Polly Scattergood

Polly Scattergood

Infobox musical artist
Name = Polly Scattergood
Background = solo_singer
Instrument = Vocals, keyboards piano guitar
Occupation = Musician, vocalist, songwriter
Years_active = 2005–present
Label = Mute Records

Polly Scattergood is a singer songwriter from Essex, England. Her vocal style has been described as ethereal and the lyrical content of her songs have been described as dark. [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/16/popandrock1 And now for song number 801 The Guardian 16 September, 2008] ] [http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/sep/02/popandrock2 Polly Scattergood Bar Academy, London The Guardian 2 September, 2008] ] .

Early Years

Scattergood grew up in Wivenhoe. At aged 16 she was dropped off by her mother to fend for herself. She took part time work on a market stall to pay for school.

At age 12 Scattegood's misinterpretation of Suzanne Vega's song Luka lead her to conclude "That music doesn't have to be strident to carry a strong message" and "That you don't have to shout. You can say things and people will listen if they want to."

Influences

On her MySpace Page she lists as influences Cocorosie, David Bowie, The Flaming Lips, Leonard Cohen, Antony & The Johnsons, Portishead, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Dolly Parton, Calexico, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elton John, Björk, Band of Horses, Vampire Weekend, Joni Mitchell, Prince and Calexico.

Musical career

Her stage name was chosen by her because it means "here today, gone tomorrow" or "spendthrift waster".

Scattergood attended the famed Brit School where she wrote 800 songs. After graduation she caught the attention Daniel Miller the label boss at Mute Records. He led her to her current producer Simon Fisher Turner.

Scattergood describes herself as a storyteller. "I write about emotions and moments,not all are biographical." Scattergood's debut single entitled "Glory Hallelujah" was released in 2005. Her September 2007 single "Nitrogen Pink" is about the fragility of life and how quickly things come and go and was written about "a friend of a friend who was really sick from cancer, this young guy who was only 30 and had a great, happy life but was slowly deteriorating" The single "I Hate the Way" was released on 22 September 2008 on both limited edition 10 inch vinyl and ITunes. [http://londonist.com/2008/09/listen_up_polly_scattergood.php Listen Up: Polly Scattergood Londonist 23 September, 2008] ] The song which was played on the Rob Da Bank show has been described as documenting her emotional instability and penchant of going to bed with unsuitable men. [ [http://www.musicomh.com/singles/polly-scattergood_0908.htm Polly Scattergood - I Hate The Way (Mute) musicOMH] ]

According to Scattergood her album is nearly finished after 3 years work

References

External links

* [http://www.myspace.com/pollyscattergood Polly Scattergood MySpace Page]


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