[DID NOT ATTEND: December 1, 2022] Pond [rescheduled from January 12]
I saw Pond back in 2018 at Union Transfer. The show was really fun and the crowd was really intense.
I was surprised that they’d downgraded their tour to Underground Arts this time.
I’m not sure what didn’t inspire me about this show as my recollection of the previous show is petty positive. And it has been four years.
Well, maybe next time the come I’ll go to that one.
Opener Cryogeyser says this about themselves on their bandcamp: “Three piece from Los Angeles. Cute.”
Flood Magazine writes that
Distortion and reverb are their friends, but none of their music feels consumed or overwhelmed by such effects. A mix of dreampop, shoegaze, and grunge, the LA-based trio balance their stone-heavy rhythmic section of bassist Hunter Martinez and drummer McCoy Kirgo with the swirling melodies and heaven-reaching vocals of singer-guitarist Shawn Marom.
Their music is quite stark and spare, though for all the reverb. There’s also a sense of 50s girl group about them. I’d be curious to see how that translates live.
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