Polly Scattergood - I Hate The Way
You can almost tell from the blurry Polaroid-style publicity shot that Scattergood is a performer who specialises in dramatic confessionals and is not the sort of act whose natural home would be on the Chris Moyles show.
The 21-year-old Mute-signed musician has already been making music for a decade and released her first single Nitrogen Pink late last year. The follow-up I Hate The Way shows Scattergood to have the vocal drama of Kate Bush as she breathes the slow-burning first couple of minutes in a near-teary whisper with a skeletal accompaniment until an incendiary pounding rhythm sets in.
With lines like “He said not all men are bad and I am not like your dad and I will hold you even though you’re slightly mad”, I Hate The Way shows Scattergood has some neat lyrical touches, for instance: “He said not all men are bad and I am not like your dad and I will hold you even though you’re slightly mad.”
I Hate The Way is released on September 22 with an album to follow next year.
[You can hear I Hate The Way here]
12:19 PM | 11/09/2008
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Thank you for introducing Polly Scattergood - I am speechless, she is wonderful, amazing and someone I need to know more about - so different to every other Artist except maybe Kate Bush. Sarah.
Posted by Sarah St John at 9:13 AM | 12/09/2008 | Report Abuse
Hi to everyone out there discovering polly for the first time !!!!!!!!! She is a major major jewel in the singer songwriters of this land.Once listened to you will be captivated by both the haunting lyrics and pounding rythmns.She is an incredible live act as well it's almost as if she gives a little piece of herself away everytime she steps on stage
Posted by mark doughty at 3:24 PM | 12/09/2008 | Report Abuse
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