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Member Since10/15/2007
Band Websitepollyscattergood.com
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InfluencesGregory Crewdson | Cocorosie | Aphex Twin| David Lynch | David Bowie | The Flaming Lips | Leonard Cohen | Antony & The Johnsons | Portishead | Radiohead | Jeff Buckley |Dolly Parton| Calexico |Yeah Yeah Yeahs | Elton John | Bjork |Band of Horses|Vampire Weekend|Joni Mitchell|Prince|Calexico|Tim Burton
Sounds LikeA fantastically dark and unsettling debut. Deceptively light on the ear at first, Polly's curious mixture of the everyday and the fantastic carries a serrated knife-edge. The musical backdrops - odd piano loops, discreet guitars, flutters of synth and adeptly deployed electronic percussion - frame songs in which you can't get away from what Polly emotes. She has set a high-water mark for herself with this debut that she can and surely will surpass. The mind boggles - in a great way - as to exactly what she'll be up to in 10 years time." - NME - 8/10
Record LabelMute
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Polly Scattergood Album Out Monday 9th March 2009 - Some of the reviews this week:

"A fantastically dark and unsettling debut. Deceptively light on the ear at first, Polly's curious mixture of the everyday and the fantastic carries a serrated knife-edge. The musical backdrops - odd piano loops, discreet guitars, flutters of synth and adeptly deployed electronic percussion - frame songs in which you can't get away from what Polly emotes. She has set a high-water mark for herself with this debut that she can and surely will surpass. The mind boggles - in a great way - as to exactly what she'll be up to in 10 years time." - NME - 8/10

"Dazzling... one of the year’s most compelling debuts, brimful of vivid confessional lyrics and wild flights of musical fancy. She sounds like a little girl lost, her cute voice carried along by playful pop tunes, but closer listens reveal some deeper, darker, sometimes disturbing undercurrents." - The Sun - ****

"This debut is a slow burning treasure. She shines on the arty piano-pop of Please Don't Touch and I Hate The Way. Could well feature on this years Mercury Prize shortlist." - Daily Mail - ****

"Bunny Club rides a deep-house pulse towards a captivating finale redolent of Soft Cell's low-life synth-pop, and Nitrogen Pink is magnificent: a rocket-powered fantasy alliance between Kate Bush and Neu!" - The Guardian

"Dark and disturbing magic. Singing in a trembling voice, here Kate Bush and Tori Amos are obvious reference points. Her subject matter is more fractious than either, but she's also capable of ethereal, uplifting pop symphonies of extraordinary beauty such as Unforgiving Arms and Nitrogen Pink." - Uncut - ****

"Scattergood's eccentric muse is slightly out of kilter with the times. The sound is lo-fi gothic, acoustic instrumentation, punctuated by PJ Harvey-style electronic beats, and the vocal brings to mind Björk and Kate Bush at their maddest. Not an easy listen, but a bold, brave debut." - Mojo -

"If 2009 is to be the year when arty pop princesses rule, then 22-year-old Essex girl Scattergood should stand proud amongst them. What she lacks in lyrical maturity, she makes up for in heartfelt conviction, channeled through a voice that's by turns, sweet, savage and gut-wrenchingly vulnerable." - Q -

"A full length debut that will speak to anyone who has ever had their heartbroken or felt uncomfortable in their own skin. Despite lyrics a bout growing pains, there is much maturity here, and all the anger and angst is still beautifully genuine. A very memorable first effort and hopefully the beginning of a promising career." - Clash - 7/10

"There are hints of Kate Bush, PJ Harvey and even a whisper of Patti Smith, but Ms Scattergood is a singular talent who conjures big strong songs from a delicate sensibility." - Evening Standard - ****

"Here's some more-than-slightly skewed angst-pop; all damaged introspection, creepy naivety and bubblegum neurosis... All underpinned quite superbly, by some lovely arrangements from cut-above soundtrack bloke Simon Fisher-Turner, 'Bunny Club' being a particularly virulent piece of ideal-world Radio Teenpop fodder." - Plan B

"Her eponymous debut is a compelling, thoroughly digestible nugget of something slightly shiny. This girl's got depth people." - Rock Sound -















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US RECORD COMPANY
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Ashley Plath

Ashley Plath



Mar 10 2010 2:13 AM

Thanks for following The Adventures of Ashley Plath.
Nice to meet you!
xoxo
wirrow

wirrow



Mar 8 2010 2:28 PM

hi!:D





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Mar 3 2010 7:36 AM



Hello,
Thanks for the ADD!
Cosmic Hippy

Cosmic Hippy



Mar 2 2010 7:28 AM

I reckon she's in that pub  ;-)
David Lee Goth

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Mar 2 2010 12:07 AM

Lynee

Lynee



Mar 1 2010 6:51 PM

Thx for the add! I totally love your work! Makes me wanna cry coz it's so good and beautiful!
fyrepyle

fyrepyle



Feb 25 2010 6:13 PM

Greetings & Respect. A track has been posted up, "The 38th Shade". A sequel to "37 Shades Of Black" (a Muezzin call to prayer)....the new track is an old Namo Buddhist chant set to a "western" rock track. It was a lot of fun to put together and I hope you can find time to give it a listen someday.....or if you get really bored.....or have nothing better to do...or something.
Anders Thyr

Anders Thyr



Feb 24 2010 11:08 PM

Dear Hearse...

