Clearly Cursed by PONY
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Contemplating the potential exorcism of a lifelong curse has never sounded so sweet. PONY is back with Clearly Cursed, an album that defies the odds of a psychic and transforms their grunge pop to its fully realized potential.
As Sam Bielanski (founding member/singer-songwriter) explains, Clearly Cursed is directly inspired by their first visit to a psychic at the age of 21. “She read my tarot cards and told me boyfriend was cheating on me,” Bielsanki says. “That was true. She also told me that I had a dark spirit attachment which she could easily vanquish if I paid her $1500. That was obviously out of my budget so I left and decided I would have to coexist with this dark spirit for the rest of my life.”
On Clearly Cursed, PONY’s founding members Bielanski and Matty Morand were joined by touring collaborators Christian Beale and Joey Ginald. The four worked with producer Alex Gamble, pushing PONY’s production and songwriting to an musical identity they’ve dreamed of creating since forming more than a decade ago. The resulting sound takes their signature glittery power pop and adds influences like The Cure, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Caroline Polachek, Janet Jacket, and more. It’s an album that hides is tender softness beneath layers of fuzz and fun, allowing listeners to further explore their technicolor world of possibilities.
The album comes following an extensive touring schedule that had PONY playing with acts like Jimmy Eat World, Drug Church, Militarie Gun, Pool Kids, MSPAINT, and more. Clearly Cursed is out February 13 on Take This To Heart Records. Clearly Cursed is PONY’s third album, following the previously released TV Baby and Velveteen.
Tracklist
| 1. | Superglue | 3:21 |
| 2. | Freezer | 2:55 |
| 3. | Sunny Something | 3:21 |
| 4. | Middle Of Summer | 3:11 |
| 5. | Hot and Mean | 3:08 |
| 6. | Blame Me | 2:53 |
| 7. | Clearly Cursed | 2:19 |
| 8. | Brilliant Blue | 3:34 |
| 9. | Every Little Crumb | 2:46 |
| 10. | Swallowing Stars | 3:17 |
Credits
Credits
Vocals Sam Bielanski
Guitar Matty Morand
Bass Christian Beale
Drums Joey Ginaldi and Dan Leo
Keys, Drum Programming and Percussion Sam Bielanski, Matty Morand, Alex Gamble
Additional Drum Production by Joey Ginaldi
Produced by Matty Morand and Sam Bielanski
Additional Production by Alex Gamble
Engineered and mixed by Alex Gamble
Mastered by Carl Saff
Editing by Taylor Finnigan and Charlie Velasco
Thank you to Nina Swint, Don Robertson, Sean Carpenter, Tristan Presley, Lily Mehari, Genna Howard, Nick Panella, Detroit Pistons, Hoss, Drug Church, Superheaven, TV Star, Sydney Sprague, Jimmy Montague, Pet Symmetry, Quinn Malone and Kitty, Kyle and Alannah, Dan and Kayla Dunn, Hannah and Patrick, Taylor and Joie, Ed Zeitz, Goose and Snail, Frep.
