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Alt- Pop, Indie, indie rock, New Music

POLAR STATES ‘Sellotape The Skies’

Liverpool’s POLAR STATES have released their new single ‘Sellotape The Skies’. This is the bands second single recorded remotely during lockdown, working from their bedrooms, following, ‘2020’ which was championed by Huw Stephens and featured on Spotify’s Hot New Bands and Fresh Finds (Global). Since their formation the band have had strong support from Radio 1 including a feature on the best of BBC introducing playlist, entered Spotify’s Viral 50 Chart, and have played a number of major UK festivals, supporting Wolf Alice, The Japanese House, and Clean Cut Kid.

‘Sellotape The Skies’ is ethereal, anthemic and surging with gripping indie vibes. With raw biting guitars rushing through an intense sonic build the track erupts with kinetic adrenaline and invigorating indie rock. The soaring guitars flourish and ricochet off the buoyant punchy drums while the rooted bass lines create that hip coaxing groove.These guys always pack oodles of passion and youthful energy into their tracks and they have out done themselves with this new release. Exuding a catchy uplifting melody and smooth emotive vocals ‘Sellotape The Skies’ has that blood rushing state of suspense that is sure to spark something within the listener. The band build tension superbly through the verses before the powerful anthemic chorus bursts with jubilation of epic proportions. Robust and packing a hefty punch ‘Sellotape The Skies’ is a joy to listen too.

On the song and the experience of recording remotely, vocalist Paul Tong commented: “When I was a kid, I used to think Sellotape could fix anything. It even held my BMX together at one point, till someone stole it. I guess when you don’t really understand a problem, you think it can be fixed so easily. ‘Sellotape The Skies’ is like my way of going back to that simplicity.I wrote it at 3am in my bedroom in a bit of a hazy state. I woke up the next day and was like, ‘where did that song come from?’ It didn’t have a chorus for a while, and was more just like a big poem. It sat around unfinished for months, but we went back to it during lockdown and recorded remotely from our bedrooms. It’s weird releasing a song that we’ve never actually played together from start to finish. The lads were like, ‘we’re gonna get sued for this title’, but then we figured The Kinks sung about Coca Cola and they got away with it. “

Stream ‘Sellotape The Skies’ below 


Author : Danu

Event News, Indie, Live Music, New Music, Takeover

Event News : POLAR STATES Takeover

POLAR STATES will takeover our Instagram for a live stream on Saturday 11th July at 8 pm

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/indie_buddie/

Since forming in 2015 Liverpool’s POLAR STATES have had strong support from Radio 1 including a feature on the best of BBC introducing playlist, entered Spotify’s Viral 50 Chart, and have played a number of major UK festivals, supporting Wolf Alice, The Japanese House, and Clean Cut Kid. The band have an anthemic sound of vibrant indie rock that is sure to make for an amazing show

You can stream their new single ‘2020’ below 


Author : Danu

Indie, indie rock, New Music

POLAR STATES ‘2020’

Liverpool’s POLAR STATES are set to release their new single ‘2020’ on July 3rd. The band recorded the song remotely during lockdown, working from their bedrooms.Since forming in 2015 the band have had strong support from Radio 1 including a feature on the best of BBC introducing playlist, entered Spotify’s Viral 50 Chart, and have played a number of major UK festivals, supporting Wolf Alice, The Japanese House, and Clean Cut Kid.

‘2020’ is an anthemic whirl of the vibrant, passionate and refined indie rock POLAR STATES do so well. The invigorating riff sends adrenaline through the body as the band adorn this track in jagged running riffs and soaring guitar lines set to ignite a live audience. Bursting with more energy than a can of Red Bull, the chorus erupts into an arena-ready anthemic vocal line evoking images of bellowing crowds. With a rooted bass line and punchy drums creating the buoyant foundation POLAR STATES present one intense indie banger, however, the band smooth the track in cool ethereal tones and chilled crisp production. With guitar refrains chiming over the hearty crescendo and infectious melody POLAR STATES present a tight, well crafted slice of indie rock. 

On the song, and the experience of recording remotely vocalist Paul Tong commented: ‘’The experience of recording a song when we can’t be in a studio together has been weird, but ultimately, the message of the song hasn’t changed, and we wrote it together in a room, so it’s still us. The message of a song always matters more than how it’s recorded anyway. We actually wrote 2020 before our tour, back in October. We wanted to document how we felt about going into a new decade. It was written in about 15 minutes and came from a really introverted moment. The world was overwhelming, and it felt impossible to appreciate what really mattered. The last few months have given the song a life of its own, taking on a new relevance that nobody could’ve seen coming.  At the start of the lockdown we setup a Discord group where we could chat to fans, and give our community a place to connect from a distance. By being able to speak to our fans on such a personal level, and also give them a space to be themselves made us realise why this song was so important to so many of them. It was at that point we knew we had to release the song no matter how we recorded it.’’

