Polaris – Polaris…
The Leeds group of Polaris has been together for quite sometime now, around 13 years or so. However this year they released only their second record together. This makes groups that take 3 years in between releases look like workaholics. Regardless, as many of us come to realize after awhile, quality is sometimes better than quantity. Polaris is a band that must firmly believe in that, or I at least give them the benefit of the doubt that they do.
On their self-titled release, which was put out on Gringo Records, the band kick around somewhere in between post-rock and general indie rock. What got me initially listening to this record was the track “Kissing”, which is a captivating piece and one of the more beautifully written songs that I’ve heard all year. There is a certain emotional quality that is caught within that song that is often hard to obtain and for practically all 6 minutes it puts a smile on my face. For the most part the album as a whole is a soft and brooding piece of work that plays off the whole “soft to loud (vice versa)” slant fairly well. While the album plays out like a rollercoaster, being completely upbeat and with a lackadaisical sense of happiness, it does plummet into more moody and darker territory at times, which are probably my least favorite portions of the album. Polaris do a damn fine job of making incredibly catchy lazy sunny day music that it would suit me fine if the whole album was just nothing but that. However, that’s just my little deal I have with it and really can’t hold that as any sort of complaint because this album is great from start to end regardless of the mood.
Polaris – Kissing [MP3]
Polaris – Conquering Small Spaces [MP3]
You can grab this over at Gringo Records or off the bands MySpace, whichever you prefer. Anyway, enjoy as always.
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