Seraphina Lotkhamnga on October 24th, 2014

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Side projects are often just for fun, but Australia’s supergroup Pond – which includes members of Tame Impala, Mink Mussel Creek and Allbrook/Avery –  have churned out some excellent music during their time together. Not to be confused with the Pond from Portland, Ore., that released music on Sub Pop in the ’90s, the Perth, Australia-based Pond follows up 2013’s “Hobo Rocket” with “Man It Feels Like Space Again” on Jan. 27. The new record is everything from crazy glam-rock to a cloudy bliss of psychedelia. With its opening track “Waiting Around For Grace” clocking in just over five minutes, and wreaking havoc with its wonky wonders, and other tunes like “Elvis’ Flaming Star” fusing David Bowie and Billy Idol stylings, Pond has released another album that may have you feeling as if you were floating in space, too. Their self-directed video, which was shot with three iPhones and what they told Pitchfork , “(too) much dumb shit to count really,” is a perfect introduction to Pond if you haven’t been following them since 2009’s “Psychedelic Mango.” File next to the Flaming Lips, Todd Rundgren and Supergrass.

||| Stream: “Waiting Around For Grace”

||| Live: Pond plays Oct. 31 at the Echo with Doctopus and Peter Bibby.