In no particular order...
Arcade Fire.
The Kills.
Radiohead.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Bat For Lashes.
Joy Division.
Wild Beasts.
Talking Heads.
LCD Soundsystem.
XX Teens.
David Bowie.
Roxy Music.
The Velvet Underground.
PJ Harvey.
The Raconteurs.
Patrick Wolf.
Guillemots.
CSS.
Bloc Party.
Sounds Like
"Polly has a FANTASTIC voice - strong with a really wonderful quality to it...it has something that makes me sad to my bones in a really good way...I definitely want to keep an eye on Polly, I think she is a great talent and I'd be very interested to see how she develops"
Marsha Shandur - XFM Radio
"Best...band name...ever. The songs are catchy as hell but subtle with it. Polly can sure write a chorus with the best of them, all great melodic hooks that have some sadness in them...It's the folorn atmosphere she writes into her songs that's so addictive."
The Playground Magazine
".... Polly Mackey's voice resounds like Chan Marshall; vulnerable, tender but somehow impassioned and brutally enticing. Keep your eye focused on this precious 17-year-old prodigy"
” Fly Magazine, LEVI'S Ones To Watch
".... Drawing upon an impressive lineage of empowered female frontpersons — from such classic rockers as Maggie Bell and Ann Wilson to the punk and new wave era’s Patti Smith and Chrissie Hynde, and onward to the contemporary milieu’s Alison Mosshart and Sharin Foo — Mackey and her band deliver the hi-nrg powerpop goods with an impossible-to-ignore panache and vivacity. Not for nothing did we pick these Brits as our “Best Kept Secret” for March. But they won’t be a secret much longer. ” Blurt Magazine, USA
"....Don’t quite know what it is, but the first time I heard Polly Mackey I just thought ‘star in the making’. Only 17 years old and has potential well beyond her years. She’s going to be BIG BIG. ” Cary Caldwell, SXSW Conferences & Festivals
"....There’s no doubt that Polly has exactly what it takes to become a major star, her literate thought provoking songs are brought to life by her incredible voice which has that rare quality in that it can effortlessly convey joy and despair, light and shade… Comparisons are bound to be made, the style and attitude of a young Chrissie Hynde, the cool edginess of PJ Harvey and the pop sensibility of Blondie, all underpinned with the sort of quality song writing that can’t be manufactured or bought. ” The Von Pip Musical Express
I'm Polly, my band are called the Pleasure Principle.
Milestones of 2009:
Played at SXSW 09 in Austin, Texas
Won Supajam competition (against 1700 other European bands) to play at FIB Heineken Festival in Benicassim, Spain alongside Oasis, The Killers and Kings of Leon
Won the 2009 MIBI National Songwriting Awards
Played at Great Escape, Brighton
Played at the Liverpool SoundCity Music Festival.
Played at the MTV Music Week
Headlined Liverpool's Red Festival
Played over 80 gigs at venues across the UK
Invited to play at SXSW 2010
Take a look at the past gigs we've played in the Blog.
Hey Polly and Co! It was great last week meeting you all and all! I was wondering what the name of your second song was that you played on Saturday, not The Way it Is but the other one. I loved it, it managed to calm me down before I went on with it's lovely melody! Is there anywhere I can find it/ hear it again? Love Kirsty XXX
THE FACTION HALLOWEEN SPECIAL THIS FRIDAY!
IT'S THE FACTIONS LAST GIG OF 2010 BEFORE WE COME BACK WITH A CHANGE IN THE NEW YEAR. IT'S SURE TO BE A SPECIAL SPOOKY NIGHT SO GET ON IT WITH FANCY DRESS OPTIONAL!
SEB GREEN
LUNA MAY
JAMES CHADWICK, NEIL EVANS & IAN RICHARDSON
TIM HARDIE & JOSH DAVIES
BRADLEY CRICKET CLUB
FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER
£4 FANCY DRESS OR £5 OTD
DOORS OPEN 7PM
Hope your all enjoyin LIPA!
Hi! Thanks for the add! Have a look at www.MATIvision.com at the 360Videos Section and enjoy the experience of interactive spherical videos! Follow the instructions and you will experience something really unique! Greetings from Greece
Hi there, thanks very much for the add. Loving your stuff!!! Look forward to seeing your live stuff in the future. :D Have a listen to our first demo and let us know what ya think? Thanks a lot Andy
Hi! After being premiered on BBC Radio Wales (Adam Walton) and BBC Radio 1 (Bethan Elfyn), new track 'Distances' is now available for streaming on the myspace, would love you to have a listen. Thanks.
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