POLVO - Shapes LP Shoegaze True to form

True to form

Will's vocals are rustic

many of the recordings stem from a mix of song ideas

Silkscreened covers and an import from Europe

POLVO - Shapes LP Shoegaze True to formThe continuing evolution of North Carolina's Polvo finally hit its logical endpoint with 1997's SHAPES. With prog, punk, and pronounced Eastern influences all making their voices heard throughout the band's career, the appropriately titled SHAPES twisted into all kinds of musical permutations. Both "The Fighting Kites" and "The Golden Ladder" made explicit their interest in exotic Asian sounds, while "Rock Post Rock" is (despite its title) a