Polly & Bruce - Acid Love (2020)

Polly & Bruce is a country and folk duo consisting of Woody Veneman and Sanne Samina Hanssen. The two got to know each other during "Onder Het Melkwoud", originally a radio play written by Dylan Thomas for British radio, which was transformed into a theater performance with music. Then it turns out that they are distant relatives and their voices match well. In 2018 the EP Under Milkwood will be released under the appropriate name, of which some songs have been re-edited and recorded for their debut Acid Love. The album contains eleven original compositions written by Veneman. The subjects vary from nature, lust, adultery, but also the mutual relationship between Veneman and Hanssen. Each song is infused with seduction, excitement and longing. A collection that feels like the chronicle of a lurking break. They describe it themselves as "a collection of anthems, ballads and tearjerkers that are very dear to us".

 Musically, Polly & Bruce balances between altcountry and modern folk, but influences of indie and wave also shine through in the music. Most of the songs on the record are written in the tradition of the great American songwriters. Veneman takes care of most instruments himself and Hansen plays the bugle. That instrument comes into its own in the closing song and title song Acid Love.