Celebrate the New Polvo Age!
Doesn’t it suck to know that you will never get to see one of your top 5 bands? You know… like when they break up before you have a chance to see them and you’re stuck watching hundreds of 40 second cell-phone-video clips off youtube? I definitely know the feeling! However, one of my most music-life-altering bands of the last 5 years is reuniting for a US and Europe tour.
Polvo are an extremely influential in the world of noise rock. Guitarists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski blew me away with their angular, unpredictable, dissonant guitar harmonies, driving rhythm, and their Asian and exotic scalar references.
They formed in 1990 in Chapel Hill, NC and continued to pump out musical pure diamond goldess until 1997 with their release of their last album ‘Shapes.’ If interested in doing some further listening to Polvo, my suggestion would be to check out these albums: Today’s Active Lifestyles, Celebrate the New Dark Age, and Exploded Drawing – Although all are great!
Announced Tour Dates:
5/9: Washington, DC – Black Cat
5/10: Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
5/16-18: Minehead, England – Butlins Holiday Resort (Explosions in the Sky-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties)
5/29-31: Barcelona, Spain – Primavera Sound Festival (ATP stage)
Ohh how I hope there is more!
These are live videos probably taken sometime around 1996 – not super great quality, but if you love the band they’re fantastic! Please take the time to watch!
“Fractured (Like Chandeliers)” – Part of the song and “Solitary Set.”Both are from the album Celebrate the New Dark Age.
“Every Holy Shroud” – From the album Celebrate the New Dark Age
“Feather of Forgiveness” – From the album Exploded Drawing
February 29, 2008 at 8:47 pm
You and your brother both keep singing the praises of Polvo… one of these days I will have to give them a good hard listen.
April 12, 2008 at 12:35 pm
Fortunately, I’ll watch these guys rocking live Explosions ATP….
Maybe, one of the best bands I’ve ever heard.
May 19, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Check out Dave and Steve’s new band, Black Taj, for more guitar insanity.
November 27, 2008 at 3:20 am
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