Polvo

{{About|the band|the film|Dust (2012 film){{!}}Dust (2012 film)|the place|Polvo, Arizona}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Polvo

| image = Polvo 06-27-2010.jpg

| landscape = yes

| caption = Polvo playing in Greenpoint, New York in 2010

| background = group_or_band

| origin = Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.

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| years_active = {{hlist|1990–1998|2008–present}}

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| website = {{URL|polvonc.bandcamp.com}}

| current_members = Ash Bowie
Dave Brylawski
Steve Popson
Brian Quast

| past_members = Eddie Watkins
Brian Walsby

}}

Polvo is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The band formed in 1990 and is fronted by guitarists/vocalists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski, with Steve Popson playing bass guitar and Brian Quast playing drums. Eddie Watkins was the band's original drummer, but did not rejoin the band upon its reunion in 2008, after breaking up in 1998.

Biography

=Formation and early releases=

Polvo formed in 1990 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. Their original lineup consisted of vocalists/guitarists Ash Bowie and Dave Brylawski, bassist Steve Popson, and drummer Eddie Watkins. Bowie and Brylawski met in a Spanish class at the University of North Carolina and shared an affinity for music released by SST Records and local rock band Let's Active. Polvo's first recording was Can I Ride, a double 7-inch single released on the band's Kitchen Puff Records label in 1991. It was later re-released on CD as the Polvo EP on micro-indie Jesus Christ Records. The band then released two full-length albums, two EPs, and several 7-inches on Merge Records, a label run by Superchunk's Mac McCaughan, a high-school classmate of Brylawski and Popson. Merge Records issued their debut album, Cor-Crane Secret, in 1992. Today's Active Lifestyles followed in 1993, refining the group's approach, and it was followed in turn by two EPs, 1994's Celebrate the New Dark Age and 1995's This Eclipse. Today's Active Lifestyles was later reissued with an alternative cover without the lion image on it, because of a copyright lawsuit brought by the painter of the album.

The band also made an appearance in the 1994 cult road movie Half-Cocked.

=Wider reach, dispersion and break-up=

Polvo toured North America numerous times, including outings with Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, Pavement, Superchunk, Pipe, Sonic Youth, Unwound, Trumans Water, Sleepyhead, Trans Am, Dungbeetle, and Spatula. They toured twice in the UK and once in Europe, playing with Sebadoh, Babes in Toyland, and Superchunk.

Two albums were released after the band signed to the larger label Touch and Go Records. Their debut for the label was 1996's double-length Exploded Drawing, an eclectic, progressive effort that began to delve more explicitly into the guitarists' fascination with Asian music. Drummer Watkins amicably left the band afterward to pursue career and family interests. The rest of the group was beginning to drift apart as well. Brylawski moved to New York City to attend graduate school and also traveled to India, while Bowie had already relocated to Boston by 1994 to join then-girlfriend, Helium frontwoman Mary Timony. Polvo reconvened in 1997 to record Shapes with new drummer Brian Walsby. Both Touch and Go releases featured a darker, more progressive rock-oriented sound instead of their earlier, post-punk influenced style. Rumors that it would be their final album proved true when they amicably disbanded later that year, ending their farewell US tour with a two-night stand at hometown club Cat's Cradle.

=Hiatus and other projects=

In 2000 Bowie released an album of home recordings on the Tiger Style label, called Yesterday...and Tomorrow's Shells under the name Libraness. He has since appeared with (current Polvo drummer Brian Quast's band) the BQ's and recorded and toured with Fan Modine. Bowie and Quast had also been working on tracks for a new Libraness album. Brylawski later played in the North Carolina–based Indonesian music-influenced band Idyll Swords, which released two albums on Communion, and currently is a member of Black Taj, as is Steve Popson. Watkins played drums in Dr. Powerful, as well as Durham outfit Stranger In The Valley of The Kings. In July 2020, Brylawski and Quast released their first album as Silver Scrolls.

