Gum

Jay Watson’s restless imagination has treated us to some of the most sonically diverse explorations of the past decade, most notably under his solo moniker: GUM. On his most recent 2023 album Saturnia, these visions have coalesced into the richest, but also the most coherent work of Watson’s career to date.
Saturnia marks GUM’s sixth studio album since 2014, somehow finding time to record between his commitments as co-founder of POND and longest touring member of Tame Impala (besides Kevin Parker himself). In April 2023, GUM released two tracks with King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard’s Ambrose Kenny-Smith for Record Store Day. “Minor Setback” and “Old Transistor Radio”. These tracks now form the basis for their collaboration album, Ill Times, out now on (p)doom records.