1) Pond is an … Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name, including:
1) Pond is an Australian rock band from Perth, Australia.
2) Pond was an American alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998.
3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978.
4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.
1) Pond is an Australian psychedelic rock band from Perth, Western Australia, formed in 2008. Initially featuring a revolving line-up, since 2016 the band has comprised
Jay Watson (also of Tame Impala), Nick Allbrook (ex-Tame Impala), Shiny Joe Ryan, Jamie Terry, and James Ireland.
The original idea of Pond was to be able to get anyone they wanted to play whatever they wanted in a collaborative musical project. Their first album was released soon after in January 2009, titled Psychedelic Mango, which contained many psychedelic rock and pop elements. Their second album, Corridors of Blissterday, was completed live with an eight piece band in five days, and released in June 2009. This led to the creation of their 2010 album, Frond, released in May 2010, featuring a heavier pop influence than previously heard from them.
After the breakthrough success of Innerspeaker, the debut album by Tame Impala, a band which shares three members with Pond, the album Beard, Wives, Denim was recorded in 2010 and later released to critical acclaim in March 2012.
Pond's seventh album, The Weather, was released in 2017 via Marathon Artists. Their ninth studio album, 9, was released in October 2021.
2) Pond was an alternative rock band from Portland, Oregon, active from 1991 to 1998. Their first two albums were released on Sub Pop Records, while their third was released on Work Group, a subsidiary of Sony Music. On October 23, 2010, Pond reunited for a show to commemorate the closing of the legendary Portland club Satyricon.
3) POND was a German electronic band founded in East Berlin in 1978 by Wolfgang and Frank Fuchs. 'Pond' was one of the earliest of few electronic bands from the German Democratic Republic.
4) Pond is an instrumental hip-hop artist.
Spokes
Pond Lyrics
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She wore them above her charm bracelet given to her on her birthday
A silver wrist bound carousel given to her by her father
So bright back then but tarnished since, she used to be the favorite daughter
That no longer applies
Expiration date went by
You used to be so pretty
Knuckles crack from faulty swings leaving memories of him
Imprinted in the purple yellow browns that only recently began
To fade back to the colors you are really supposed to be
In sickened ways you guiltily found them to be so pretty
Your long face wears long sleeves
To hide what's underneath
Everyone just thinks your clumsy
The blue backed cards could only be used for flimsy construction
After he took the royalty and lined his spokes with them
Ferris wheels of noble men spray out the perfect rhythm
The dirt hill jumps were always best he found out by the prison
That's where your real father lives
He didn't go down with his ship
That's just what your mother told you
Go
The lyrics of Pond's song Spokes depicts a narrative of a woman who has gone through a series of failures in her life, resulting in permanent tattoos that mark each of them on her arms that run from wrists to shoulder blades. She wears them proudly above her charm bracelet, given to her on her birthday, which is in stark contrast to the silver wrist bound carousel given to her by her father, once so bright but now tarnished. She used to be the favorite daughter but that no longer applies, and her expiration date has since passed. The woman's knuckles crack from faulty swings, leaving memories of someone who left an imprint on her life in purples, yellows, and browns that only recently began to fade. In sickened ways, she guiltily finds them to be pretty.
The woman's long face wears long sleeves to hide what's underneath, and everyone just thinks she is clumsy. The blue-backed cards that the person she loved once gifted her can only be used for flimsy construction. After he took the royalty, he lined his spokes with them, and Ferris wheels of noble men spray out the perfect rhythm. The dirt hill jumps were always best, and he found out by the prison where her real father now lives. He didn't go down with his ship; that's just what her mother told her. The song leaves a sense of heartbreak and loss as the woman bears the weight of her past on her skin.
Line by Line Meaning
She tattooed her failures on her arms which ran wrists to shoulderblades
She has permanently marked her body with the symbols of her own shortcomings, extending from her wrists all the way up to her shoulder blades.
