On Oni Pond is the fifth studio album by American band Man Man. It was released in September 2013 under Anti- Records.

On Oni Pond
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)
GenreExperimental rock
Length45:50
LabelAnti-
Man Man chronology
Life Fantastic
(2011)
On Oni Pond
(2013)
Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between
(2020)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Consequence of Sound[4]
Pitchfork Media6.4/10[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Oni Swan"0:39
2."Pink Wonton"3:19
3."End Boss"4:12
4."Head On (Hold On To Your Heart)"4:25
5."King Shiv"5:06
6."Loot My Body"3:25
7."Deep Cover"3:03
8."Pyramids"3:54
9."Sparks"3:34
10."Paul's Grotesque"3:50
11."Fangs"5:37
12."Curtains"1:03
13."Born Tight"3:43

Personnel

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Man Man

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  • Honus Honus - lead vocalist, piano/organ
  • Pow Pow - drums, percussion, loops, programming

Additional Musicians

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  • Horn arrangements - Adam Schatz
  • Horns - Brandon Lerbs, Tommy Van Den Berg, Willie Karpf and Andrew Beckstrom
  • String arrangements - Nate Walcott
  • Strings - Frank Seligman, Tracy Dunn, Keith Plenert and Phyllis Duncan
  • Jamey "T. Moth" Robinson - assorted synth squiggles, bass bops, celeste, backing vocals- 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13
  • Adam "Brown Sugar" Schatz - assorted saxophone, keyboards, backing vocals- 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 13
  • Mike Mogis - guitar/bass - 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
  • Susan Sanchez - vocals - 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13
  • A. J. Mogis - upright bass - 3, 5, 6
  • Kara Nelson - vocals - 2, 6
  • Nate Walcott - trumpet solo/arrangement - 6

References

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  1. ^ "Metacritic Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2013-09-16.
  2. ^ Lymangrover, Jason. "Man Man – On Oni Pond". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  3. ^ Mincher, Chris (September 10, 2013). "Man Man: On Oni Pond". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  4. ^ "Man Man – On Oni Pond". Consequence of Sound. September 10, 2013. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  5. ^ Cohen, Ian (September 10, 2013). "Man Man: On Oni Pond". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 21, 2014.