The Pond (album)

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The Pond
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Studio album by
The Pond
Released28 May 2012
Label One Little Indian
The Pond chronology
Playing Out: Songs For Children & Robots
(2010)
The Pond
(2012)
Crown Electric
(2013)

The Pond is Kathryn Williams tenth studio album, released by One Little Indian Records on 28 May 2012. [1] The Pond consists of Kathryn Williams, Simon Edwards and Ginny Clee, with the project slowly developing over a two-year period.[ clarification needed ] [2] The album was mixed by Portishead's Adrian Utley.[ citation needed ]

Contents

Reception

The Pond received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 71/100 based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews." [3]

MusicOMH , giving the album 4 out of 5 stars, suggested that it is "an excellent example of an established artist making a real step forward". [4]

Track listing

  1. Carved
  2. Circle Round A Tree
  3. The River
  4. Pass Us By
  5. The Art Of Doing Nothing
  6. Memory Let Down
  7. Bebop
  8. Heard Shoulder
  9. End Of The Pier
  10. Evening Star
  11. Aim

Personnel

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References

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  3. "The Pond by The Pond". Metacritic. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
  4. "Kathryn Williams - Presents... The Pond | Albums | musicOMH". musicOMH. Retrieved 2016-03-28.