Pool Party Ponderosa SKU: NW5058 Barcode: 607396505814 13.00 £13.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: New West Released Date: 28th January 2013 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Ponderosa\’s first album, 2011\’s Joe Chiccarelli-produced Moonlight Revival, had a southern roots rock roadhouse sound with just a touch of country thrown in, a bit like an alt-country version of the Black Crowes. The group\’s second effort, Pool Party, released just a year later, is a whole other matter. Produced by Dave Fridmann of Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev fame, Pool Party is full of echoing vocals, muted guitars, backwards guitars, dreamy keyboards, neo-psychedelic touches and an air of care and importance that puts them a lot closer on this outing to a dollar store version of the Flaming Lips than it does the Blasters, say, and it is such a pronounced change of direction, it should almost be looked at as a different band, or a second debut album. It\’s beautifully recorded, sounding like it was tracked in the angels\’ own heavenly pool room, and the vocals soar and echo in space like the angels singing, but somehow it lacks clarity, drifting along in its own sonic zone without bothering to ground itself to mere earth very often. Call it southern gothic dream pop, if you will, but this is a band that knew how to rock, and there\’s not much of that in evidence on Pool Party. The most successful tracks, like the skewed pop of \”Never Come Back\” or the R.E.M.-like title tune, still retain a little of the roots and energy the band showed on its first album. So there\’s no mistake, this is an impressive sounding album, and obviously lovingly put together, but any ragged edges that remain seem deliberately placed, and the end result is a muted soundscape that will please dream pop fans but probably won\’t get anyone up and moving their feet. The question now is, which is the real Ponderosa? Perhaps the third album\’s a charm. ~ Steve Leggett Artist Ponderosa Genre Rock And Pop Label New West Buying Options 180g 1LP Includes Download Code Format 180g , 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country USA Track Listings 01 – For Now I Am Born 02 – Black Hill Smoke 03 – Navajo 04 – Heather 05 – Never Come Back 06 – Pool Party 07 – D-Nile 08 – Get A Gun 09 – On Your Time 10 – Cold Hearted Man Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Sparks Exotic Creatures of the Deep (Deluxe Edition) Rock And Pop | BMG Rights Management | 180g, 2LP Released 27th May 2022 £26.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sparks Exotic Creatures of the Deep (Deluxe Edition) £26.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 4050538697025 Formats: 180g, 2LP Released Date: 27th May 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View De Staat red yellow blue Rock And Pop | Virgin | 10", EP/Mini Album Released 2nd June 2023 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders De Staat red yellow blue £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Virgin SKU: 5522430 Formats: 10", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 2nd June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Jefferson Starship Red Octopus Rock And Pop | Friday Music | 180g, 1LP Released 16th September 2011 £30.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Jefferson Starship Red Octopus £30.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Friday Music SKU: FRMLP9990 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 16th September 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Florence & The Machine Lungs – 10th Anniversary Edition Rock And Pop | Island | 2LP Released 16th August 2019 £70.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Florence & The Machine Lungs – 10th Anniversary Edition £70.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Island SKU: 7760362 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 16th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Guerilla Toss Smack the Brick Rock And Pop | Feeding Tube | 1LP Released 6th April 2015 £21.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Guerilla Toss Smack the Brick £21.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Feeding Tube SKU: FTR190EP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 6th April 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Efterklang with Copenhagen Phil The Piramida Concert Rock And Pop | 4AD | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released 7th June 2013 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Efterklang with Copenhagen Phil The Piramida Concert £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: 4AD SKU: CAD3316 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes CD Released Date: 7th June 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cher Cher Christmas Rock And Pop | Warner Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 17th November 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cher Cher Christmas £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Records SKU: 0093624851189 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 17th November 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Graham's picks View Product Quick View Cure, The Wish – 30th Anniversary Edition Rock And Pop | Polydor | 2LP Released 25th November 2022 £36.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cure, The Wish – 30th Anniversary Edition £36.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 3579314 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 25th November 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View MS MR How Does It Feel? 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