights include "Constant Picnic", "Neon River", and "So Lo". Overall, they believe that while the first two-thirds are well paced, the record falls apart in the last third, describing it as "where indistinct sanguine [[Ballad|ballads]] are sent to die. A hitherto expertly controlled buzz is bogged down by demos fleshed out in perfunctory fashion".
 == Track listing ==
 {{Track listing
+| headline      = ''Stung!'' track listing
-| all_writing = [[Nicholas Allbrook]], [[Jay Watson]], [[Shiny Joe Ryan|Joseph Ryan]], James Ireland, and Jamie Terry
+| total_length  = 54:25
-| title1 = Constant Picnic
+| title1        = Constant Picnic
-| length1 = 3:30
+| length1       = 3:29
-| title2 = (I'm) Stung
+| title2        = (I'm) Stung
-| length2 = 3:56
+| length2       = 3:55
-| title3 = Neon River
+| title3        = Neon River
-| length3 = 4:13
+| length3       = 4:12
-| title4 = So Lo
-| length4 = 3:49
+| title4        = So Lo
+| length4       = 3:48
-| title5 = Black Lung
+| title5        = Black Lung
-| length5 = 4:29
+| length5       = 4:28
-| title6 = Sunrise for the Lonely
+| title6        = Sunrise For the Lonely
-| length6 = 3:31
-| title7 = Elf Bar Blues
+| length6       = 3:30
+| title7        = Elf Bar Blues
-| length7 = 2:07
-| title8 = Edge of the World, Pt. 3
+| length7       = 2:06
+| title8        = Edge of the World Pt. 3
-| length8 = 8:08
+| length8       = 8:07
-| title9 = Stars In Silken Sheets
+| title9        = Stars in Silken Sheets
-| length9 = 0:36
+| length9       = 0:35
-| title10 = Boys Don't Crash
+| title10       = Boys Don't Crash
-| length10 = 3:47
-| title11 = O, UV Ray
+| length10      = 3:46
+| title11       = O' UV Ray
-| length11 = 4:16
+| length11      = 4:15
-| title12 = Last Elvis
+| title12       = Last Elvis
-| length12 = 3:35
+| length12      = 3:34
-| title13 = Elephant Gun
+| title13       = Elephant Gun
-| length13 = 3:17
-| title14 = Fell From Grace With the Sea
+| length13      = 3:16
+| title14       = Fell From Grace With the Sea
-| length14 = 5:18
-| total_length = 54:32
+| length14      = 5:17
 }}
-== References ==
+== Personnel ==
+'''Pond'''
-{{reflist}}
+* [[Nick Allbrook]] – vocals, flute, keys, synth, guitar, bass, slide guitar, occasional drums, production
-{{Pond (Australian band)}}
+* [[Shiny Joe Ryan|Joe Ryan]] – guitar, vocals, bass, 12-string guitar, slide guitar, occasional synth, production
+* [[Jay Watson]] – drums, vocals, bass, guitar, keys, synth, production and mixing
+* Jamie Terry – keys, synth, organ, bass, occasional guitar, production
+* James "Gin" Ireland – drums, occasional keys, production, and mixing
+== Charts ==
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+! scope="col" |Peak
+position
+|-
+! scope="row" |Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name=":6" />
+|49
+|}
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