‘2020’ is set for release tomorrow 3rd July for more you can follow POLAR STATES on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/PolarStates/


Author : Danu

Indie, indie rock, New Music

POLAR STATES ARE RELEASING A SONG A DAY ON WHATSAPP DURING LOCKDOWN PERIOD

Liverpool’s Polar States are helping to alleviate lockdown induced boredom for themselves, and their fans, by releasing a song a day, directly to their fans via a private WhatsApp group.

The band explained : “When we first went into this lockdown period we were actually just finishing up recording a really big batch of new songs, and had the plan that we wanted to try and finish off one of the demos every day and send them off to our manager. But then the world changed very quickly around us, and we knew we had to try and find a way to keep our fans as optimistic as possible in this super weird time, so we had the idea of sending anyone who wanted it a song every day as we complete them.  We did this for a few days and people were really responding to the songs, which was great, but then we started opening up the chat for half an hour a day so people could message us and each other and it began to take on a life of it’s own! It suddenly became this forum for people to connect with each other, and just forget about how crazy life is right now for a few minutes each day, which is the most valuable thing for us all right now. We’re still writing all the time and working on things remotely, so there’s no reason why we can’t keep this up. It’s definitely not too late to get involved!”

The band are no strangers to sending out their demos directly to fans, having sent out their early demos in a similar way, prior to releasing their EP ‘All You Couldn’t See’ with Killing Moon Records and completing their debut packed out UK tour in late 2019 on the back of their social media buzz. 

You can follow this link to join in with the WhatsApp chat every night at 8pm GMT:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HUhXvIGNitg1tgGAcEULWA

If you’d prefer to just receive the music, you can join their closed group here: 

https://chat.whatsapp.com/FMFEJxnMBEzBvwrXvM9lwN


Author : Danu

Alt- Pop, Dream Pop, electro- pop, Indie, Indie Electro, Indie Pop, Indie Quick Picks, indie rock, New Music, Singer/Songwriter, Soul, Synth Rock, Synth-pop

Indie Quick Picks

The Tates 

Genre: Indie pop

Bio:  The Tates  are a Welsh Indie Pop five piece consisting of Liam Fusco, Tom Ryan, Matt Kilgariff, Jac Robin and Shaun Gwizdak. This new track has been eagerly anticipated after the success of the band’s debut release ‘Electric Girl’. The song was supported by Huw Stephens, BBC Introducing, Radio 1 and gained Amazing radio playlisting as well as being A-listed on BBC Radio Wales. Energized by their summer tour in support of ‘Electric Girl’ a confident and inspired band returned to the studio in Cardiff to work with producer Steffan Pringle (Estrons, Himalayas, Future Of The Left) again.

Track: Water

Lyrically ‘Water’ asks a poetic question exploring themes of nature over nurture, as Tom the guitarist explains: “Are the flaws that we share with our parents who we are, or have we learnt from them? Are we free to be the people we want to be or are we trapped by our genetic makeup and our immediate environment and society?”

Why We Like It: It’s a refreshing glistening indie pop track. Infectious sun soaked and brimming with rich textures and melodies. Shimmering synths teamed with zesty stings on guitar and smooth vocals create a sublime hazy dazzling track so succulent and silky it’s mouth-wateringly good.

Follow The Tates on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/TheTatesOfficial/

Stream ‘Water’ below

https://soundcloud.com/user-396293907/the-tates-water-1

Keeva

Genre: Singer songwriter, blues

Bio: Half Jordanian, half Irish singer Keeva was discovered after ex-White Denim members Austin Jenkins and Josh Block found her demos online. Growing up between Ireland, Jordan and also London, young Keeva has taken inspiration from musical traditions from all three places while also obsessing over the cult 45s of Sun Studios/RCA’s Studio B, alongside the likes of Patsy Cline & Willie Nelson to deliver her debut single Whiskey.

Track: Whiskey.

Why We Like It: It’s a timeless track elegant and delicate in its approach with graceful piano accompaniment and soulful emotional vocals. It’s strong, sure and brave as a firm chord progression gives strength and courage. The melody has sweet tender moments while also filling and seeping with firm endurance. It’s a power ballad for sure but more one to inject power to the listener to get up and get on with it.

Follow Keeva on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/keevamusic

Watch the video for Whiskey below

Polar States

Genre: Indie

Bio: Liverpool-based quartet Polar States début single won them the attention of Grammy Award winning producer Jon Withnall (Coldplay, Elbow) and since then its been none stop. The band have now released their debut four track EP ‘Lost’.

