POND – “(I’m) Stung” [Video]

Prolific and beloved psychedelic rock band Pond has announced Stung! which will be released June 21, 2024 via Spinning Top Records. Stung! marks the Perth band’s tenth album. With the album announcement comes new single “(I’m) Stung,”.

“I wrote most of this while mowing someone’s lawn. I went home and put my fingers on the piano and pretty much played the base of it first go. This is a very rare and special treat and buoyed me for weeks. It’s funny because I had a mad crush on someone, and they dropped me like a sack of shit and this song just flew down and clocked me right in the forehead and I felt totally better. Then Gin and Gum added all their magic – cool sounds, passing chords..

It’s about being totally pathetically stung by someone and just having to be cool with it being unrequited. Being resilient, accepting that you are a bit of a goose, but life goes on.”

Following a run of dates in Australia supporting Queens of the Stone Age, Pond is returning to the US for a run of make-up dates, with many of the same dates that were previously scheduled, including shows in Los Angeles, Austin, Denver and more. See below for a full rundown of these make-up dates and other headline shows across the globe.

Pre-order your copy of Stung! on 180g 2LP “Bee” vinyl here .

NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:
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5.1.24 – The Basement East – Nashville, TN
5.2.24 – The Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
5.3.24 – Shaky Knees Festival – Atlanta, GA
5.4.24 – Terminal West – Atlanta, GA
5.7.24 – Mohawk – Austin, TX
5.8.24 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
5.9.24 – Trees – Dallas, TX
5.11.24 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
5.12.24 – Kilby Court Block Party – Salt Lake City, UT
5.15.24 – The New Parish – Oakland, CA
5.16.24 – Lodge Room – Los Angeles, CA
5.17.24 – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA
5.18.24 – The Observatory OC – Santa Ana, CA
UK/EU TOUR:
9.24.24 Papillon – Southampton, UK
9.26.24 – Gorilla – Manchester, UK
9.27.24 – The Wardrobe – Leeds, UK
9.28.24 – The Grove – Newcastle, UK
9.29.24 – King Tut’s Wah Wah – Glasgow, UK
10.1.24 – XOYO Birmingham – Birmingham, UK
10.2.24 – Thekla – Bristol, UK
10.3.24 – Scala – London, UK
10.5.24 – La Trabendo – Paris, FR
10.6.24 – La Grand Salon, Botanique – Brussels, BE
10.7.24 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, NL
10.8.24 – Bürgerhaus Stollwerck – Cologne, DE
10.10.24 – Hole44 – Berlin, DE
10.11.24 – Fabrik – Hamburg, DE
10.13.24 – Vega – Copenhagen, DK
AUS TOUR:
06.14.24 – VIVID Sydney @ Carriageworks
06.15.24 – Altar, Hobart, TAS
06.27.24 Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide, SA
06.28.24 -Northcote Theatre – Melbourne, VIC
06.29.24 – Princess Theatre – Brisbane, QLD
07.06.24 – Freo Social – Fremantle, WA
07.20.24 – Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay NSW