Man It Feels Like Space Again
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Released | 23 January 2015 | |||
Recorded | June 2013–August 2014 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic rock[1] | |||
Length | 45:08 | |||
Label | Caroline Records | |||
Producer | Kevin Parker | |||
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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
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 78/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Head Heritage | Positive[3] |
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Drowned in Sound | 7/10[6] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[7] |
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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".[2]
Accolades
[edit]Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
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NME | NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 34[13] |
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Waiting Around for Grace" | Allbrook | 5:10 | |
2. | "Elvis' Flaming Star" |
| Allbrook | 3:25 |
3. | "Holding Out for You" | Ryan | Ryan | 4:44 |
4. | "Zond" |
| Allbrook | 4:04 |
5. | "Heroic Shart" | Allbrook | Allbrook | 4:05 |
6. | "Sitting Up on Our Crane" | Watson | Watson | 6:00 |
7. | "Outside Is the Right Side" |
| Allbrook | 5:10 |
8. | "Medicine Hat" | Ryan | Ryan | 4:08 |
9. | "Man It Feels Like Space Again" |
| Allbrook | 8:22 |
Total length: | 45:08 |
Personnel
[edit]Pond
- Nick Allbrook – mixing, engineering, design, layout; vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9), guitar (6), background vocals (8)
- Jay Watson – mixing, engineering, design, layout; drums (1–5, 7, 9), vocals (6), bass guitar (8)
- Joseph Ryan – mixing, engineering, design, layout; vocals (3, 8), guitar (1, 7), background vocals (2, 9), synthesizer programming (4)
- Jamie Terry – mixing, engineering, design, layout; keyboards (1), bass guitar (3), background vocals (8)
Additional personnel
- Rob Grant – mastering
- Kevin Parker – mixing, engineering
- Lukas Glickman – engineering
- Bjenny Montero – artwork, design, layout
Charts
[edit]Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ Oliver, Huw (28 January 2015). "POND: "I just remember lots of late nights..."". DIY. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ a b "Man It Feels Like Space Again Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Pond Man It Feels Like Space Again". HeadHeritage.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Thomas, Fred (1 February 2015). "Man It feels Like Space Again - Pond". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
- ^ Hunt, El (26 January 2015). "Pond - Man It feels Like Space Again". diymag.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Moore, Sam (23 January 2015). "Pond - Man It Feels Like Space Again". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Pond Man It Feels like Space Again". exclaim.ca/. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ True, Everett (26 January 2015). "Pond: Man it Feels Like Space Again review – indulgent, trippy and at times off-kilter". theguardian.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Shepherd, Sam (26 January 2015). "Pond – Man It Feels Like Space Again". .musicomh.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (21 January 2015). "Pond - 'Man It Feels Like Space Again'". NME.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Marsh, Graeme (1 January 2015). "Pond - Man It Feels Like Space Again". RenownedForSound.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Teague, Marcus (19 January 2015). "Pond - Man It Feels like Space Again". rollingstoneaus.com. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "NME'S Albums of the Year 2015". nme.com. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Pond – Man It Feels Like Space Again". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 January 2015.