Description
Back from Nowhere is the sophomore album by the American alternative rock band Polarboy, released on Rustproof Records in 1998, distributed by Pamplin Music Distribution. (The band members decided to quit college and move to Nashville in the Spring of 1997. In Nashville, they recorded a demo, which was picked up by Rustproof Records and released as Back from Nowhere. They were one of the first three initial bands on Rustproof, along with Broomtree and Plaid.)
Polarboy features Pol Buckingham on guitar and vocals, Joe Nawrocki on lead guitar, Rob Wilson on bass, and Matt Loftis on drums.
With so much American Christian pop rock bombarding the bemused British consumer, it would be rather ungracious to lambaste the big British companies for failing to release this one. But as it turns out, ‘Back From Nowhere’ is way above average with two songs, the hooky acoustic driven «I’ll Try» and the gutsy «Nickels For Green Eyed Girls» featuring a superb vocal from Polarboy’s lead singer Pol Buckingham in raspingly bluesy style; sounding great on Cross Rhythms radio. Not that this Mid South team are a two-song band. «Back For More» is a haunting tribute to the Hound Of Heaven while «Do What You Can» is an infectious exhortation to keep running the race. If you’re looking for well-crafted songs, played with plenty of edge, and an exceptionally emotive vocalist, Polarboy are for you. [Mike Rimmer, Cross Rhythms, February 1999]
CD tracklist:
01. I’ll Try
02. Do You Think?
03. Nickels For Green-Eyed Girls
04. Back For More
05. In My Shoes
06. One Bad Date
07. Four Leaf Clover
08. Babystarr
09. Do What You Can
10. What I Need
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and CD by Rustproof Records.
“In My Shoes” (MUSIC VIDEO)
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