http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69148&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rssBoth pioneers and underground heroes of Chapel Hill's mid-'90s guitar revolution, Polvo practically reinvented the instrument for devoted Indie rock musicians. Tuning strings flappy and low, they created both astonishingly beautiful and sometimes demonically sinister Middle Eastern flavored chords and harmonies that barely resembled the traditional sounds of the instrument. No slouches rhythmically, bass and drums drove the music in numerous directions during the course of a single song, lurching mathematically through verses and hydroplaning through noisy, technicolor choruses on the fly. In their relatively short career, Polvo modified the catchy and accessible sound and approach of their debut <I>Cor-Crane Secret</I> into a sometimes jammy Post-Rock Jacob's Ladder of Art Rock, beginning with their second album: <I>Today's Active Lifestyles</I>. Though never matching the consistency of <I>Cor-Crane</I>, subsequent albums still offered great bits of heartfelt melancholia like <I>Exploded Drawing</I>'s "High-Wire Moves" and twisted, jammy power of <I>This Eclipse</I>'s "Bat Radar." - Kelly BaumanIndie/Alternativeen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:15:20 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.69148&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss Both pioneers and underground heroes of Chapel Hill's mid-'90s guitar revolution, Polvo practically reinvented the instrument for devoted Indie rock musicians. Tuning strings flappy and low, they created both astonishingly beautiful and sometimes demonically sinister Middle Eastern flavored chords and harmonies that barely resembled the traditional sounds of the instrument. No slouches rhythmically, bass and drums drove the music in numerous directions during the course of a single song, lurching mathematically through verses and hydroplaning through noisy, technicolor choruses on the fly. In their relatively short career, Polvo modified the catchy and accessible sound and approach of their debut <I>Cor-Crane Secret</I> into a sometimes jammy Post-Rock Jacob's Ladder of Art Rock, beginning with their second album: <I>Today's Active Lifestyles</I>. Though never matching the consistency of <I>Cor-Crane</I>, subsequent albums still offered great bits of heartfelt melancholia like <I>Exploded Drawing</I>'s "High-Wire Moves" and twisted, jammy power of <I>This Eclipse</I>'s "Bat Radar." - Kelly Bauman http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29997442&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Polvo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.29997442 alb.29997442 Polvo art.69148 6.99 In Prism alb.29997442 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/2/7/1797290_170x170.jpg 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 2009-09-08 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29997442&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.29997442&variant=data&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214177&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 23 Sep 1997 00:00:00 -0700 Polvo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.214177 alb.214177 Polvo art.69148 8.99 Shapes alb.214177 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/9/5/935923_170x170.jpg 1997-09-23 00:00:00.0 1997-09-23 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214177&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214177&variant=data&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.255590&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Polvo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.255590 alb.255590 Polvo art.69148 0.0 Polvo EP alb.255590 null 1996-04-30 00:00:00.0 false false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.255590&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.255590&variant=data&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.195946&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 1 Jan 1996 00:00:00 -0800 Polvo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.195946 alb.195946 Polvo art.69148 8.99 Exploded Drawing alb.195946 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/5/8/418559_170x170.jpg 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 1996-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.195946&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.195946&variant=data&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214178&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 14 Nov 1995 00:00:00 -0800 Polvo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.214178 alb.214178 Polvo art.69148 3.99 This Eclipse alb.214178 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/0/1/5/185104_170x170.jpg 1995-11-14 00:00:00.0 1995-11-14 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214178&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214178&variant=data&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214049&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 2 May 1994 00:00:00 -0700 Polvo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.214049 alb.214049 Polvo art.69148 5.99 Celebrate The New Dark Age alb.214049 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/0/1/5/185101_170x170.jpg 1994-05-02 00:00:00.0 1994-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false single http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214049&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214049&variant=data&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214051&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 19 Apr 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Polvo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.214051 alb.214051 Polvo art.69148 7.99 Today's Active Lifestyles alb.214051 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/1/8/278128_170x170.jpg 1993-04-19 00:00:00.0 1993-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214051&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.214051&variant=data&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.279507&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Mon, 13 Jul 1992 00:00:00 -0700 Polvo Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.279507 alb.279507 Polvo art.69148 7.99 Cor-Crane Secret alb.279507 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/5/3/3/413352_170x170.jpg 1992-07-13 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.279507&variant=play&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.279507&variant=data&rws=%2Fpolvo%2Fdiscography.rss