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Pontiak

Roadburn Festival 2017 – Day 4
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Roadburn Festival 2017 – Day 4 Review By Guido Segers

11th May 20172nd September 2019 Guido Segers 013 Venue, ACB Of Caïna, Author & Punisher, Come To Grief, Gnod, Gong, Guido Segers, Het Patronaat, Lee Edwards, Pallbearer, Pillorian, Pontiak, Radar Men From The Moon, Roadburn, Roadburn Festival, Roadburn Festival 2017, Sumac, Temple Ov BBV, Ulver

In an interview earlier this year Walter Hoeijmakers (Mr. Roadburn himself) made it clear that Day 4 of Roadburn is

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PONTIAK: UK/Euro Tour Starts Next Month; Extra Dates Added

21st March 2014 Lee Edwards Innocence, News, Pontiak, Thrill Jockey Records, UK & Euro Tour 2014

Over the course of their almost decade long career, PONTIAK have perfected a distinctive brand of pounding, fuzzy psychedelic music

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PONTIAK Share Video For The Groove Driven Track ‘We’ve Got It Wrong’; European Tour Starts Next Month

6th March 2014 Lee Edwards Innocence, New Video, News, Pontiak, Thrill Jockey Records, UK & Euro Tour 2014, We've Got It Wrong

After releasing videos for Lack Lustre Rush and Wildfires, The Virginia rockers PONTIAK share the last in their video trilogy,

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Pontiak ‘Innocence’ CD/LP/DD 2014

22nd January 20143rd September 2019 Tom McKibbin 2014, Alternative, CD, Digital, Heavy Rock, Innocence, LP, Pontiak, Psych, Review, Thrill Jockey Records, Tom McKibbin

Prolific Virginia three-piece Pontiak have now been a band for a decade, but they’ve had their whole lives to build

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PONTIAK Shares Anthemic, Fuzzy Ballad ‘Wildfires’ From ‘Innocence’ + UK & Euro Tour Dates

17th January 2014 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Innocence, New Album Details, News, Pontiak, Thrill Jockey Records, Wildfires

Over the course of their almost decade long career, PONTIAK have perfected a distinctive brand of pounding, fuzzy psychedelic music

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PONTIAK: New Video For The Track ‘Lack Lustre Rush’; New Album ‘Innocence’ Out Jan 27th + Euro Tour Dates April/May 2014

7th January 2014 Lee Edwards Innocence, Lack Lustre Rush, New Album Details, New Video, News, Pontiak, Thrill Jockey Records

With the Virginia based brother’s newest album Innocence set to be released later this month on 27th January via Thrill

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PONTIAK Announce New Album ‘Innocence’ For 27th January; Stream The Riff-Blazing Title Track Now!

28th November 2013 Lee Edwards Audio Stream, Innocence, New Album Details, News, Pontiak, Thrill Jockey Records, Tour

PONTIAK are three brothers that grew up and live on farms in Virginia. Their lifelong closeness yields uncommon musical understanding,

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Pontiak ‘Echo Ono’ CD/LP 2012

28th February 20123rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 2012, CD, Echo Ono, Heavy Rock, LP, Paul Robertson, Pontiak, Post-Rock, Psychedelic, Review, Thrill Jockey Records

The brothers Carney, otherwise known as Pontiak, make a welcome return with this, their first full-length recording since 2010’s Living,

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Thrill Jockey Prepare To Release The New PONTIAK Album ‘Echo Ono’ + European Tour Dates

12th January 2012 Lee Edwards Echo Ono, Euro Tour 2012, New Album Details, News, Pontiak, Thrill Jockey Records

On a return trip from South by Southwest, the three brothers who make up PONTIAK conceived of recording an expressionistic

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Pontiak ‘Comecrudos’ 12″ 2011

24th August 20113rd September 2019 Paul Robertson 12", 2011, Atmospheric, Comecrudos, Drone, Paul Robertson, Pontiak, Post-Rock, Review, Thrill Jockey Records

Pontiak are the brothers Carney – Lain, Van & Jennings Carney, to be exact, from Virginia – and ‘Comecrudos’ is

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Premiere: Wedge ‘Like No Tomorrow’ – Releases Tomorrow, 15th January
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Premiere: Wedge ‘Like No Tomorrow’ – Releases Tomorrow, 15th January

14th January 202114th January 2021 Lee Edwards

First we brought you a track, then we brought you a review, and today, we’re bringing you the album to

Premiere: Nick Hans ‘I Ride Junk’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Drops Today
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Premiere: Nick Hans ‘I Ride Junk’ – ‘The Magnolia Sessions’ Drops Today

8th January 20218th January 2021 Lee Edwards
Premiere: Wedge ‘Playing A Role’
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Premiere: Wedge ‘Playing A Role’

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Premiere: Lament Cityscape ‘Among The Dead’ – New EP ‘The Old Wet’ Drops 21st December
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Premiere: Lament Cityscape ‘Among The Dead’ – New EP ‘The Old Wet’ Drops 21st December

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