Pony – TV Baby
Occasionally an album will drop into the pile that will make you stop and think about the nature of music and what it is for. We all have those records that transcend the basic need for musical diversion and entertainment. These records or even individual songs are not even necessarily great artistic masterpieces or offer profound insights on the human condition. They are just perfectly of their moment and simultaneously timeless. I’d venture to suggest that TV Baby by Toronto four-piece PONY might be one of those albums for these unusual times. PONY deliver a brand of effervescent power pop/bubblegum punk that is familiar enough to be comfortable but also darts and weaves lyrically through modern life in such a way to repay repeated and careful attention. Don’t be fooled into ...