David already put it quite eloquently, and I heartily agree with him, so I'll keep this brief: One would have thought that the pathetic foulmouthed gits who didn't get Polly in the beginning (a year or two ago) finally had the sense to keep their mouths shut, but every once in a while they resurface from under the mud, apparently. This is what you don't seem to realize: Vitriolic comments coming from the likes of you, self-righteous and dying for attention, says everything about you and absolutely nothing about Polly. And now you've hung your sorry self out there, for everyone to see. That's the hilarious and entertaining nature of social media.
David

David Bentley



Feb 22 2010 5:37 PM

Dear Hearse (21 Feb)
Or should that be Butthead?
I assume
(a) This is serious and wasn't spat out in a drunken haze or because you were high on something illegal
(b) From the reference to Home Depot you are American. Speaks volumes.
Understand this. Music is the most subjective form of communication there is. You are entitled not to like Polly's music. You are not entitled to insult her.
I happen to like Regina Spektor, a lady who would disassociate herself entirely from your vitriolic comments.
The two artists are completely different.
Take your bile somewhere else. How about Afghanistan?
You owe Polly Scattergood an apology. Let's see it.






friend of trip

friend of trip



Feb 22 2010 12:07 PM

hello!
how are you?
we upload new songs!
please check it out!
cheers from Japan.
Hearse- C

Hearse- C



Feb 21 2010 8:33 PM

I think you labeled your music under the wrong genre, I believe the correct genre is "crap". Your name should be Polly Shattergood, because you suck. Please don't touch is the most annoying song I've ever heard and that's probably why I've only heard it played in Home Depot. It's like you're trying so hard to be this quirky eccentric "alternative" chick but what you fail to realize is that this lady by the name of Regina Spektor already does what you're doing and does it a million times better. How dare you take a musical shit all over Hurt. If you're going to cover NIN, at least do a song that hasn't already been covered to death. There's like 10 other NIN songs that do the same thing as Hurt but only better, but poser fans that are only familiar with NIN's singles wouldn't know of them. Please go die.
Music AutOmatiK

Music AutOmatiK



Feb 18 2010 4:33 AM

Hi,

Thanks...
Love..
Keep in touch.

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Stuntcat

Stuntcat



Feb 15 2010 7:55 PM

Somebody wake me up, all I see is snow snow snow...
Andy Gibbard

Andy Gibbard



Feb 15 2010 4:12 PM

Hiya
big fan of your work.

much love..

andy g
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Jane

Jane Austin



Feb 15 2010 11:26 AM

Hey Polly,
Your band rocks. I thank you for the add Polly. Pls. keep up the good work. Keep Polly high in the sky.
Lovingly Yours,

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Feb 14 2010 9:35 PM

Happy V day. :)
Mary

Mary Crowley



Feb 14 2010 9:27 PM

Just showing some Love xxx...




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JOHN

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Feb 14 2010 6:34 PM

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Qz45

Qz45



Feb 14 2010 2:56 AM



everyone i knows goes away.. ;(

sad sad heart of mine
thanks for your music

regards,
Qz45
Shaun Lepard

Shaun Lepard



Feb 11 2010 1:47 AM

lovin your version of hurt,lovin all your stuff:) cheers:) x
SHIV

SHIV



Feb 10 2010 7:21 PM

Heeey!
im in music at brit in Y10 where you started off!
how are you?
your music is amazing - especially other to endless
xxxxxxxxx
LikoLili

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Feb 9 2010 5:50 AM

Aloha  Polly ...

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They don't follow the fashion
Latest trend, no reaction
State of the world's affairs
Seem indifferent, but really care
Self-reliance what its all about
Don't need it, you do without
In the balance of the universe
Doesn't matter could be worse
....."Exceptionally Cool".....

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Maluhia...~ Robert & Libby
LikoLili

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Feb 9 2010 2:28 AM

Aloha Polly ...

In Hawai'i, we place a "Lei", or Flower Garland, around the neck of a Visitor, returning Friend, or Lover.  May we offer you some flowers from our gardens, as an imaginary Lei to welcome you...

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Also, we share these words, a cornerstone of our kuana 'ike...worldview...

Give all the children a chance
Teach them to think, sing and dance
Share all the love that you can
Help them become... True Woman and Man

Maluhia...~ Robert & Libby
ESP

Espen Hæhre



Feb 8 2010 10:54 PM

Nice "hurt" version.. first I didn't like it. But now I like it. :)
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Feb 8 2010 10:59 AM

Hey girl....just blessing the page. Be good and have a great week hon....later.
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