| Man It Feels Like Space Again | ||||
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| Released | 23 January 2015 | |||
| Recorded | June 2013–August 2014 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock [1] | |||
| Length | 45:08 | |||
| Label | Caroline Records | |||
| Producer | Kevin Parker | |||
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| Singles from Man It Feels Like Space Again | ||||
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Man It Feels Like Space Again is the sixth album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, released on 23 January 2015 in Australia.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Head Heritage | Positive [3] |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| DIY | [5] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [6] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [7] |
| The Guardian | [8] |
| musicOMH | [9] |
| NME |   [10] |
| Renowned for Sound | [11] |
| Rolling Stone Australia | [12] |
Man It Feels Like Space Again received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [2]
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| NME | NME'S Albums of the Year 2015 | 2015 | 34 [13] |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waiting Around for Grace" | Allbrook | 5:10 | |
| 2. | "Elvis' Flaming Star" |
| Allbrook | 3:25 |
| 3. | "Holding Out for You" | Ryan | Ryan | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Zond" |
| Allbrook | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Heroic Shart" | Allbrook | Allbrook | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Sitting Up on Our Crane" | Watson | Watson | 6:00 |
| 7. | "Outside Is the Right Side" |
| Allbrook | 5:10 |
| 8. | "Medicine Hat" | Ryan | Ryan | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Man It Feels Like Space Again" |
| Allbrook | 8:22 |
| Total length: | 45:08 | |||
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| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] | 15 |
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