Pond (Australian band)

Pond
Pond performing at Primavera Sound in 2019. Left to right: Jay Watson, Nick Allbrook, Jamie Terry
Pond performing at Primavera Sound in 2019. Left to right: Jay Watson, Nick Allbrook, Jamie Terry
Background information
OriginPerth, Western Australia, Australia
Genres
Years active2008–present
Labels
Spinoff ofTame Impala
Members
Past members
  • Nick Odell
  • Jeremy Cope
  • Cam Avery
  • Richard Ingham
  • Felicity Groom
  • Matthew Saville
  • Kevin Parker
  • Julien Barbagallo
  • Ben McDonald
Websitepond.band

Pond is an Australian psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Initially featuring a revolving line-up, since 2016 the band has consisted of Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson, Shiny Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland.

Pond is often heavily associated with fellow Perth-based psychedelic rock/pop band Tame Impala, as members of both groups are longtime close friends and collaborators. Watson is currently a full-time member of both acts. Lead singer Allbrook contributed to both bands from 2009 to 2013 before leaving Tame Impala to focus on Pond and his own solo career. Multi-instrumentalists Ryan and Ireland serve as crew members for Tame Impala's live act. In addition, current Tame Impala members Kevin Parker, Cam Avery, and Julien Barbagallo are all former members of Pond. Parker continued to work with the band as its record producer until 2020, and Avery collaborated with Allbrook as the duo Allbrook/Avery. Watson and Ireland sometimes collaborate under the name GUM & Ginoli, remixing songs originally recorded by other artists.

As of January 2024, Pond has released nine studio albums and one live album.