andrewtryder wrote:

After rocking Today's Active Lifestyles, Polvo is definitely a new favorite and I would say they're a great mixture between Unwound but without the "too much Molly, not enough Prozac" that some of their works (sans Fake Train) can leave. I've yet to hit the rest of their albums so far but they definitely sneak in some of that great "sludge" groups like Karp are just kick-ass for.

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fordinnr wrote:

When i dont listen to music for a couple of days, intentionally, then 'Twenty White Tents' or 'Lantern' seem to appear from nowhere in my head. Shapes is their weakest overall album, and I dont really want a Downtown Dedication, but these two pieces of music mentioned above definately push the envelope out, write all over it, and leave a sound hanging around to settle in the air long afterwards.. i love Polvo.

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boxingbull wrote:

they sound a lot like roxette, but great nonetheless

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sorryBummerlin wrote:

Polvo was definitively summed up 15+ years ago by a clipped cartoon tacked on the wall of our Chapel Hill college radio station: A family tree depicts the history of rock and roll, beginning with "Europe" and "Africa," joining to create the rag, blues, jazz, rockabilly, and and so on, spreading and splintering into all the permutations of rock and dance music, until some 20 or 30 strains remained, representing the precisely distinct styles of the day. All 30 styles then converged to "Michelob." A genius added "Turkish music" next to "Michelob," which together yielded "Polvo."

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KMFCM wrote:

also, my two favorite songs are the top two spots, SWEET!!

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KMFCM wrote:

didn't even know they were playing shows this year. Found out too god damn late. bummer.

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pbradley85 wrote:

Fuck describing Polvo.

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Gumo_Ga wrote:

no wave isn't a way to describe polvo either.

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Moltenclimax wrote:

mathrock is not cool to described polvo music... NO waVE is the best

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canadainfan wrote:

drove a total of almost 1500 kilometers to go to Chicago to see them..i had that stupid, "in ahh" when i talk to them, i just couldn't say much, cuz i was all, oh my god oh my god, you guys are god, and holy fucking shit, you just dont know. showed ash my tat as well, talked to dave about the NY resort show and spent almost $100 at the merch booth....it was so worth it....stayed awake for 27 hours to get there and back......i love them that much that money was no object

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Tidus_91 wrote:

mintybees: That's so true it hurts, Polvo actually renders a lot of my favorite bands/artists pretty much useless. Therefore I hope I'll forget about Polvo in a couple of months so I can re-explore them later, when I've digested all the "mediocre" artists. ;)

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mintybees wrote:

Any lad or lass who puts pick to string should bow their head in reverence for Ash's effortlessly cool guitar signature sound. After giving Polvo's songs some rotation most bands sound sufficatley dull and nausatley boring.

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x_classified wrote:

Estos cuates son muy buenos, llegue a ellos a traves del hype machine.

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NGC_1976 wrote:

Going to the Chicago show tonight - can't wait. Here's a post at Video Pop on 2 cuts from Celebrate the New Dark Age, plus their cover of "Mexican Radio:" http://videopopmusic.blogspot.com/2008/07/polvo-new-feature.html

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pochomystique wrote:

Not to take away from the music, but they are/were some extremely attractive-looking fellows.

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DrSessions wrote:

These Polvo shows have blown me away, it's like Improv Jazz Math Rock, or Improv Jazz Un-Math Un-Post-Rock Un-Classifiable Music, of Polvo standards - every song sounded like evolved versions of their classic recordings. This "tour" NEEDS a live release. NEEDS it.

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sophteonal wrote:

New album seems like it's going to happen! (Going by this interview Ash Bowie did for Pitchfork a while back.) And IMO, Archers Of Loaf are more similar to Polvo than Thinking Fellers Union Local #282, although they're all great bands.

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adamcooleyisdea wrote:

the best. their # 1 similiar artist should be thinking fellers union local # 282.

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