=Reunion=

Polvo reformed with new drummer Brian Quast, formerly of Vanilla Trainwreck and The Cherry Valence, after being invited to appear at All Tomorrow's Parties 2008 and the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain.{{cite web|author=Amy Phillips |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/28104-polvo-reunite-for-all-tomorrows-parties/ |title=Polvo Reunite for All Tomorrow's Parties | News |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2007-11-09 |access-date=2016-04-08}} They also played several shows in the US, including the Northwest Music Fest in Portland.{{Cite web|title=Music Fest NW|url=http://www.musicfestnw.com/}} A full live set from a benefit show at Cat's Cradle in August 2008, featuring new songs and reworked versions of old songs, was made available to purchase online.{{cite web|url=http://www.cytunes.org/album/26/ |title=Cytunes |access-date=March 1, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215061229/http://www.cytunes.org/album/26/ |archive-date=December 15, 2008 }} In 2009, Polvo re-signed to Merge Records and released In Prism, their first studio album in 12 years.{{cite web|author=Tom Breihan |url=http://pitchfork.com/news/35508-polvo-sign-to-merge-ready-reunion-album/ |title=Polvo Sign to Merge for Reunion Album | News |publisher=Pitchfork |date=2009-06-03 |access-date=2016-04-08}} The album's release coincided with Merge Records' 20th anniversary, and Polvo were featured at a concert to honor the label at the Cat's Cradle in July. In 2010 the band toured with Versus and released their sixth album, Siberia, in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.mergerecords.com/blog/2013/09/stream-polvos-siberia-now-at-the-a-v-club/ |title=Merge Records |access-date=October 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925143830/http://www.mergerecords.com/blog/2013/09/stream-polvos-siberia-now-at-the-a-v-club/ |archive-date=September 25, 2013 }} The band did not undertake any promotion for its release. Polvo's last live performance to date was in 2011.

Original drummer Eddie Watkins died on April 24, 2016, at the age of forty-seven.{{cite web |url=http://www.indyweek.com/music/archives/2016/04/27/friends-bandmates-remember-original-polvo-drummer-eddie-watkins |title=Friends, Bandmates Remember Original Polvo Drummer Eddie Watkins |last=Hooley |first=Danny |date=2016-04-27 |website=indyweek.com |publisher=INDY Week |access-date=2020-04-11}}

In January 2020, the band announced vinyl reissues of their first 2 albums: Cor-Crane Secret and Today's Active Lifestyles. The release was accompanied by a bundling option from Merge Records, which includes both albums with "updated-but-familiar" artwork (including posters & other "ephemera from the band's archive") and an expanded edition of the band's self-titled early singles compilation on translucent green vinyl.{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Madison|title=Polvo Announce Vinyl Reissues of First Two Albums|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/polvo-announce-vinyl-reissues-of-first-two-albums/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=Pitchfork|date=13 January 2020|language=en-us}}{{Cite web|date=January 13, 2020|first=Andrew|last=Sacher|title=Polvo announced limited edition, colored vinyl reissues of first two albums|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/polvo-announced-limited-edition-colored-vinyl-reissues-of-first-two-albums/|access-date=2021-02-17|website=BrooklynVegan|language=en}} In February that year, Bowie & Popson sat down for an interview with Sadie Dupuis of the band Speedy Ortiz for Talkhouse. Reflecting on their legacy, Popson said:{{cite web|title=Polvo Finally Appreciates Their Own Music — Sort Of Sadie Dupuis (Speedy Ortiz) digs deep into the band's two new reissues with Ash Bowie and Steve Popson.|url=https://www.talkhouse.com/polvo-finally-appreciates-their-own-music-sort-of/|access-date=27 June 2020|website=talkhouse.com}}

We were just a band, one of a thousand really good bands at that time, that played shows. We were stoked that people actually liked listening to what we did. It still is shocking to me 30 years later. The reissue, I have no idea if it’s 40-year-old people, 50-year-old people restocking this stuff. Or if there are 18-year-old people out there buying it. I’d be shocked if it’s the latter. But I just don’t know.

