Hobo Rocket

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Hobo Rocket
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Studio album by
Released6 August 2013 (2013-08-06)
Genre Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, hard rock
Length34:02
Label Modular
Producer Kevin Parker
Pond chronology
Beard, Wives, Denim
(2012)
Hobo Rocket
(2013)
Man, It Feels Like Space Again
(2015)
Singles from Hobo Rocket
  1. "Giant Tortoise"
    Released: 1 February 2013
  2. "Xanman"
    Released: 18 June 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! 8/10 [4]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
NME 8/10 [6]
NOW Toronto Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
PopMatters 6/10 [8]
Sputnikmusic3.9/5 [9]
This Is Fake DIY 8/10 [10]
Under the Radar 6/10 [11]

Hobo Rocket is the fifth studio album by Australian Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, released in Australia on 2 August 2013, by Modular Recordings. The album was preceded by two singles: "Giant Tortoise" and "Xanman".

Contents

Track listing

Hobo Rocket
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Whatever Happened to the Million Head Collide" Nick Allbrook, Jay Watson 4:43
2."Xanman"Allbrook, Watson5:50
3."O Dharma" Joseph Ryan, Watson, Allbrook4:56
4."Aloneaflameaflower"Allbrook4:32
5."Giant Tortoise"Watson, Allbrook, Ryan4:12
6."Hobo Rocket"Ryan, Cowboy John3:35
7."Midnight Mass (At the Market Street Payphone)"Allbrook, Watson6:14
Total length:34:02

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 37

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