Australian psych-rock shapeshifters Pond continue teasing their upcoming album 'Terrestrials' with the release of expansive new single 'Through the Heather,' ahead of the record’s arrival on on the 19th June via their newly launched imprint Mangovision.
Born during a European tour and initially pieced together in hotel rooms surrounded by junk food, television and tour exhaustion, the track somehow transforms those unglamorous surroundings into something deeply atmospheric and strangely beautiful. Built from experiments created by drummer James Ireland and later expanded alongside founding member Jay Watson, 'Through the Heather' carries a hazy, melancholic warmth that feels simultaneously intimate and cinematic.
Frontman Nicholas Allbrook describes the process with characteristic humour, but beneath the jokes lies a song rich in texture and emotional pull. Thunderous spring reverb crashes against shimmering instrumentation, while the track drifts with the slow-moving atmosphere of heat haze and coastal isolation.
The single also offers another glimpse into the aesthetic world of 'Terrestrials', an album reportedly shaped by unusual studio rules: no fuzz pedals, no ballads and no “Pink Floyd shit.” Instead, the band leaned into a strange collision between classic Australian rock and gothic post-punk influences, imagining the record through the lens of “Goths at the pub.”
Watch the new video for 'Through The Heather' in the player below.
