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Today's Active Lifestyles

by Polvo

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Sasha L Smith
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Sasha L Smith Hearing this album for the first time was one of those pivotal moments for me. A realisation that indie rock could be so much more. An absolute full frontal head on between pop & heaviness. Forget those $hitty 2 chord progressions, derail yourself, leave the tracks & take a wild ride into the canyon of ever giving riffs. No favs here cos it’s all A grade but maybe Time Isn’t on My Side or Tilebreaker or Lazy Comet. I dunno, you decide.
giventofly87
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giventofly87 There has never been and never will be another band that sounds exactly like Polvo, and this record is proof positive. The way the guitars melt and wind into and around each other and back into the melody, and at no point do you feel lost. Listening to Polvo is like riding a rollercoaster, and once you're done you have to get on again. Truly an amazing record, along with Cor-Crane Secret. Favorite track: Tilebreaker.
Fish
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Fish A underrate classic Favorite track: Lazy Comet.
Popsnacking
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Popsnacking This is the best album ever released. So glad it got the royal treatment. Now we need This Eclipse on vinyl. Favorite track: Lazy Comet.
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Lazy Comet 03:49
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My Kimono 02:21
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Sure Shot 03:24
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Tilebreaker 04:09
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Shiska 01:30
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Gemini Cusp 07:05

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released January 11, 1993

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Polvo Chapel Hill, North Carolina

One of the most popular and accomplished bands in the arty, noisy rock genre, Polvo revels in dissonant, intricately layered guitars that often employed alternate tunings; odd, off-kilter rhythms; an emphasis on dense sonic texture; and unorthodox song structures that, nonetheless, are often unconventionally melodic. ... more

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