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
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A fantastically dark and unsettling debut. Deceptively light on the ear at first, Polly's curious mixture of the everyday and the fantastic carr… read more
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 musica… read more
London-based singer/songwriter Polly Scattergood blends progressive arrangements and dynamic vocals with dark and ethereal electronic pop. Emerging in 2001, Scattergood made a strong first impression with her eponymous Mute-issued debut, which paired confessional, melodic folk-rock with shimmering electro-dance-pop. Subsequent efforts Arrows (2013) and In This Moment (2020) added ambient indie pop and somber, introspective synth pop to her increasingly diverse array of storytelling vehicles. A native of Essex and a graduate of the Brit School, the London performing arts academy that… read more
London-based singer/songwriter Polly Scattergood blends progressive arrangements and dynamic vocals with dark and ethereal electronic pop. Emerging in 2001, Scattergood made a strong first … read more
London-based singer/songwriter Polly Scattergood blends progressive arrangements and dynamic vocals with dark and ethereal electronic pop. Emerging in 2001, Scattergood made a strong first impression with her eponymous Mute-issued debu… read more