This week, DIY Pop upstart Polly Cash launched her debut EP, Trip2020. It’s a set of songs that observe the highs & lows of a twenty-something woman, releasing her first bunch of songs within the strangest of instances with sturdy themes surrounding sexuality and age. We caught up with Polly under.
How’s lockdown been for you, Polly?
Ah man lockdown’s been weeeirdd. Since I began music I’ve by no means gone this lengthy and not using a dwell gig however it’s been a very good time to get my guitar chops as much as scratch, I wanna be shredding by the point reveals begin up once more so I’ve been doing a lot of that. It seems you positively get extra drunk on a zoom get together than a celebration irl. I’ve been writing a good quantity, speaking tons with family and friends and enjoying a lot of ping pong so all in all lockdown hasn’t been so dangerous.
You’ve managed to maintain busy, and have an EP titled “Trip2020” this week. Are you able to inform us a bit about what it’s about?
Effectively to be trustworthy I really feel like my Twenties up to now have been a bit trippy. I’ve skilled my largest highs and lows prior to now few years and the 12 months 2020 appears like the height of all of it so it felt becoming to name this assortment of songs Trip2020.
Who’s music have you ever been listening to most for inspiration?
Caroline Polachek for certain, I feel she’s so dope! Her music got here out and it felt so recent and an actual jet of inspiration for me. I like a gradual mixture of Daniel Ceaser, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Muna and HER for present inspirations.
What do you hope listeners will tackle board from listening to your music?
I hope listeners discover issues they relate to in my music like I discover in so lots of the musicians I take heed to. I write so much about love and that’s one thing everybody has felt in a roundabout way so I hope at the least one individual listens to my music and feels it displays their experiences. For me this is applicable specifically to any queer listeners on the market, as regardless of the emergence of a lot of unbelievable lgbtq+ artists I nonetheless really feel there’s a particular lack of queer voices within the mainstream.
What’s 2021 acquired in retailer for you?
Effectively hopefully we’ll all be gigging once more! Positively extra music – we’ve acquired a stack of songs racking up so it’s onto the following mission and making that sound considerably prepared for the world.
Watch the racy new video for “In The Darkish” under:
