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Polar Sounds

Rock with acoustic, electric, hammond & harmonies

About Me

Polar Sounds are a five piece acoustic/rock/indie outfit based in Melbourne who have gigged with some great bands. For example, legends such as The Meanies- when L Meanie got beat up for gettin his Johnson out; Jet and the Cassanovas at the Duke, Riff Random- some unforgettable nights with awesome musicians.
For those wondering where-the-hell-are-they?!....well while Taita disappeared for an overseas gig in december last year, then got married in march we all kept on writing and the result has been more than enough material for another 12-tracker. In order to get the time and headspace to record, we've put a lot of gigs on hold for the time being, but work has been progressing well and we'll have a preview track posted here soon. Is it any good?...we shall see....it's definitely darker than the last batch. The same approach applies - every song gets what it needs, no cringe factor, no clams. We're pretty confident it'll be received as well as the first CD!!
In summation, and in the immortal words of Willy Wonka, "The suspense is killing me. I hope it will last."
Thanks to those who have added us as friends too!

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Member Since: 5/16/2006
Band Members: Polar Sounds are:
Shaun O'Brien (Percussion)
Daniel Ferguson (Bass, vocals, guitar, keyboards)
Lucas Jones (Vocals, acoustic guitar)
Will Koder (Guitars, Vocals)
Simon Tait (Guitars, vocals, keyboards, bass)
Influences: Here's some of them... The Band, Radiohead, You Am I, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Sonic Youth, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, Beck, Tom Waits, The Black Crowes, The Kinks, Black Sabbath, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Brian Eno, Kings Of Leon, Buffalo Tom, Cat Stevens, Slayer, The Church, Stone temple Pilots, Cramps, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Cure, Dinosaur Jr, Elvis Costello, Faith No More, Gary Numan, Iggy & The Stooges, Jeff Buckley, Neil Young, Jack Kerouac, Dracula, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Cash, Kyuss, Leonard Cohen, Elliot Smith, Lydia Lunch, Morphine, Mudhoney, Thin Lizzy, The Beatles, PJ Harvey, Roxy Music, Sammy Davis Jr, The Velvet Underground.......
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My Blog

Playboy mansion

It seems unlikely, albeit embryonic. The inconsequential murmurs of a being; pleasantly fantastic.  I remember playing musical chairs as a child.  Feeling much disdain towards the others, I...
Posted by Polar Sounds on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 05:53:00 PST

All You Zombies Hide Your Faces

So what the fuck are you doing with your life? 21? 25? 29? Scared of the bleeding scab left when you tear away from the suckling node that you're so accustomed to? No, of course you're just "Kicking a...
Posted by Polar Sounds on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:21:00 PST

Updating our friends

Jan late 2007 We've been on hiatus for a couple of months now, Taita went off to Doha to do some audio work with the Asian Games and shortly after Jones and Fergatron flew off to Thailand for a well-d...
Posted by Polar Sounds on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 10:27:00 PST