She wore them above her charm bracelet given to her on her birthday
She displays her mistakes openly, despite the presence of a special charm bracelet gifted to her on her birthday.
A silver wrist bound carousel given to her by her father
Her father gave her a silver wristband in the shape of a carousel.
So bright back then but tarnished since, she used to be the favorite daughter
At one point she was the golden child, but that favor has since disappeared and she's now a tarnished version of her former self.
That no longer applies
She is no longer the favorite child.
Expiration date went by
Her prime years have passed.
You used to be so pretty
She used to be physically attractive.
Knuckles crack from faulty swings leaving memories of him
Her knuckles make a cracking sound because of the memories associated with him.
Imprinted in the purple yellow browns that only recently began
The bruises on her knuckles are now beginning to fade, revealing a mixture of purple, yellow, and brown hues.
To fade back to the colors you are really supposed to be
Her bruises are healing back to the natural color of her skin.
In sickened ways you guiltily found them to be so pretty
Despite the negative associations, she finds the bruises aesthetically pleasing in a twisted way.
Your long face wears long sleeves
She usually wears long sleeves to cover up what is underneath.
To hide what's underneath
The long sleeves serve as a way to conceal the marks and tattoos on her arms.
Everyone just thinks your clumsy
Others misunderstand her as simply being uncoordinated.
The blue backed cards could only be used for flimsy construction
The cheap playing cards with blue backs were only useful for making weak structures.
After he took the royalty and lined his spokes with them
He took the reward and used it to enhance his own image, decorating his bicycle wheels.
Ferris wheels of noble men spray out the perfect rhythm
The wealthy and elite ride on the Ferris wheel in a synchronized and flawless manner.
The dirt hill jumps were always best he found out by the prison
He discovered that the best jumps could be found near the prison.
That's where your real father lives
Her biological father is in prison.
He didn't go down with his ship
He did not fall victim to his own mistakes.
That's just what your mother told you
Her mother may have lied about the reasons her biological father is in prison.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CHRISTOPHER BRADY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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She tattooed her failures on her arms
Which ran wrists to shoulder blades
She wore them above her charm bracelet
Given to her on her birthday
A silver wrist bound carousel
Given to her by her father
So bright back then but tarnished since
She used to be the favorite daughter
That no longer applies
Expiration date went by
You used to be so pretty
Knuckles crack from faulty swings
Leaving memories of him
Imprinted in the purple yellow browns
That only recently began
To fade back to the colors
You are really supposed to be
In sickened ways you guiltily
Found them to be so pretty
Your long face wears long sleeves
To hide what's underneath
Everyone just thinks your clumsy
The blue backed cards could
Only be used for flimsy construction
After he took the royalty
And lined his spokes with them
Ferris wheels of noble men
Spray out the perfect rhythm
The dirt hill jumps were always
Best he found out by the prison
That's where your real father lives
He didn't go down with his ship
That's just what your mother told you go
@senob44
Both song and video are beyond outstanding, fit together so well. It just oozes everything about the time. I was 18 when this song came out, but SOMEHOW I only came across it now at 45 years old. But it STILL brought me right back to 1996 on even the first listen. Just a perfect crystallized capsule of the era. I just wish I had gotten to enjoy this masterpiece for the last 27 years!
@thomasvigneron5976
Best videoclip ever
@davidlynch78
this is the most underrated group ever. Awesome video and song. Too bad they never got the recognition they deserve
@richardjohnson9917
correct
@Thrashman138
That riff was used in a scene in "Daria." It's the only part of the song they used. It caused a week-obsession in which I HAD to find this song. I finally did, and now Pond's become one of my favorite power-pop trios of all time.
@swagar
Brandon Campbell Same reason I'm here.
@deliutza1001
Same reason but i kinda only like that part
@DimBrightside
SAMMMEEEEE
@Genolocs
omg yes!!!! throw back
@valnoir9640
Omg same here!