Pond "Stung!" Color:Splatter Bee (/5000) but the highlight is Elfman's

but the highlight is Elfman's singing

and New Wave melodrama of "Soft Shock"

which finds the singer addressing civil unrest and systemic racism with unflinching candor

“Masquerade of Madness was released digitally in 2019 before our North American tour

with an additional disc of bonus material - including two original unreleased recordings from the era: 'If You Say the Word' and 'Follow Me Around'

Pond "Stung!" Color:Splatter Bee (/5000) but the highlight is Elfman'sPond are one of the most versatile, inquisitive, and accomplished bands of the psychedelic rock vanguard. The last four Pond albums have been showcases of tidiness and brevity, 10 ideas always tucked into 40 minutes or so. But on Stung!, they gleefully, madly, and wilfully lean into double LP largesse, tapping the spirit of Tusk and Sign O the Times by funnelling 14 songs into the most unfettered and splendid hour of their recording career. Stung!