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POLSKY album ‘My Own Company’ out now!
"... poised, dramatic songwriting, outwardly spiky but retaining a romantic core." - Clash
"...anthemic, indie-elctro rock a la Bloc Party... " - The Revue
"...POLSKY are most certainly ones to watch." - Gigslutz
New wave pop-rockers POLSKY are delighted to announce the release of their brilliant debut album My Own Company, out now via PRODUCT and available to buy on the POLSKY Bandcamp page. Join POLSKY as they launch their album on Saturday 11th June at the Sebright Arms with tickets available to buy here.
Stream My Own Company on The Revue who kindly premiered the album exclusively on their site prior to it's release.
The band's official single Switchboard Operator premiered on Clash and is available to stream from the POLSKY Soundcloud page, with the video premiering on Gigslutz. Watch the video now on the band's YouTube channel or by clicking the embed below.
POLSKY illustrated their diversity by following up their single release with the free download track 'Minimax' which had all the hallmarks of a Stock Aitken Waterman hit in their 80's pomp - if Stock Aitken Waterman had indulged in a mountain of psychedelics, intravenously injected into their eye balls by Rick Astley on speed.
Download 'Minimax' now from the AboF Soundcloud page or by clicking the embed below.
My Own Company is a frenetic journey of post-punk urgency, electro hysteria and a shaky egg, as you accompany the protagonist trying to find their place in the world whilst negotiating a maelstrom of mass consumerism, media bombardment, social pressures and "the fear that your decaff skinny mocha-frappe no-foam venti won’t be served at precisely 63 degrees".
Featuring special guest appearances from the likes of Joe Watson (Stereolab) and Chris Tickner and the Gregorian Singers (Enigma/Rick Wakeman), My Own Company is a pop record of multiple personalities.
Granted with a rare opportunity to peer behind the curtain and get a glimpse into the world of POLSKY, I spoke to founder and CEO, Chris Warren about the origins and vision of the band with the anti-corporate ethic. Warren simply stated “POLSKY are a band of the people, by some people”.
Warren (vocals, guitar) explained that POLSKY has evolved from bedroom laptop electronics to a fully-formed, energetic pop band with the appointment of the executive board; Senior Synth Architect, Ben Warn (keyboards), Rhythm Logistics Engineer, Alex Robertson (drums) and Low Frequency Systems Analyst Chris Norman (bass).
Starting his musical career under the wing of Cocteau Twins' Robin Guthrie, while working in their September Sound studio, Warren paid close attention to Guthrie's production and writing techniques while absorbing ideas from sessions with Echo and the Bunnymen, Nick Lowe, Terry Hall, Ian Brodie, Billy Mackenzie and many others.
Warren played in several bands throughout the noughties, including Shadow Orchestra (now Talk In Colour) and agit-pop band BIB - who were given an NME 'single of the week' and toured with XX Teens. During this period he formulated his musical vision for what would become POLSKY and My Own Company, a collection of perfectly formed pop songs about corporate zombies, elderly love affairs, brain function, mid-nineties video game addiction and the undeniable human obsession with shouting louder than everyone else.
Join POLSKY. Embrace their manifesto. Live their ethos. Dance their dance. All applications considered.
My Own Company is out now via PRODUCT and available to buy on the POLSKY Bandcamp page.