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CMU Approved
Approved: Polly Mackey & The Pleasure Principle
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 12 October 2010
She may not yet be a household name, but Polly Mackey is doing pretty well for herself. Having begun performing as a solo artist in 2007, she formed her band, The Pleasure Principle, in Autumn 2008. Performances at SxSX the following year led to features in a number of US magazines and resulted in them being asked to be one of the bands to officially open this year’s festival by performing at the Delegates Welcome Dinner.
As word began to spread back home in the UK, the band performed showcases at The Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City and were the only unsigned band invited to play the first Next Big Thing festival in London earlier this year.
Next month, Polly Mackey & The Pleasure Principle release their first proper single, ‘Higher’, through The Playground Records. Available from 8 Nov, it instantly shows why this band have got so many people in a flap. To match Mackey’s bold voice, which hides the fact that she’s barely 20, the band back her up with huge hooks that set the bar very high for future releases. Don’t be surprised if you hear this name a lot more in 2011.
