Exploded Drawing is an Alt/Indie album by Polvo, originally released in 1996. On Gatefold: 12 pressings tracked.
About
“Fast Canoe,” the opening track on Polvo’s 1996 double album <i>Exploded Drawing</i>, might be this Chapel Hill quartet’s penultimate statement. A shimmering, ragged march that is as much a funeral ritual as it is a pulverizing anthem, “Fast Canoe” proved that Polvo had a sound entirely distinct from their indie rock peers. <i>Exploded Drawing</i> is a 60-minute behemoth, and its density and weight can make it a trying listening. The best way to navigate is to take in stride the detours into bizarre Asian folk music (“Passive Attack”) and detuned meltdowns (“Missing Receipts”) and wait for the songs that match the majesty of “Fast Canoe.” “Bridesmaid Blues,” “High-Wire Moves” and “In This Life” are shock-therapy pop music on par with anything by the Pixies. All the thrashing energy and blue-spark electricity culminates on “When Will You Die For the Last Time In My Dreams,” an 11-minute closer that is Polvo’s own “Cortez the Killer.”
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Tracklist
- 1Fast Canoe6:41
- 2Bridesmaid Blues3:30
- 3Feather of Forgiveness3:45
- 4Passive Attack1:12
- 5Light of the Moon2:12
- 6Crumbling Down3:06
- 7Street Knowledge1:51
- 8High-Wire Moves4:21
- 9Monoloth2:52
- 10In This Life4:05
- 11The Secret's Secret2:03
- 12Snowstorm in Iowa2:23
- 13The Purple Bear3:27
- 14Taste of Your Mind3:50
- 15Missing Receipts1:47
- 16When Will You Die for the Last Time in My Dreams11:43
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Math Rock
- angular
- restless
- art school
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Ash BowieBAND , GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS, DRUMS
- Dave BrylawskiBAND , GUITAR, VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS, PIANO
- Eddie WatkinsBAND , DRUMS DRUMS
- Steve PopsonBAND , BASS BASS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 12 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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