Pond

Triumph turns to tragedy

Their only headline dates for this record

"You’d love Cowboy John. He’s just this dude, this awesome dude who rocks up at the studio every now and then. He’s the most eccentric man I’ve ever met. He just writes songs and smokes ciggies and drinks cordial with heaps of ants in it cause he says it’s good for your strength or something."

It’s true the lads are mindful that their sound has been made before, but the reverence with which it is all delivered this time around makes it for a more enjoyable and thorough listen.

"I think we had some idea of exploring the more aggressive psychedelic intensity – strobe lights, metal, tinfoil, black and white kind of neon pixel explosion type thing."

Xanman gives fans a little more of what to expect come August

There's just no slowing these West Australian dudes down, is there?