Beard, Wives, Denim is the fourth studio album by Australian psychedelic rock band Pond, released in Australia on 2 March 2012, through Modular Recordings.

Shortly after their formation, they recorded their debut album, Psychedelic Mango, in their living room and released it in January 2009 under local label, Badminton Bandit.

[4] In May 2010, Kevin Parker's musical project, Tame Impala, which Allbrook and Watson were live members of, released it's debut album, Innerspeaker, to critical acclaim.

Pond's third studio album, Frond, was released in September 2010 through Hole in the Sky, and received some attention due to the similarity in sound and lineup, however, they were largely disregarded as a Tame Impala side project.

[4] The album's liner notes give occasional explanations about some of the songs: "Sorry I Was Under the Sky" is about a "powerful experience" Joe Ryan had in Osaka Harbour, almost causing them to miss a performance by The Flaming Lips.

In May 2012, two months after the album's release, Nick Allbrook announced that he would be leaving Tame Impala to "screw his head back on" and focus on Pond.

[21] Jason Lymangrover of AllMusic also compared the band to Tame Impala, saying that songs "'When It Explodes" and "Sorry I Was Under The Sky" were good enough to be "B-sides for Innerspeaker", further describing Pond as "an incorrigible younger sibling that is determined to learn by making mistakes.

Hogwood also criticised the "sudden mood swings" on the album, notably on "Sun and Sea and You", which "(broke) up an excellent riff that (promised) much with some dreamscape verses that (stopped) the momentum dead.

"[15] Jack Parker of DIY wrote that the record "doesn’t think too much and doesn’t expect the listener to think too much", further writing that "If you do think too long and hard about what’s going on, you’ll end up coming up with unanswerable questions such as ‘what are they singing about?’ and ‘where is the structure?’"[16] The album drew many comparisons to Tame Impala's debut album Innerspeaker due to the shared line-up and production, with Zach Kelly of Pitchfork writing that Pond "welcomingly recontextualizes that sound while offering it in easily digestible bites.

"[14] Alex Young of Consequence wrote that Pond "adds a freeform rock flavour distinctly their own", further praising the band for being "more willing to experiment and (creating) a sound rich in spirited excitement.

[22][23] NME named Beard, Wives, Denim as the seventh best album of 2012 and "You Broke My Cool" as the 25th best track of the year,[24] The Fly ranked it 18th,[25] and Uncut in 56th.