Tame Impala, “The Slow Rush.” On the sun-drenched shores of remote western Australia, Kevin Parker, the man behind Tame Impala, became dazed long ago, but he never sounded confused. Happily, this circumstance gave rise to a succulent flavor of toothy, interesting electronic psych-rock that had college students and critics glowing…

Pond‘s seventh album, The Weather, embodies its classic psych rock style with experimental ’70s-infused melodies. The Weather Pond May 5 The Australian band transformed both lyrically and musically since its 2009 debut, Psychedelic Mango. The Weather, produced by Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker and described by the band as a concept album, reflects…

Photos: Diana Cordero SAN FRANCISCO – Pond brought a ravishing intensity with its performance at the Great American Music Hall Tuesday The Australian psychedelic rock band performed a high-energy 12-song set highlighted a strong heavy rock presence and incorporating upbeat synths to produce ’70s-infused melodies. The band opened with “30,000 Megatons,”…

Pond has always been the spacier, looser offshoot to Australia’s tight, psych-band juggernaut, Tame Impala. Its last six albums imbibed a goofy spirit as the band members shape-shifted through rock, minimalism and garage pop; all within the limitless expanse of psychedelia. Pond’s upcoming seventh album, The Weather, bucks that trend. It is…

Photos: Diana Cordero BERKELEY — This is what Tame Impala looks like at the height of its powers: Glorious, swirling psychedelia via video screen, round, thudding bass mooring the beat and Kevin Parker singing in glorious falsetto underneath a blizzard of confetti. Tame Impala’s themes are often about self-doubt,…