Polvo is an influential indie noise rock band of the 1990s from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. The band was fronted by guitarists/vocalists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski. Eddie Watkins played drums, and Steve Popson played bass guitar. Polvo are considered by some to be one of the key proponents of a genre which came to be known as math rock, although in interviews the band disavowed that categorization. Their sound was defined by complex and dissonant guitar harmonies and driving rhythm, complementing cryptic, often surrealist lyrics. Their sound was so unpredictable and angular that the band's guitarists were often accused of failing to play with correctly tuned guitars. Polvo's songs and artwork frequently featured Asian/"exotic" themes and references. The band's name means "dust" in Spanish.
1 | Bridesmaid Blues | Exploded Drawing |
2 | Production Values | This Eclipse |
3 | Stinger (Five Wigs) | Today's Active Lifestyles |
4 | Time Isn't On My Side | Today's Active Lifestyles |
5 | Kalgon | Cor-Crane Secret |
6 | Every Holy Shroud | Celebrate The New Dark Age |
7 | Light Of The Moon | Exploded Drawing |
8 | Fractured (Like Chandeliers) | Celebrate The New Dark Age |
9 | Tread On Me | Polvo |
10 | Well Is Deep | Cor-Crane Secret |
11 | Ox Scapula | Cor-Crane Secret |
12 | High-Wire Moves | Exploded Drawing |
13 | In This Life | Exploded Drawing |
14 | Fast Canoe | Exploded Drawing |
15 | My Kimono | Today's Active Lifestyles |
16 | Can I Ride | Polvo |
17 | Taste Of Your Mind | Exploded Drawing |
18 | Title Track | This Eclipse |
19 | Can I Ride | Cor-Crane Secret |
20 | Leaf | Polvo |