Track: ‘Lost’

Why We Like It: Title Track ‘Lost’ is the perfect example of Polar States infectious indie rock. Smattered in bubbly pop elements with a laid back smooth ear worm melody it’s a melodic flavoursome little ditty. Sharp guitar injections and dark undertones add a nice bite and gritty texture and teamed with punchy drums and lush vocals it’s the perfect blend. This track is radio ready and one which can be enjoyed by all.  Make sure to check out the rest of the EP it’s a doozy.

Follow Polar States on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/PolarStates/

Stream ‘Lost’ below

https://soundcloud.com/polarstates/lost

 Joe Russell-Brown

Genre: Dream Pop

Bio: 19-year-old Joe Russell-Brown’s has released his debut EP it is a collection of songs created on a cheap microphone and laptop in his grandma’s bungalow. It captures his transition from acoustic songwriter to dream-pop band leader

Track: Post-Youth Depression

When asked about the track Joe said: “Post-Youth Depression is a retrospective euphoria of the days you can only appreciate when they’re gone. It’s about friends, living in a shit town and the acceptance of whatever’s to come.”

Why We Like It: It’s a chilled lo-fi track, so soothing laid back and sweetly nostalgic. With slurred vocals and hazy soundscapes it’s like walking into a dream. The subtle guitar adds a whimsical idealistic mist to the track. Smothered in a blurred illusion that gives the track transparency, giving the sense of a euphoric memory in the back of your mind – you can’t grasp it as it is almost  vaporous just there to cherish in the moment but cannot be held on to. Another sublime EP which you should check out.

Follow Joe Russell-Brown on Facebook here https://www.facebook.com/joerussellbrownmusic/

Watch the video for Post-Youth Depression below

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Indie, indie rock, New Music

Polar States ‘Gold’

Liverpool’s emerging indie rockers Polar States are back with a brand new single ‘Gold’ which is taken from the band’s upcoming debut EP ‘Electric’. Championed by BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens and BBC 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq, the up and coming Indie four piece have exploded locally and nationally, selling out the Liverpool o2 Academy twice and completing a 10 date UK tour in support of their previous single ‘Elizabeth’, which was added to the BBC Radio 1 ‘Best Of Introducing’ playlist and the Topshop playlist. 2016 saw the band appear at Liverpool Sound City, Tramlines and X&Y Festival in addition to supporting Clean Cut Kid, The Japanese House, We Were Promised Jetpacks and more.
‘Gold’ is a sparkling vivid indie track loaded with fresh bright radiant vibes. Zingy sharp guitar riffs add juicy refreshing burst to the track while the drums add a peppy bounce. This track is effortlessly smooth and cool as the melody cruises with a laid back sunny day dream vibe. Building to a glorious crescendo this track has ebullient zestful energy gushing from every note while remaining calm and breezy. Coated in lush passionate vocals and an irresistible melody this track is one to put on repeat.
According to the band the song is about valuing what you have vocalist/ guitarist Paul Tong said
“The ‘million in my heart line’ was basically a way of saying you should see wealth not in terms of money, but in terms of the people around you whom matter.”
You can catch Polar States live at
24 / 06 – CHEDDLETON / ASHCOMBURY FESTIVAL
30-2 / 07 – MANCHESTER / SONDER FESTIVAL
01 / 07 – LEEDS / WELCOME TO THE NORTH FESTIVAL
21-23 / 07 – MANCHESTER / BLACKTHORN FESTIVAL
22 / 07 – WARRINGTON / FRIARS COURT
23 / 07 – SHEFFIELD / TRAMLINES FESTIVAL
more dates TBA.
Stream ‘Gold’ below

https://soundcloud.com/polarstates/polarstates-gold


Ambient Music, Feel Good Music, Indie, New Music

Polar States


Polar States are a band from Liverpool who’s début single won them the attention of Grammy Award winning producer Jon Withnall (Coldplay, Elbow) and since then its been none stop.Paul, Josh, Phill and Mark have just released their new single ‘TIME’. Which they recorded in their rehearsal room, produced it themselves and mixed it in Paul’s flat.
“Time” is an example of this bands beautiful song writing, its honest and full of raw emotion, set to radiant music. Its smoothly arranged and is so easy to listen to, with soft vocals and steady beats and lustrous guitars. Its real music full of passion and truth and an absolute joy to listen to. It has a dreamy, hazy vibe that makes you want to sit back close your eyes and let the music take you away.
These guys show real promise and are set to work with some top producers on their next singles. The future looks really good for these guys.

Polar States have some live gigs lined up you can catch them at

Apr 14 Alexanders Chester, United Kingdom
Apr 19 O2 Academy Liverpool, United Kingdom
Apr 27 The Underbelly London, United Kingdom
Apr 28 Dublin Castle London, United Kingdom
May 13 Aatma Manchester, United Kingdom
May 21 The RS Sheffield, United Kingdom
May 28 The Exchange Stoke On Trent, United Kingdom
Stream “Time” below

https://soundcloud.com/polarstates/time