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London-based singer/songwriter
Polly Scattergood blends progressive arrangements and dynamic vocals with dark and ethereal electronic pop. Emerging in 2001,
Scattergood made a strong first impression with her eponymous Mute-issued debut, which paired confessional, melodic folk-rock with shimmering electro-dance-pop. Subsequent efforts
Arrows (2013) and In This Moment (2020) added ambient indie pop and somber, introspective synth pop to her increasingly diverse array of storytelling vehicles.
A native of Essex and a graduate of the Brit School, the London performing arts academy that spawned the likes of
Adele,
Amy Winehouse, and
Katie Melua,
Scattergood inked a deal with Mute at the age of 22 and released her first single, "Nitrogen Pink," in 2007. Her eponymous full-length debut arrived two years later and drew comparisons to artists like
Kate Bush and
Björk. She issued her sophomore effort,
Arrows, in 2013, which was produced by
Ken Thomas (
Sigur Rós) and garnered acclaim both at home and abroad. In 2020, after a seven-year absence that saw
Scattergood, among other things, becoming a mother for the first time, she released the meditative In This Moment, which skillfully combined elements of art rock, inward-looking ambient synth pop, and surging dance-pop. ~ James Christopher Monger