About this song
- After kicking off a new era and upping the tempo with the wild single ‘Pink Lunettes’, Pond are back with a new song, 'America's Cup'. Both will feature on the band's ninth studio album, "cleverly named 9" frontman Nick Allbrook deadpans. The band leader explained to triple j that 'America's Cup' isn't an ode to the sailing competition, but instead a dancefloor-charged take on how corporate tycoons changed Western Australia forever following Alan Bond bankrolling the 1983 America’s Cup win for Australia. “This watershed moment between Fremantle being a fishing warehouse, kind-of-port town to being a hyper-gentrified, natural wine hub,” Allbrook told triple j Dive with a giggle. So, not your usual fodder for a boogie, then? And make no mistake, this thing funks! “It’s definitely a reflection on the classic Perth syndrome of being a country town desperately desperately trying to be a city. I’m always reminded of that when I see Lamborghinis in Perth. It looks so silly.” That absurdity pumps through Allbrook's lyrics and the music video, directed by frequent collaborator Kristofski. Listen/watch below. Musically, this track isn’t as feverish as ‘Pink Lunettes’ but its slinky digi-funk does show the manic spontaneity the band are leaning into after making, in Allbrook's words, “three albums of pretty polished, mid-tempo pop.” 9 arrives 1 October and contains nine songs (obviously). Notably, it's the first Pond release since their earliest days not to be produced by Kevin Parker (y'know, Tame guy?). Instead, POND self-produced the record while bandmates James Ireland and Jay Watson handled mixing themselves. “The whole record is quite short for us, and quite fast,” explained Watson (also of Tame Impala and GUM fame). “It’s not simple, but we wanted it to be punk music; not actually punk but that sort of feeling. Really succinct and hectic.” You can also expect strings, horns, and more of the darting across the musical spectrum that has kept Pond one of WA’s most revered and exciting bands over the past decade. . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