Musical style and influences

Polvo is widely considered to be a standard bearer of a genre which came to be known as math rock,{{cite web|date=2008-08-20|title=What is Math Rock? Catch Polvo and Find Out | WIRED|url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/08/what-is-math-ro.html|access-date=2016-04-08|website=Blog.wired.com}} although in interviews the band disavowed that categorization.{{cite web|last=Horowitz|first=Hal|title=You can call Polvo math rock, but the numbers just don't add up|url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-160914-you-can-call-polvo-math-rock-but-the-numbers-just-don-t-add|access-date=2016-04-08|website=Clatl.com}} 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. Additionally, their music had a pronounced Eastern feel that came not only from the Indian and Middle Eastern-style drones in their compositions, but actual Eastern instruments like the sitar as well. Complex ranked both Bowie & Brylawski among indie rock's greatest guitarists, writing that the band "built most of their songs around shimmering chords and stream-of-consciousness riffs; whistling Polvo on the bus would make someone look pretty strange. They sound as if someone stared into space and imagined the strangest guitar-based song possible and then the band tackled – and generally nailed – the unenviable task of performing it."{{Cite web|title=The 25 Greatest Indie Rock Guitarists|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2013/03/the-25-greatest-indie-rock-guitarists/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Complex|language=en}}

Across various interviews, the band members have cited Isn't Anything by My Bloody Valentine,{{Cite web|title=Polvo (bonus)|url=https://tapeop.com/interviews/78/polvo-bonus/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=tapeop.com|language=en}} Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü, Meat Puppets, Sonic Youth,{{Cite web|title=freedarko.com: Shoals Vs. Polvo|url=https://freedarko.blogspot.com/2009/10/shoals-vs-polvo.html|access-date=2021-02-16|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=The Agit Reader • Feature: Polvo|url=http://www.agitreader.com/features/polvo-09.07.html|access-date=2021-02-16|website=www.agitreader.com}} early R.E.M., progressive rock bands such as Mahavishnu Orchestra,{{Cite web|title=David Brylawski interview|url=http://www.markprindle.com/brylawski-i.htm|access-date=2021-02-17|website=www.markprindle.com}} and 60s psychedelic rock as influences on their sound among others.

Legacy

On being asked by Pitchfork about their influence on modern bands in 2008, Ash Bowie said:{{Cite web|title=Polvo's Ash Bowie Talks "Reformation"|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/29112-polvos-ash-bowie-talks-reformation/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Pitchfork|date=17 April 2008|language=en-us}}

I don't really look for it, to be honest. I think we've had an influence, but there are other reasons why people are often found doing similar things at the same time in music, art, design, or whatever. As far as other people incorporating your style into their work, of course you'll have mixed feelings about it, but it's probably best to remain ambivalent about it. Anyway, I've always been more into music that's completely different from Polvo, so I don't run across it much.

