The sixth album by this Tame Impala-affiliated collective from Perth seems to mark something of a balance-shift from psych-rock to psych-pop: synths step to the front, guitars sit back a bit and there’s an almost ruthlessly hi-tech shimmer to the whole affair. There are some fine songs, too – Outside Is the Right Side squelches and squalls around a mighty central hook; Holding Out for You’s sweet, stately melody is a sway-along delight … if perhaps a bit syrupy. In fact, so good-natured are the funtimes here that some listeners might find themselves craving a little more crunch; for all the psychedelic pageantry they engage in – that lovely colour-riot comic-book artwork, their retina-searing videos – Pond can seem more disposed to dippy larks and spangly dressup than to wild-eyed cosmic awe. Fun stuff, but shouldn’t space sound weirder than this?