The Pollies - Not Here (2015)

Not Here is the new full-length LP from The Pollies, a band that has been defying genres and leaping over boundaries since their first release in 2012. It s their first release for Florence, AL s Single Lock Records, and it shows the band shedding their alt-country skin in favor of experimental noise and unadulterated risk.

Jay Burgess is the songwriter behind The Pollies, and on Not Here, he hits on all the familiar topics--love, loss, regret and triumph with an edge and ferocity that shows up on tracks like Lost" and Jackson .

Simply put, these are compelling stories and Burgess has stepped into his own as a gifted storyteller. Accompanied by deft and accomplished musicians, Not Here is the kind of statement that signals the arrival of a great American band.