{"id":28791,"date":"2018-04-07T17:15:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T21:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28791"},"modified":"2019-05-31T15:25:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-31T19:25:31","slug":"aussie-punk-duo-polish-club-go-rock-n-blues-new-video-able","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28791","title":{"rendered":"Polish Club go rock n&#8217; blues in new video &#8216;Able&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aussie punk duo, Polish Club have shared the video for their track\u00a0<em>Able<\/em><strong>.<\/strong> With John-Henry\u00a0orchestrating every tap and thrash in synchronized rhythm, Novak croons and swells in the toil of lost love. The video highlights the monochromatic color scheme and seemingly-simple progressions that lead into a burst of emotion and raw, untamed passion. With every line Polish Club delivers, you&#8217;ll find yourself asking\u00a0&#8220;what if <em>I<\/em> was able?&#8221; Check it out via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kgE6Ct8g6bo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>One guitar. One voice. One drum kit \u2014\u00a0frequently bloodied, sometimes broken. The modest tools can only begin to tell the story of Polish Club, the sweat-soaked Aussie soul-punk duo with a heart-wringing knack for ass-kicking rock tunes and a gift for burning down every room they play.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I think our strength is in the limitations of the two-piece band,&#8221;<\/em> says drummer, John Henry. <em>&#8220;When you&#8217;ve only got guitar and drums, you can&#8217;t just&#8230; play. You&#8217;ve got to give more. Physically.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As the blood on his knuckles attests, that&#8217;s the way it goes when he and singer-guitarist Novak hit the decks. That&#8217;s both on stage, where they&#8217;ve left a simmering throng of devotees dripping and spent across their home continent, and on the prolific run of pulse-palpitating singles that have kicked holes in polite company since <em>Able<\/em>\u00a0announced a garage revolution.<\/p>\n<p>Polish Club\u00a0opened\u00a0for well-known energetic outfits\u00a0like\u00a0Courtney Barnett and Gang of Youths,\u00a0indicating their status and abilities as a power-forward noisey duo.<\/p>\n<p>After legal distribution restrictions limiting soul-punk rockers Polish Club from releasing their music outside of Australia, the duo are headed to the US. for their first ever American tour. In hype of the tour, Polish Club released a double A-side featuring the rock\u00a0track\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/planetarygroup.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bc31868377c214862493bdd83&amp;id=08f15599d8&amp;e=e893e838f9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Beeping<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>and <em>Able<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/bc31868377c214862493bdd83\/_compresseds\/d1dc1708-8c68-42ca-98b2-973c1e7e7dd4.jpg?resize=500%2C500&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Las Vegas &#8211;\u00a0April 8th<\/strong><br \/>\nEMERGE FESTIVAL @ Mat Franco Theatre<br \/>\n[<a href=\"https:\/\/planetarygroup.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bc31868377c214862493bdd83&amp;id=cb818206ea&amp;e=e893e838f9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">GET TICKETS<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Los Angeles &#8211;\u00a0April 10th<\/strong><br \/>\n@ Harvard &amp; Stone<br \/>\nFREE SHOW!<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Polish Club, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/planetarygroup.us1.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=bc31868377c214862493bdd83&amp;id=16d0f17821&amp;e=e893e838f9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/polishclub.co<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Aussie punk duo, Polish Club have shared the video for their track\u00a0Able. With John-Henry\u00a0orchestrating every tap and thrash in synchronized rhythm, Novak croons and swells <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=28791\" title=\"Polish Club go rock n&#8217; blues in new video &#8216;Able&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,29,4165],"tags":[7387,2352,7388],"class_list":["post-28791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-music-video","category-punk","tag-able","tag-live-dates","tag-polish-club"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/e41b4a06-1ba5-4320-a411-bef5faff1064.jpg?fit=814%2C582","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-7un","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21641,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21641","url_meta":{"origin":28791,"position":0},"title":"Nail Polish debut &#8216;Stay Gone&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"May 19, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Nail Polish have\u00a0shared their debut track\u00a0from Illuminasty Records and first release since their debut 'Have A Sip' EP. 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