Do you remember Polvo? Yeah, probably not, as I reckoned. They were a strange fucking lot, from North Carolina, inked to Merge and then Touch & Go, friends with Sooyoung Park, etc. Guitarist Ash Bowie was once a part of Mary Timony's famed indie band Helium. I remember the first time I heard them was in the nearly-famous Sound Splash on Okeechobee Blvd. in glorious West Palm Beach, FL. Must've been 'round 1992 or so, and I checked out their debut long playing record called Cor Crane Secret. I couldn't figure out if they were shoegazers, indie rockers who couldn't tune for shit, Husker Du-lovers, an American band who should have signed to the UK's Too Pure, or all of the above. It was a glorious fucking mess...there was definite melody but, fuck me, it was just so messy. Their next long player, Today's Active Lifestyles, was another kick in the pants of poppy math rocky noise. They broke up around about 1999 or so. I'm sure their instruments are still out of tune, even if they are all playing on their own now.
- Cor Crane Secret 1992 Merge Records
- Today's Active Lifestyles 1993 Merge Records
- Celebrate The New Dark Age 1994 Merge Records
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