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POLLY MACKEY & THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE
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Wrexham / Liverpool
United Kingdom

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   POLLY MACKEY & THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE: General Info
Member Since5/28/2007
Band Websitewww.pollymackey.co.uk
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My band The Pleasure Principle:

Tom Hassall - lead guitar

Adam Valentine - drums

Tom Ryan - synth/keys

Paul Bates - bass



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PRESS:
warren.morris@theplayground.co.uk

MANAGEMENT:
info@sbman.co.uk

BOOKINGS:
alan@newdirectionmusic.com

USA:
dave@davedartmusicinternational.org

InfluencesIn 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

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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Nov 28 2009 8:00P
Write to Rock, Theatre Clwyd Mold
Dec 4 2009 8:00P
Playground @ 93 FEET EAST (free entry!) London
Dec 5 2009 8:00P
Night & Day Manchester
Dec 23 2009 7:00P
XMAS Spruce, Central Station Wrexham
Dec 27 2009 8:00P
Gashienda (Headline), The Centenery Wrexham
Jan 8 2010 7:30P
Ink @ The Masque (Headline) Liverpool
Jan 13 2010 8:00P
The Flapper (Headline) Birmingham

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   About POLLY MACKEY & THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE


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.


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MANAGEMENT:
info@sbman.co.uk

PRESS:
warren.morris@theplayground.co.uk

BOOKINGS:
alan@newdirectionmusic.com

USA:
dave@davedartmusicinternational.org


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POLLY MACKEY & THE PLEASURE PRINCIPLE's Friends Comments
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Crystina Maez

Crystina Maez



Nov 22 2009 7:44 AM

May you have your feet on the ground, your heart in the stars and clarity in your mind.
Chembo

Chembo



Nov 20 2009 7:33 AM

hEY
I like The nEw DeMo
its really soft and everything, i can hear it on radio too
which is crazy...
anyhu keep doin it
God bless
CHEMBO
Brooke

Brooke Fredrickson



Nov 16 2009 3:30 PM

Have a good day,my friend
League Liege

League Liege



Nov 13 2009 5:08 PM

Hey, yeah it should be a big night!

We've got a facebook page set up here:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=172330368269&ref=ts

so feel free to invite people on there..

looking forward to it and glad you guys are on the bill!

League Liege x
THE FARM

THE FARM



Nov 13 2009 9:27 AM

Yes definatly, send me an email and i'l pass it around
Lead-210

Lead-210



Nov 12 2009 10:13 PM

Haha thanks! I'm a tele girl at heart ya know, love your collection too!
Yeah gigs sound like a plan to me!
See ya!
KK
xxx
April Gunn

April Gunn



Nov 12 2009 4:33 PM

liking what I hear.
Thanks for adding us it means the world to us.

keep up the hard work.

AG
THE FARM

THE FARM



Nov 12 2009 4:09 PM

No problem, really enjoyed the band, and like the songs i'm sure you'l be raging around the globe very soon, and good luck to you all.
Sick! Liverpool

Sick! Liverpool



Nov 9 2009 7:24 PM

Thanks Polly,

So are we ! x
Lead-210

Lead-210



Nov 3 2009 6:15 PM

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
Roi

Roi Muscutt



Oct 27 2009 11:00 PM

good gig the other week.. keep on playing them jagmasters : )
The Faction

The Faction



Oct 27 2009 10:38 PM

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!
MATI

Mati Vision



Oct 27 2009 10:15 AM

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
Fat Cat strings

Fat Cat strings



Oct 27 2009 9:23 AM

Thanks for the add Polly - great songs!
Fat Cat Strings
String arrangements online
GuessI’mright.

GuessI’mright.



Oct 27 2009 3:38 AM

yess! I can't wait!!!!!!!
Last Friday Folk Club

Last Friday Folk Club



Oct 27 2009 12:22 AM


Thanks for becoming our friend. Hope you’ll come and join us sometime at The Venue, Stocksbridge.

- John & Charlie
GuessI’mright.

GuessI’mright.



Oct 26 2009 4:07 AM

Miss you guys, hope all is well :]
The Imposters

The Imposters



Oct 14 2009 11:10 AM

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
No Room For Heroes ((INTO THE FIGHT TOUR-JANUARY))

No Room For Heroes ((INTO THE FIGHT TOUR-JANUARY))
Online Now!


Sep 30 2009 3:43 PM

Hey guys,
We bring good news.

We have a sneak peak of our brand new E.P 'Into the Fight' up on our myspace.
If you could spare 2 minutes to give it a listen..that would Sweet!

Let us know what you think.
Thank you
NRFH
Boy Genius

Boy Genius



Sep 17 2009 6:58 PM

Aye it's gonna be a cracker! See you then!

C x
Stow Noland

Stow Noland



Sep 15 2009 11:56 AM

xx
SWATHES

SWATHES



Sep 14 2009 4:04 PM

Cheers P :) x
SWATHES

SWATHES



Sep 14 2009 4:01 PM

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.
jointpop

jointpop



Sep 12 2009 3:09 PM

thanks for the add to jointpop
greetings from jointpop of Trinidad and Tobago
check us out...cheers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4bCqe1Sd2k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cOkaXoIiN4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CndKvzBzg7o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY_ipOQWgd8
Steve Sutherlin

Steve Sutherlin



Sep 11 2009 6:34 PM

Camai Hello from sunny Alaska.

Peace,

Steve Sutherlin
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