Polar Bear

Not to end up being confused using the American option rock outfit from the same name, Polar Carry are a English experimental post-jazz five-piece influenced simply by famous brands Beethoven, Stevie Question, and Björk. Produced in London in 2004 by drummer Sebastian Rochford, previously an early on person in Babyshambles, saxophonists Pete Wareham and Tag Lockheart, dual bassist Tom Herbert, and digital musician/guitarist Leafcutter John, the music group first attracted interest using its 2004 debut record, Dim Lit, whose eclectic fusion of avant jazz, folk, electronica, and punk gained them a nomination for Greatest Band on the BBC Jazz Honours. They received their highest-profile accolades to time in 2005, when their sophomore work, Held in the Guidelines of Fingertips, was nominated for the esteemed Mercury Music Award. After headlining Noel Fielding’s Mighty Boosh Celebration in 2008, they released their self-titled third record, and implemented it up 2 yrs afterwards with Peepers. After intense touring and a limited period of rest to reassess their path, the band came back with In Every single one in 2014, a multifaceted record that veered from sprawling ambient compositions to hip-hop-flavored digital beats. It had been issued with the Leaf Label, and was also shortlisted for the Mercury Award. Assured of their brand-new direction, Polar Keep played displays and celebrations in support, after that immediately returned towards the studio. The outcome was Identical to You, another different offering that uncovered the group acquired permanently transferred beyond genre limitations. Released in the springtime of 2015, it highlighted a visitor appearance from Shabaka Hutchings (Sons of Kemet, Melt Yourself Down), and gained the music group a nomination for the MOBO Award in the group of Best Jazz.