Goldcard
I bought my first Pond
album in college. I dug it. It was glossy and sly. Goldcard
is Pond's Charlie Campbell six years after his old band's demise.
Bizarrely reclusive, the guy tried to drop out of the music
scene all together, but was dragged back into the light by some
of the folks from Grandaddy and
Quasi to release this album. Granted,
he performed at his listening parties from inside a cardboard
box with a slit in it. This effort doesn't go far afield from
Pond in tone and musicality, although it is a bit more melodic
and nostalgic. One of my favorite songs in a long time, "Rabbit,"
has an awesome indie rock sound that recalls an amalgamation
of terrific tunes of the past. There are a couple bizarro tracks
on here--including some sort of Asian disco thing--but overall
the album makes me grateful that Campbell's friends decided
to make him release this stuff to the public. I have no idea
if this is the last we've heard from him, but with Beach
Boys meets indie rock meets maudlin pop thing he has going
on, I'd be excited to see what he comes out with next. |
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