A wide range of bands and musicians have cited Polvo as either an influence or a favorite. They include Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, Mary Timony,{{Cite web|title=Mary Timony|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/5-10-15-20/9518-mary-timony/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Pitchfork|date=6 October 2014 |language=en}} Unwound,{{Cite web|date=June 9, 2017|first=Adam|last=Turner-Heffer|title=The Friday Fangasm: Leaves Turn Inside You by Unwound|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4151094-the-friday-fangasm--leaves-turn-inside-you-by-unwound|access-date=2021-02-15|website=DrownedInSound|language=en|archive-date=2021-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616231734/https://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4151094-the-friday-fangasm--leaves-turn-inside-you-by-unwound|url-status=dead}} John Dwyer of Oh Sees,{{Cite web|first=Tzvi|last=Gluckin|title=Oh Sees' John Dwyer: 21st Century Renaissance Man|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/26380-oh-sees-john-dwyer-21st-century-renaissance-man|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.premierguitar.com|date=23 October 2017|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Corcoran|first=Nina|date=2017-12-22|title=How Thee Oh Sees Became Cult Garage-Rock Icons|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/12/how-thee-oh-sees-became-cult-garage-rock-icons.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Vulture|language=en-us}} Bloc Party,{{Cite web|title=A Coalition With Bloc Party|url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/4891/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=www.gigwise.com}} Mark Smith of Explosions in the Sky,{{Cite web|date=2007-05-11|title=Explosions in the Sky guitarist talks about the band, 'Friday Night Lights' and growing up in MIdland|url=https://www.mrt.com/news/article/Explosions-in-the-Sky-guitarist-talks-about-the-7622141.php|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Midland Reporter-Telegram|language=en-US}} Ryan Adams,{{Cite web|date=2004-08-04|title=The Records That Changed My Life|url=https://www.spin.com/2004/08/records-changed-my-life-0/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Spin}} St. Vincent,{{Cite web |title="I Could Be Anybody Today…" St Vincent Interviewed |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/articles/stories/i-could-be-anybody-today-st-vincent-interviewed/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Mojo|date=21 June 2022 }} Les Savy Fav,{{Cite web|title=Les Savy Fav|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/guest-lists/6670-les-savy-fav/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Pitchfork|date=16 August 2007 |language=en}} Modest Mouse,{{Cite web|date=2015-04-16|last=Earles|first=Andrew|title=Modest Mouse Sell Out Minglewood|url=https://www.memphisflyer.com/modest-mouse-sell-out-minglewood|access-date=2023-03-31|website=Memphis Flyer|language=en}} Dylan Baldi of Cloud Nothings,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Cloud Nothings: Attack on Memory|url=http://thefanzine.com/cloud-nothings-attack-on-memory/|access-date=|website=}} Brand New,{{Cite web |last=McKinlay |first=Fiona |date=September 17, 2009 |title="I like talking to people": Brand New's Jesse Lacey chats to DiS. |url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137854-i-like-talking-to-people---brand-news-jesse-lacey-chats-to-dis |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=DrownedInSound |language=en |archive-date=2015-10-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151012113752/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/4137854-i-like-talking-to-people---brand-news-jesse-lacey-chats-to-dis |url-status=dead }} Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio,{{Cite web |title=TV On The Radio - Band Reviews and Interviews by The Deli |url=http://www.thedelimagazine.com/FeatureView.php?artist=tvontheradio |access-date=2021-02-22 |website=www.thedelimagazine.com}} Johnny Jewel of Chromatics,{{Cite web |date=19 March 2012 |title=The Self-Titled Interview: Johnny Jewel - self-titled |url=https://www.self-titledmag.com/the-self-titled-interview-johnny-jewel/ |access-date=2021-02-15 |language=en-US}} Dry Cleaning,{{Cite magazine |last=Grow |first=Kory |date=2022-10-19 |title=Dry Cleaning Brilliantly Combine Rocking and Talking on 'Stumpwork' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/dry-cleaning-stumpwork-review-1234612802/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} Conan Neutron & the Secret Friends,{{Cite web|title=neutron, Author at Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends|url=https://www.neutronfriends.com/author/neutron/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Conan Neutron & The Secret Friends|language=en-US}} Dogleg,{{Cite web|title=Playlist: Dogleg's Formative Punk, Emo, and Post-Hardcore Tracks|url=https://floodmagazine.com/76331/playlist-doglegs-formative-punk-emo-and-post-hardcore-tracks/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=FLOOD|language=en-US}} Om,{{Cite web|last=Bugbee|first=Tim|title=Om: Interview |website=prefixmag.com|url=https://www.prefixmag.com/features/interview-with-al-cisneros-and-emil-amos-of-om/34201/|access-date=2021-02-15|language=en-US}} The Faint,{{Cite web|title=Interviews -The Faint-|url=https://sound.jp/hardlistening/interviews/faint_e_1.