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Exclusive Download: Pond's Glam Boogaloo, 'Fantastic Explosion of Time'

Preview a cut from the Australian rockers' new album 'Beard Wives Denim'

December 16, 2011 2:00 PM ET
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Click to listen to Pond's 'Fantastic Explosion of Time'

It may be winter in America, but it's summer in Pond's native Australia, where their hard-rocking new tune "Fantastic Explosion of Time" is well-suited to the summer sun. "It's a song about nothing, really, but also everything ever at the same time," says frontman Jay Watson. "It's a deranged, major-chord, silly glam-prog boogaloo. Also a bit of a party tune, if I do say so myself!" Pond's new album, Beard Wives Denim, won't be out until March, but you can download "Fantastic Explosion of Time" for free here.

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