Hobo Rocket

Hobo Rocket is the fifth studio album by Australian rock band Pond. It was released in August 2013 under Modular Recordings.

Hobo Rocket
Studio album by Pond
Released	6 August 2013 (2013-08-06)
Genre	Psychedelic rock, neo-psychedelia, hard rock
Length	34:02
Label	Modular
Producer	Kevin Parker
Pond chronology
Beard, Wives, Denim (2012) Hobo Rocket (2013) Man, It Feels Like Space Again (2015)
Singles from Hobo Rocket
"Giant Tortoise" Released: 11 June 2013[1] "Xanman" Released: 18 June 2013[2] "O Dharma" Released: 23 December 2013[3]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Head Heritage	Positive[5]
AllMusic	[6]
Consequence of Sound	[7]
Exclaim!	8/10[8]
MusicOMH	[9]
NME	8/10[10]
NOW Toronto	[11]
PopMatters	6/10[12]
Sputnikmusic	3.9/5[13]
This Is Fake DIY	8/10[14]
Under the Radar	6/10[15]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whatever Happened to the Million Head Collide"	4:43
2.	"Xanman"	5:50
3.	"O Dharma"	4:56
4.	"Aloneaflameaflower"	4:32
5.	"Giant Tortoise"	4:12
6.	"Hobo Rocket"	3:35
7.	"Midnight Mass (At the Market St. Payphone)"	6:14

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	37</ref>

References

1. "Giant Tortoise - Single". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
2. "Xanman - Single". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
3. "Pond - O Dharma". Discogs. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
4. "Hobo Rocket Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
5. "Pond Hobo Rocket". HeadHeritage.co.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
6. Lymangrover, Jason. "Hobo Rocket - Pond". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
7. Mejia, Paula (31 July 2013). "Pond - Hobo Rocket". ConsequenceOfSound.net. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
8. Gormely, Ian (2 August 2013). "Pond - Hobo Rocket". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
9. Marsh, Graeme (1 August 2013). "Pond - Hobo Rocket". MusicOMH.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
10. Beaumont, Mark. "Album Review". NME.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
11. "Pond - Hobo Rocket". NowToronto.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
12. Murphy, John L. (6 August 2013). "Pond - Hobo Rocket". PopMatters.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
13. Campbell, Hernan (11 August 2013). "Album Review - Pond (AU): Hobo Rocket". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
14. Hunt, El. "Pond - Hobo Rocket". ThisIsFakeDIY.co.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
15. Sills, Danielle (8 August 2013). "Pond - Hobo Rocket". UnderTheRadarMag.com. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
16. "Australiancharts.com – Pond – Hobo Rocket". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 April 2019.