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=sound.jp}} Lemuria,{{Cite web|date=2015-09-16|title="Putting a Little Gloom into It" an Interview with Sheena Ozzella of Lemuria|url=https://sheshreds.com/interviews-lemuria/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=She Shreds Media|language=en}} A Minor Forest,{{Cite book|url=http://archive.org/details/Issue48.06|title=San Francisco Bay Guardian Issue 48.06|date=2013|language=English}} Melissa Auf der Maur,{{Cite web|title=Melissa Auf der Maur (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins) Talks Polvo's Siberia|url=https://www.talkhouse.com/melissa-auf-der-maur-hole-smashing-pumpkins-talks-polvos-siberia/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Talkhouse|language=en-US}} Holy Sons,{{Cite web|date=2014-09-07|title=Interview: Emil Amos of Holy Sons|url=https://echoesanddust.com/2014/09/interview-emil-amos-of-holy-sons-2/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Echoes And Dust|language=en-US}} The Joggers,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=olvo both started and nearly broke up our band. I'll tell the whole story on a podcast if someone invites me Cat face with tears of joy|url=https://twitter.com/drumbschool/status/1229832090213998592|access-date=|website=Twitter}} Leviathan,{{Cite web|first=Brad|last=Angle|title=Leviathan's Jef Whitehead Discusses 'Scar Sighted' and Why He Still Won't Tour|url=https://www.guitarworld.com/features/my-war-leviathans-jef-whitehead-discusses-scar-sighted-his-biggest-influences-and-why-he-still-wont-tour|access-date=2021-02-15|website=guitarworld|date=26 June 2015|language=en}} Faith Coloccia of Mamiffer,{{Cite web|title=Feature: Music – Pass The Mic: Artists on 2015 {{!}} Year End 2015|url=https://www.scenepointblank.com/features/music/pass-mic-artists-on-2015/9/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Scene Point Blank}} The Hair and Skin Trading Company,{{Cite web|last=Mills|first=Fred|title=A SUPERHEATED MIX: The Hair and Skin Trading Company|url=https://blurtonline.com/feature/a-superheated-mix-the-hair-and-skin-trading-company/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=Blurt Magazine|date=15 September 2019|language=en-US}} Alex Edkins of METZ,{{Cite web|first=David|last=Von Bader|title=Metz: Alex Edkins' Relentless Aggression|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/22907-metz-alex-edkins-relentless-aggression|access-date=2021-02-16|website=www.premierguitar.com|date=6 August 2015|language=en}} Pharaoh Overlord,{{Cite web|last=Orlandino|first=Nicola|title=My AweSOMe Guest List: Pharaoh Overlord|url=https://www.sonofmarketing.com/2020/12/02/my-awesome-guest-list-pharaoh-overlord/|access-date=2021-02-16|website=SonOfMarketing|language=en-US}} Sean Kirkpatrick of The Paper Chase,{{Cite web|last=Wolf|first=Erin|title=From the pAper chAse to the Nervous Curtains: Sean Kirkpatrick Brings Nervous Musical Energy to the Cactus Club|url=https://urbanmilwaukee.com/2010/04/16/from-the-paper-chase-to-the-nervous-curtains-sean-kirkpatrick-brings-nervous-musical-energy-to-the-cactus-club/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Urban Milwaukee|language=en}} Unwed Sailor,{{Cite web|title=D // E Interviews: Unwed Sailor // Track Premiere: Retrograde|url=http://www.destroyexist.com/2020/06/de-interviews-unwed-sailor-track.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Destroy // Exist|date=8 June 2020 }} Posse,{{Cite web|title=Posse|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/rising/9369-posse/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Pitchfork|date=22 April 2014 |language=en}} Sorry About Dresden,{{Cite web|title=Lazyeye Interview: sorry about dresden|url=http://www.timmcmahan.com/SAD.htm|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.timmcmahan.com}} Pitchblende,{{Cite web|title=Secret History: Pitchblende's Kill Atom Smasher|url=https://dcist.com/story/11/12/09/secret-history-pitchblendes-kill-at/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=DCist|language=en|archive-date=2022-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419173343/https://dcist.com/story/11/12/09/secret-history-pitchblendes-kill-at/|url-status=live}} Big Ups,{{Cite web|last=Brum|first=Tag|title=An Interview With Big Ups - PUNCH|url=https://punchland.com/music/an-interview-with-big-ups/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=punchland.com|date=7 May 2014|language=en-US}} Such Gold,{{Cite web|title=Interviews: Deep in a hole with Rochester's Such Gold|url=https://www.punknews.org/article/66698/interviews-deep-in-a-hole-with-rochesters-such-gold|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.punknews.org|date=3 May 2018 |language=en}} Slow Mass,{{Cite web|date=2018-05-10|title=Slow Mass offer a Track By Track breakdown of their debut LP, On Watch: Stream|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/05/slow-mass-offer-a-track-by-track-breakdown-of-their-debut-lp-on-watch-stream/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Consequence of Sound|language=en-US}} Tift Merritt{{Cite web|title=Tift Merritt (The Interview)|url=http://www.speakersincode.com/2010/02/tift-merritt-interview.html|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.speakersincode.com|date=9 February 2010 }} and many others.

