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SKATING POLLY announce June UK shows & share new video “For The View”

May 29, 2016

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SKATING POLLY

– ANNOUNCE JUNE UK LIVE DATES
– PREMIERE NEW VIDEO ‘FOR THE VIEW’
– ALBUM ‘THE BIG FIT’ OUT NOW!

“There’s so much power, passion and songwriting excellence going on” – KKKK, Kerrang!
“Skating Polly’s music simmers with the kind of gritty, hard-won confidence that comes from having played since an early age.” – She Shreds
“This is ugly pop in full glory. Stomping, menacing and downright bratty, the Oklahoma step-sister duo ‘Skating Polly’ bring gnarly riffs and brash drums.” – NME
“Snarly, snarky, sweet and distortedly infections all at once, Skating Polly are a breath of fresh air. “- **** Upset Magazine
“Their self-styled “ugly pop” is a visceral and vicious, raw and snarling mix of riot grrl and grunge-punk… accomplished way beyond their years.” – New Band of the Week, TeamRock
“If Skating Polly aren’t one of your favourites yet, get about sorting that out.” – Punktastic

Following the recent release of their visceral new album ‘The Big Fit’, Skating Polly have confirmed plans to return to the UK for the first time since last year’s tour with Babes In Toyland.

To celebrate the new shows, they’ve also shared a new video for track ‘For The View’. Peyton Bighorse explains “I wrote For the View after panicking pretty badly at a hardware store. For me it’s about being out of my element and not handling it very well, but sort of making fun of myself.

Last year, step-sisters Peyton Bighorse and Kelli Mayo toured the UK for the first time, supporting Babes in Toyland on their reunion shows. During the last show of the tour in Glasgow, Kelli “did a Dave Grohl” when she tripped, dislocating her knee & tearing a ligament. Unfazed & in true rock’n’roll spirit, she continued the rest of the set sitting down.

Now, the duo – who have been making music together for 6 years (since they were 9 and 14 years old) – prepare to return to the UK once more, to play the following shows:

Tues – June 14th @ The Lock Tavern London, Camden w/ Hands Off Gretel + The Tuts
Wed – June 15th @ The Moon Club Cardiff
Thurs – June 16 @ Broadcast Glasgow
Fri June 17 @ The Roundhouse Leicester w/ Muncie Girls
Sat June 18 The Royal British Legion Salisbury Wiltshire

The Big Fit, is Skating Polly’s most fully realized collection of head-bopping, not quite sugar-sweet pop music infused with visceral, distortion-drenched punk sounds. It’s raw, infectious and inciting. It’s real.

Their songs fluctuate in tone and intensity; a whisper, a scream, a piano ballad right next to a punk punch in the throat.  It’s all very “ugly pop,” as they like to point out.

It’s been six years since their first living room recordings back in their hometown of Oklahoma. Since then and the band have relocated to Tacoma WA, near Seattle, and have shared stages with the likes of Kate NashBabes In ToylandThe Flaming Lips, L7WavvesDeerhoof and turned many of their heroes into vocal fans. They’re even the subject of an upcoming documentary directed by Henry Mortensen (son of Viggo Mortensen and Exene Cervenka). What’s the fuss about? Mayo sums it up: “I think people can tell we’re pretty authentic. People can tell when songs don’t mean it, no matter what the song’s about. We try to be ourselves…and to make everything catchy.”

Full live dates:

Sun – June 12th @ Northside Festival, Tom Tom Magazine Official Showcase, Shea Stadium (Brooklyn)
Tues – June 14th @ The Lock Tavern London, Camden w/ Hands Off Gretel + The Tuts
Wed – June 15th @ The Moon Club Cardiff
Thurs – June 16 @ Broadcast Glasgow
Fri June 17 @ The Roundhouse Leicester w/ Muncie Girls
Sat June 18 The Royal British Legion Salisbury Wiltshire
Tue – June 21st @ Aviv Brooklyn, NY
Wed – June 22nd @ Silver Dollar Toronto, ON
Thu – June 23rd @ Rumba Cafe Columbus, OH
Fri – June 24th @ Small’s Bar Detroit, MI
Sat – June 25th @ Turbo Haüs Montreal, QC
Thurs July 7th @ Revolution Hall, Portland OR*
Fri July 8th @ Fortune Vancouver BC*
Sat July 9th @ Neumo’s Seattle, WA*
Tue July 12th @ Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA*
Wed July 13th @ Terragram Ballroom Los Angeles CA*
Thurs July 14th @  Casbah San Diego CA*
Fri July 15th  @ Club Congress Tucson AZ*
Sat July 16th  Crescent Ballroom Phoenix AZ*
Mon July 18th @ Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City UT*
Tue July 19th @ Neurolux Boise ID*
* supporting Deerhoof

Links:

Skating Polly on YouTube
Skating Polly on Facebook
Skating Polly on Twitter
Skating Polly on Instagram

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