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Jay Watson
Jay Watson (born 27 May 1990 ) is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the psychedelic rock bands Tame Impala and Pond. Watson records solo material under the name GUM and, as of 2021, has released five studio albums under this name and two singles/ extended plays. Career Watson was born in Carnarvon, and grew up in Northam, Western Australia. He was given the nickname Gumby, which referred to the clay animation TV show of the same name. When he began recording his own material, Watson shortened the name to GUM. Under the GUM moniker, Watson released ''Delorean Highway'' digitally in Australia on 30 May 2014. Most of the material had been recorded in 2011, leaving Watson to note that "when it finally came out it felt so good! But it felt so old to me". An LP release of ''Delorean Highway'' was restricted to a thousand copies. The album was described as a collection of "paranoid pop songs" that are "mostly about ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnarvon, Western Australia
Carnarvon is a coastal town situated approximately north of Perth, in Western Australia. It lies at the mouth of the Gascoyne River on the Indian Ocean. The popular Shark Bay world heritage area lies to the south of the town and the Ningaloo Reef and the popular tourist town of Exmouth lie to the north. Within Carnarvon is the Mungullah Aboriginal Community. Inland, Carnarvon has strong links with the town of Gascoyne Junction and the Burringurrah Community. At the 2021 census, Carnarvon had a population of 4,879. History The Inggarda people are the traditional owners of the region around Carnarvon. Before European settlement the place now called Carnarvon, located at the mouth of the Gascoyne River, was known as ''Kuwinywardu'' which means "neck of water". Australian-Aboriginals associating with the Carnarvon area typically associate as being Yamatji, traditionally speaking the Wajarri language. The town was founded in 1883, initially as a port and supply centre for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaconsfield, Western Australia
Beaconsfield is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. It was named after a property of the same name in the area in the 1880s; the name was officially adopted from the post office on 1 August 1894. The name's origin is unknown, but it probably comes from the town in England or the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, a former Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Beaconsfield is predominantly a low to medium density residential suburb with extensive community facilities including Fremantle College, several primary schools, and an array of open space recreation reserves and local shops. Facilities and amenities Parks and playgrounds *Beacy Park *Davis Park *Dick Lawrence Oval *Hilton Park Soccer Fields *Ken Allen Field *James Moore Pioneer Park *Bruce Lee Reserve Transport facilities *Bus routes available Schools and education There are a number of schools in the suburb including several primary and one high school. *Beaco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innerspeaker
''Innerspeaker'' is the debut studio album by Australian musical project Tame Impala. Recorded at a remote beach shack in Western Australia during the winter of 2009, the album was released on 21 May 2010 by Modular Recordings. ''Innerspeaker'' was acclaimed by critics for its reminiscence of 1960s psychedelic rock. The album peaked at number 4 on the ARIA Charts and was certified platinum in the country. At the J Awards of 2010, the album won Australian Album of the Year. It was recognized as the 83rd Best Album of the Decade So Far by ''Pitchfork'' in August 2014. In March 2021, a 4xLP reissue of the album was released to celebrate the album's 10th anniversary. Background Tame Impala had previously released their self-titled EP in 2008 and single " Sundown Syndrome" in 2009. In the lead-up to the release of ''Innerspeaker'', four small video snippets were released through their YouTube channel, showing them practicing the songs, "The Bold Arrow of Time", "Island Walking" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tame Impala (EP)
''Tame Impala'' is the second extended play (EP) by Australian musical project Tame Impala, released on 11 October 2008 by Modular Recordings. It reached number 1 on the Australian Independent Record Labels (AIR) Chart and number 10 on the ARIA Physical Singles Chart. Three singles were released from the EP: "Desire Be Desire Go", " Half Full Glass of Wine" and "Skeleton Tiger". All three received national radio airplay on the Triple J network. " Half Full Glass of Wine" reached number 75 on the Triple J Hottest 100. The song is also featured on the Hottest 100 compilation CD/DVD. It was reissued in 2013 as part of the Record Store Day with the track "Wander" making its first appearance on vinyl. Recording The songs on the EP were selected from a list of approximately 20 songs that Kevin Parker had recorded as far back as 2003, which he had sent to their label Modular Recordings. Speaking about the EP release Parker said "Most of the songs on the EP were never meant to be heard by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9 (Pond Album)
''9'' is the ninth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond. It was released on 1 October 2021 by Spinning Top Records. The album was produced by the band themselves, the first since 2012's '' Beard, Wives, Denim'' to not be co-produced by former member Kevin Parker, with bandmates Jay Watson and James Ireland on mixing duties. ''9'' became the band's first ARIA top ten album, debuting at number 6 on the chart. A deluxe version of the album was released on 20 May 2022. Background The album was announced on 20 May 2021, alongside second single "America's Cup". Upon announcement, Nick Allbrook said "We'd settled into a pretty tight routine with the last few albums and wanted to shake a boat with this so we started off with filling a few tape reels with some absolutely heinous improvised sonic babble which, after much sifting, became the first few songs of the album. We also wanted to up the tempo. The last few albums have a neat little mantra or repetitive theme. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tasmania (album)
''Tasmania'' is the eighth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond. It was released on 1 March 2019 by Spinning Top Records via Caroline Australia ( Interscope Records internationally). As with previous Pond albums, it is also produced by former member and Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker. It features 10 tracks, led by third single "Daisy". At the AIR Awards of 2020, the album was nominated for Best Independent Rock Album or EP. Background ''Tasmania'' has been called a "sister album" to the band's previous record, 2017's '' The Weather''. It was recorded in Fremantle, Western Australia. Concept ''Tasmania'', much like the band's previous release, ''The Weather'', is a concept album that continues exploring certain themes and topics touched on in that record. In a statement, the band called the album a "dejected meditation on planetary discord, water, machismo, shame, blame and responsibility, love, blood and empire". In addition, the band also stated that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weather (Pond Album)
''The Weather'' is the seventh studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond. It was released on 5 May 2017 by Marathon Artists. As with previous Pond albums, it is also produced by former member and Tame Impala frontman Kevin Parker. It features 10 tracks, led by its first single "Sweep Me Off My Feet". Background Pond frontman Nicholas Allbrook has described the album as a "concept album, not completely about Perth, but focusing on all the weird contradictory things that make up a lot of colonial cities around the world. Laying out all the dark things underneath the shimmering exterior of cranes, development, money and white privilege. It’s not our place, but it is our place. British, but Australian, but not REAL Australian. On the edge of the world with a hell of a lot of fucked things defining our little city, still we try and live a wholesome respectful life, while being inherently disrespectful. At the end of all this confusion in our weird little white ant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man It Feels Like Space Again
''Man It Feels Like Space Again'' is the sixth album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, released on 23 January 2015 in Australia. Critical reception ''Man It Feels Like Space Again'' received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Accolades Track listing Personnel Pond * Nick Allbrook – mixing, engineering, design, layout; vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9), guitar (6), background vocals (8) * Jay Watson Jay Watson (born 27 May 1990 ) is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, producer, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the psychedelic rock bands Tame Impala and Pond. Watson records solo material under the name GUM and, as of 2 ... – mixing, engineering, design, layout; drums (1–5, 7, 9), vocals (6), bass guitar (8) * Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hobo Rocket
''Hobo Rocket'' is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band Pond. It was released in August 2013 under Modular Recordings Modular Recordings (known simply as Modular) is an Australian record label founded in 1998 by Steve Pavlovic that is currently owned by Universal Music Australia. It has released music from local artists such as Eskimo Joe, Ben Lee, The Avalan .... Track listing Charts References 2013 albums Modular Recordings albums Pond (Australian band) albums Albums produced by Kevin Parker {{2010s-indie-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beard, Wives, Denim
''Beard, Wives, Denim'' is the fourth album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, released by Modular Recordings on 2 March 2012 in Australia. Most of the recording was done over two weeks at Zampatti Farm, Eagle Bay, Western Australia in 2010, which is pictured on the album cover. Background While it's the fourth album released overall by Pond, ''Beard, Wives, Denim'' was released to more critical acclaim and received more mainstream attention than past efforts. Earlier albums featured a more experimental sound and improvisational aspect to them, whereas ''Beard, Wives, Denim'' honed in on more typical rock music Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States an ... structure, albeit with mid-song jams remaining intact. Track listing Personnel * Nick "Paisley Adams" Allbroo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frond (album)
''Frond'' is the third studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond A pond is an area filled with water, either natural or artificial, that is smaller than a lake. Defining them to be less than in area, less than deep, and with less than 30% emergent vegetation helps in distinguishing their ecology from ..., released on September 6, 2010 through Hole In The Sky. Track listing References 2010 albums Pond (Australian band) albums Albums produced by Kevin Parker {{2010s-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corridors Of Blissterday
''Corridors of Blissterday'' is the second studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond A pond is an area filled with water, either natural or artificial, that is smaller than a lake. Defining them to be less than in area, less than deep, and with less than 30% emergent vegetation helps in distinguishing their ecology from ..., released on 4 June 2009 through Badminton Bandit. It was described as "a frenzied effort recorded live with an eight piece band at some point (nobody seems to remember exactly when) in 2009." In March 2012 Pond member Jay Watson (drums, guitar) described their early work to Bryget Chrisfield of ''Inpress'', "We were just a freeform, acid-rock jam band thing. We didn't really have songs or anything, you know. We did that for a while, the first two albums 'Psychedelic Mango'' and ''Corridors Of Blissterday''are kinda like that, and then I think we thought that everyone thought we were just stoner idiots and so we wanted to prove – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