Members

Current members

Ash Bowie – guitar, vocals (1990-1998, 2008–present)
Dave Brylawski – guitar, vocals (1990-1998, 2008–present)
Steve Popson - bass (1990-1998, 2008–present)
Brian Quast - drums (2008–present)

Former members

Eddie Watkins - drums (1990-1996; died 2016)
Brian Walsby - drums (1997-1998)

=Timeline=

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Discography

Albums

Cor-Crane Secret LP/CD (Merge, 1992)
Today's Active Lifestyles LP/CD (Merge, 1993)
Exploded Drawing CD/2×LP (Touch and Go, 1996)
Shapes LP/CD (Touch and Go, 1997)
In Prism LP/CD (Merge, 2009)
Siberia LP/CD (Merge, 2013)

EPs

Celebrate the New Dark Age (EP/ mini album) CD/3×7″ box set (Merge, 1994)
Polvo CD (reissue of "Can I Ride" double 7-inch; Jesus Christ, 1995)
This Eclipse CD EP (Merge, 1995)

Singles

"Can I Ride" 2×7″ (Kitchen Puff, 1991)
"Vibracobra" 7-inch (Rockville, 1991)
"El Cid" split 7-inch (with Erectus Monotone; Merge, 1992)
"Tilebreaker" 7-inch (Merge, 1993)
"Two Fists/All The Cliches Under Broadway" split 7-inch (with New Radiant Storm King; Penny Farthing, 1994)
"Heavy Detour" 7-inch (Merge, 2011)

Compilation appearances

"Mexican Radio" (originally by Wall of Voodoo) on the Planned Parenthood benefit CD Tannis Root Presents: Freedom of Choice (Tannis Root, 1992)
"Watch The Nail" on Rows of Teeth (Merge Records, 1994)
"Reverse Migraine" on Music From The Motion Picture Reach The Rock (Hefty Records, 1998)

References

Sources

[https://web.archive.org/web/20040715232618/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/polvo/bio.jhtml VH1 Bio about Polvo]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20051228005935/http://www.epitonic.com/artists/polvo.html on Epitonic, with free MP3 of Tragic Carpet Ride]
[https://dle.rae.es/?w=polvo Spanish Royal Dictionary "Polvo"]

External links

[http://www.touchandgorecords.com/bands/band.php?id=61 Official Touch and Go Records site]
[http://www.markprindle.com/polvoa.htm Mark Prindle's Polvo record reviews]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20101009143413/http://www.citypages.com/2000-12-06/music/libraness-yesterday-and-tomorrow-s-shells/ Libraness: Yesterday...and Tomorrow's Shells] City Pages
[http://dukechronicle.com/article/libraness-aka-ash-bowie Libraness (aka Ash Bowie)] Duke Chronicle
[http://pitchfork.com/news/29112-polvos-ash-bowie-talks-reformation/ Polvo's Ash Bowie Talks "Reformation"] Pitchfork Media
[http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=665791 Dave Segal Interrogates Ash Bowie of Polvo] from The Stranger
[https://music.mxdwn.com/2021/01/12/news/speed-stick-releases-new-video-for-angular-song-protect-your-magic-featuring-polvo-guitarist-ash-bowie/ Speed Stick Releases New Video for Angular Song “Protect Your Magic” Featuring Polvo Guitarist Ash Bowie]

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