{"id":26840,"date":"2017-09-17T17:30:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T21:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26840"},"modified":"2017-09-15T20:40:51","modified_gmt":"2017-09-16T00:40:51","slug":"pony-announce-ep-share-small-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26840","title":{"rendered":"PONY announce &#8216;Do You EP&#8217; + share &#8216;Small Things&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/55963fb2-6718-486e-8e48-1ccc56ecdaac.jpg?resize=750%2C498\" alt=\"PONY\" width=\"750\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/55963fb2-6718-486e-8e48-1ccc56ecdaac.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/55963fb2-6718-486e-8e48-1ccc56ecdaac.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/55963fb2-6718-486e-8e48-1ccc56ecdaac.jpg?resize=624%2C414&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>Toronto&#8217;s PONY signed to Buzz Records in early 2017, releasing their first singles on the label this past spring, and now the band have announced their debut EP on Buzz, &#8216;Do You,&#8217; with the release of its first single, <em>Small Things<\/em>. Take a listen to the track via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eVbfxvDtXHw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The band&#8217;s\u00a0early singles were praised by the likes of Stereogum<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">, <\/span>Nylon<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">\u00a0and <\/span>FADER<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">, drawing comparisons to bands like The Breeders and Veruca Salt for their sharply executed, punk-inflected strain of guitar pop, and\u00a0their new EP offers a longer look at PONY&#8217;s adept, hook-heavy songwriting, and infectious\u00a0energy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Recorded in the summer of 2017 with producer Shehzaad Jiwani of PONY&#8217;s Buzz Records\u00a0labelmates Greys, the release sees the band explore a bigger, brighter sound than their earlier singles, with Jiwani&#8217;s production elevating singer\/guitarist Sam Bielanski&#8217;s reliably sharp songwriting, while foregrounding the contributions of her bandmates, bassist Eva Link and guitarist Stephen Giroux. The\u00a0driving\u00a0&#8217;90s style power pop of <em>Healthy Brain<\/em> is of a piece with their earlier work, but the band reveal new wrinkles in the C86-rooted jangle pop of <em>Monster<\/em>, and the girl group\u00a0harmonies on <em>Fingernails<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>On the lead single <em>Small Things<\/em> crunching power chords propel the song toward a sweeping chorus that is given new immediacy by Bielanski&#8217;s earnest performance, and a surprising key change in the final third. According to Bielanski the song was initially inspired by obsessive repeat watching of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, though its subject matter\u00a0holds a more personal resonance.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><em>&#8220;I wrote &#8216;Small Things&#8217; last summer after I binge watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the 3rd time,&#8221;<\/em> says Bielanski.\u00a0<em>&#8220;Every time I finish the series I feel like all my friends have died and it spirals me into this weird kind of sadness, like I am actually mourning my lost Scooby Gang pals. This time though, instead of hitting &#8216;start from the beginning&#8217;\u00a0I decided to try to be productive. This song is inspired by Buffy and Spike&#8217;s tumultuous relationship, that is honestly totally relatable to anyone who has ever been in any sort of abusive relationship, but in a supernatural I could kill you with a piece of wood kind of way.&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/04780c244c226dd8f0096243b\/images\/92c11144-c65c-4f9c-bb29-0bae65eff2c3.jpg?resize=313%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"PONY Do You EP cover\" width=\"313\" height=\"313\" align=\"center\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nTrack list<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1) I Don&#8217;t Know<br \/>\n2) Healthy Brain<br \/>\n3) Monster<br \/>\n4) Fingernails<br \/>\n5) Small Things<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PONY&#8217;s &#8216;Do You EP&#8217; is due out via Buzz Records on October 27th. It&#8217;s available for preorder\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hivemindpr.us10.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=04780c244c226dd8f0096243b&amp;id=048d0b6234&amp;e=998dd35436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Tour dates<\/h4>\n<p>09\/15 Montreal, QC &#8211; Buzz Records x BSTB (Pop Mtl.) @ L&#8217;Escogriffe w\/ Casper Skulls, Twist<br \/>\n10\/20 Halifax, NS &#8211; Halifax Pop Explosion @ Khyber w\/ Weaves<br \/>\n10\/21 Halifax, NS &#8211; Halifax Pop Explosion @ Gus&#8217; Pub w\/ Julie &amp; The Wrong Guys<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Toronto&#8217;s PONY signed to Buzz Records in early 2017, releasing their first singles on the label this past spring, and now the band have announced <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26840\" title=\"PONY announce &#8216;Do You EP&#8217; + share &#8216;Small Things&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26841,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,25,28,30],"tags":[1869,6656,6055,6657],"class_list":["post-26840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","tag-buzz-records","tag-do-you-ep","tag-pony","tag-small-things"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/55963fb2-6718-486e-8e48-1ccc56ecdaac.jpg?fit=750%2C498&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6YU","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24884,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24884","url_meta":{"origin":26840,"position":0},"title":"PONY shares &#8216;Alone Tonight&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 28, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Toronto's PONY have shared\u00a0Alone Tonight, the second single debut 7\", which will be out\u00a0via\u00a0Buzz Records. 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