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- Date Released: January 1, 1996
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Math Rock, Indie Rock
- Label: Touch And Go
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We Say...
Once blown off as Sonic Youth copycats (which is true of Celebrate the New Dark Age and "Bridesmaid Blues" from this album, though both are still great), Polvo came to be embraced as math-rock royalty with the excellent Today's Active Lifestyles. But to these ears, it's Exploded Drawing that ranks as the band's best album. While Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski's vocals can take some getting used to (they're very '90s indie rock), they're secondary to the arrangements, which stick to regimented but improbable structures swerving wildly via key- and time-changes. ("Crumbling Down" illustrates the style wonderfully.)
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They Say...
Polvo's Exploded Drawing takes listeners on a sonic journey that encompasses nearly every kind of sound that a guitar has been known to make, and a few that might be unheard of until now. The group has worked on their intricate, changeable sound since the early '90s, but on Exploded Drawing, it shows they've worked on their songwriting as well. The great majority of this hour-plus-long album is as listenable as it is inventive, particularly on the alternately shimmery and explosive "Bridesmaid Blues" and the angular "Feather of Forgiveness." "Light of the Moon" sounds like a twisted cowboy ballad, and "Missing Receipts" is an eerie, echoing instrumental that exemplifies Polvo's experimental guitar play. Polvo doesn't forget to include the punk, as "High-Wire Moves" and "Taste of Your Mind" testify, but blues, Eastern music, folk, country, and ambient music also find their way into Exploded Drawing, giving each song a twisting, unpredictable quality. Though the album's length can lose some listeners, if the mood is right for arty guitar music, then Polvo's Exploded Drawing is the right choice.
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| 01. |  |
Fast Canoe |
6:41 |
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| 02. | |
Bridesmaid Blues |
3:30 |
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| 03. | |
Feather Of Forgiveness |
3:45 |
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| 04. | |
Passive Attack |
1:12 |
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| 05. | |
Light Of The Moon |
2:12 |
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| 06. | |
Crumbling Down |
3:06 |
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| 07. | |
Street Knowledge |
1:51 |
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| 08. | |
High-Wire Moves |
4:21 |
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| 09. | |
Monoloth |
2:52 |
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| 10. | |
In This Life |
4:05 |
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| 11. | |
The Secret's Secret |
2:03 |
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| 12. | |
Snowstorm In Iowa |
2:23 |
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| 13. | |
The Purple Bear |
3:27 |
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| 14. | |
Taste Of Your Mind |
3:50 |
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| 15. |
Missing Receipts |
1:47 |
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| 16. |
When Will You Die For The Last Time In My Dreams |
11:43 |
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16 Total Tracks, 58:48 Total Length
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