"Released independently this week, the County Durham native's first EP clashes brass band samples, shuddering Midi strings and awkward acoustic guitar together. There's a trace of Elliott Smith in his grey-skied songwriting, yet made entirely his own by the crude drum machines, pitched-up vocals and DIY production. At best, like the EP's weirdest track, Kalm, the music departs from traditional song structure and coalesces into delay-steeped, swirling ambience."
"He doesn't share his real name and often performs masked, channelling a healthy dollop of Dean Blunt in both vibe and sound. His most immediate peers, though, might be his fellow UK vanguards Worldpeace DMT, Westside Cowboy and Aya. His witty realism cuts through in a crowded scene: new song Theres No Such Thing as England subtly riffs on the country's growing right-wing nationalism as a metaphor for jilted romance and suburban bleakness"
Pollyfromthedirt, from Darlington, County Durham, released a self-issued EP that combines brass band samples, shuddering MIDI strings and awkward acoustic guitar. The music pairs grey-skied songwriting with crude drum machines, pitched-up vocals and lo-fi production to create jagged pastoral pop. Tracks sometimes abandon conventional structure and sink into delay-steeped, swirling ambience. The performer remains anonymous and often appears masked, borrowing elements of Dean Blunt's vibe while sounding distinct. Lyrical content examines suburban bleakness, rising nationalism and teenage escapism, with songs like 'Theres No Such Thing as England' and 'A Weekend in Majorca' recasting nostalgia as foggy realism.
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