Skating Polly
Fusing elements of '90s-inspired alt-rock and riot grrrl with classic D.I.Y. punk and indie pop, savvy Oklahoma siblings band Skating Polly found national exposure in the early 2010s, earning both critical acclaim and support from several influential rock mentors. Championed by Exene Cervenka and members of the Flaming Lips and Veruca Salt, step-sisters Kelli Mayo and Peyton Bighorse became a national touring act supporting high-profile bands and releasing a string of smart, hooky albums all while still in their teens. For their fifth album, 2018's The Make It All Show, they recruited brother Kurtis Mayo on drums to round out the trio. After moving to Tacoma, Washington, Skating Polly worked with Brad Wood, a producer known for iconic '90s releases like Liz Phair's Exile in Guyville, to record the energetic double album Chaos County Line in 2023.
Formed in Oklahoma City in 2009 when Mayo was only nine and Bighorse just 14, the two young women played for the first time at their family's Halloween party, improvising simple songs with Bighorse on drums and Mayo playing the two-stringed basitar. Encouraged by the results, they began writing songs inspired by the '70s punk and early-'90s alt-rock they'd heard from their parents' collection, with both switching instruments and lead vocals. Favoring a primitive, punk-influenced style that fell somewhere between riot grrrl acts like Bikini Kill and Babes in Toyland, and classic twee pop like Beat Happening and Kimya Dawson, the two recorded their debut album, Taking Over the World, for Norman, Oklahoma-based indie Nice People Records. After introducing themselves to X vocalist Exene Cervenka after one of her shows, Mayo and Bighorse convinced Cervenka to produce their second album, Lost Wonderfuls, in 2011. The album was mixed by Flaming Lips drummer Kliph Scurlock, and its success led the group to open tours for prominent indie acts like Deerhoof, Band of Horses, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and the Flaming Lips. For their third album, they worked with another influential figure, K Records guru and Beat Happening frontman Calvin Johnson. The record, titled Fuzz Steilacoom, was released in March 2014 via the duo's own Chap Stereo imprint. 2015 saw the release of a pair of new singles as Skating Polly continued to expand their touring range with a stint supporting Babes in Toyland throughout Europe. By year's end they'd completed their fourth album, The Big Fit, which arrived in March 2016.
Among Skating Polly's growing list of admirers were Veruca Salt frontwomen Nina Gordon and Louise Post who reached out later that year looking to collaborate. Working together in Los Angeles, the combo wrote and recorded the three-song EP New Trick, which was released in April 2017. The New Trick sessions introduced them to producer Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins), who went on to helm Skating Polly's next record, 2018's The Make It All Show. By this point, their brother, Kurtis Mayo, had permanently joined the band on drums. Over the next few years, the band kept relatively quiet, aside from contributing the song, "A Little Late," to the 2020 Viggo Mortensen film Falling. They also relocated from Oklahoma to the Pacific Northwest, settling in Tacoma, Washington, where they began writing what would become their next release. Leaning ever more into their '90s influences, Skating Polly hired Brad Wood (Liz Phair, Sunny Day Real Estate) to produce the 18-song double album, Chaos County Line. Despite its length, the album, released in 2023, was a succinct collection of melodic grunge and power pop anthems, bursting with infectious energy.
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Diskografie
21 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Chaos County Line
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 23.06.2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fuzz Steilacoom
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Chap Stereo am 25.02.2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Big Fit
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Chap Stereo am 25.03.2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beautiful Stranger
Punk – New Wave - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 08.11.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mostly Glad
Rock - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 08.11.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Skating Polly on Audiotree Live
Rock - Erschienen bei Audiotree Music am 12.06.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
New Trick (feat. Louise Post & Nina Gordon)
Rock - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 28.04.2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Make It All Show
Punk – New Wave - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 04.05.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Send A Priest
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 31.05.2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Louder In Outer Space (feat. Louise Post & Nina Gordon)
Rock - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 08.11.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hickey King
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 06.03.2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Pretective Boy (The Hey Mr. Version)
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Chap Stereo am 18.03.2016
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Hail Mary (feat. Louise Post & Nina Gordon)
Rock - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 08.11.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Oddie Moore - Single
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Chap Stereo am 29.01.2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Flyer
Punk – New Wave - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 08.11.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Play House
Punk – New Wave - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 08.11.2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Queen For A Day (feat. Exene Cervenka)
Punk – New Wave - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 27.02.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I'm Sorry For Always Apologizing
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 03.05.2023
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Camelot
Punk – New Wave - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 28.03.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Hollywood Factory
Punk – New Wave - Erschienen bei El Camino Media, LLC am 27.04.2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Benny Once Told Me
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Chap Stereo am 07.04.2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo