Music News Monthly issue 1

POLO
release video for new
single 'CLUBLIGHT'
www.polomusic.co.uk
‘CLUBLIGHT’ takes aim straight for the
dancefloor with a hypnotic pulsing beat,
seductive vocals and pumping bass playing like
a cross between Charli XCX and Tinashe. The
video features the Leeds three-piece shrouded
by the ominous club lights that inspire the
intoxicating mystery of nightlife.
Regarding the single singer Kat McHugh says
“’Clublight’ is inspired by the type of nightclubs
spread across mainland Europe that are often
found in abandoned power stations or across
the Eastern bloc. The nightclubs where ideas of
sex and gender are dissolved, hedonism is
encouraged, and that are so exclusive you have
little chance of getting in unless you’re willing
to let go of all your insecurities.”
Continuing about the video they say, “The
video follows us into the fabled nightclub we
created, and sees us lose ourselves on multiple
levels. Our faces merge in a grotesque mass as
we fall into the club lights. We wanted a video
that mirrored the dark mythology of the
nightclub that we explored in the lyrics and
production of the song.”
The forthcoming debut album A Place Between
States finds Polo seamlessly traversing the
electronic pop sphere. It features previously
released singles including the poignant downtempo
‘A SOBERING THOUGHT’ and the
pulsating R&B tinged ‘HOLOGRAM’.
Speaking about the album synth/keys player
Luke Lount says, “The album has given us the
breathing space to explore ideas and concepts
we've not yet been able to when releasing
singles; we finally have space to be ourselves as
a band without limitations. Every band is
defined by their first album; this is us
establishing who we are.”
To celebrate the debut album release Polo have
announced a four-date headline tour for
February 2022. The band have made their
return to the live circuit this month following
the Covid-19 shut down and are currently
touring the UK with King No-One. They will
finish this tour with their own headline show at
The Crescent, York on October 7th 2021. Tickets
for the King No-One tour are on sale now and
tickets for the A Place Between States February
2022 headline tour will be on sale at 10am BST
tomorrow (September 28th). Tickets for all
tours will be available to purchase from the
band’s website .
Regarding the tour they say, “The ‘A Place
Between States Tour’ in 2022 will be the first
full public performance of the entire album.
We’ll be bringing the record to life across a few
special dates, hiring additional musicians and a
full stage set to help create the world where the
album exists. The album traverses different
spaces, emotions and states and we wanted to
bring that to our live shows.”
To mark the album release Polo have been
invited to perform a live session for BBC
Introducing and will be performing tracks from
the album live on air on October 30th.