Mike Polizze Presents New Single “Wishing Well,” Sharing the Philadelphia Story of His New Record.
Today marks the release of “Wishing Well,” from Long Lost Solace Find, the debut solo album by Mike Polizze, out July 31st via Paradise of Bachelors. Featuring acoustic guitars that roll and ring out before piano and layered vocals join in, the album’s soothing third single demonstrates Polizze’s expressiveness and dexterity as a fingerstyle player (not to mention a singer), finding him once again paired with friend and collaborator Kurt Vile. The release of “Wishing Well” is accompanied by a feature interview with American Songwriter that tells the Philadelphia story of the record and describes the new song as “a breezy folk number that has the wondrous, enveloping quality of a daydream.”
Read the new interview with American Songwriter HERE.
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“This record is largely acoustic, mellow, and almost without electric guitar,” Polizze wrote in this sweet handwritten note that accompanied the May announcement of Long Lost Solace Find. “Wishing Well” follows two previous singles from the album. The bittersweet singalong “Cheewawa” was released in June with a meditative DIY video made by Polizze himself while in quarantine. Paste praised the track, saying “Polizze channels significantly mellower sounds with this acoustic solo album. If you’re a fan of Vile’s downtempo drawl and calming ballads, you’ll be all over ‘Cheewawa.’ It’s the sound of floating in a pool inner tube with your eyes closed on a sun-kissed afternoon—you have no idea what time it is or whether you’re sunburnt, and you don’t care.” The album’s lead single “Revelation” was released in May with the album announcement. An instantly winsome number, “Revelation” also features Kurt Vile on backing vocals and surprise trumpet, epitomizing Polizze’s fresh sonic approach as a solo artist.
- The deluxe LP edition features 140g vinyl; heavy-duty board jacket; full-color inner sleeve and labels; and high-res Bandcamp download code.
- The deluxe transparent blue vinyl LP edition is limited to 650 copies.
- The CD edition features a gatefold board jacket with LP replica art.
The first Polizze release for Paradise of Bachelors finds the Purling Hiss frontman and Birds of Maya shredder stepping out from behind the wall of guitar noise into the bright sunshine. Performed entirely by Polizze with longtime friend Kurt Vile and recorded by War on Drugs engineer Jeff Zeigler, this intimate Philadelphia affair clarifies the earworm melodicism of Dizzy Polizzy’s songwriting, revealing bona fide folk-pop chops. Long Lost Solace Find finally harvests the wild local honey from the buzzing hive of Hiss.
You can read more about the record, and about Mike, here on the album page.
Although Mike’s scheduled European tour in support of Kurt has unfortunately been canceled due to the pandemic, he looks forward to touring when feasible and safe.
4 stars. For anyone who digs the Philly scene of the War on Drugs, Kurt Vile, and Steve Gunn, Mike Polizze might be a comforting new discovery. Polizze has spent the last decade or so journeying from obliterating noise to slacker-pop, gradually peeling off layers of fuzz to expose a deft songcraft. That process has culminated in this very sweet debut… reminiscent of a bucolic J. Mascis and adroit Britfolk fingerpickers, and capable of a catchy alterna-hit when the mood takes him.
– MOJO
I love this music so much. ‘Revelation’ is the summer jam I needed, and this is absolutely my summer record. I’m not just sayin’ that because Mike is my bro, and I happened to play and sing on it. I’m so proud and honored to have made the cut on five jams… So many of these songs give me chills. I think we all could use these catchy, beautiful jams in our respective quarantines (physical and mental)… I needed this shit! Mike Polizze is the guitar god of Philly, and Jeff Zeigler (recording king) knocked this one out the park, baby.
– Kurt Vile
Exquisitely beautiful… It has the wondrous, enveloping quality of a daydream.
– American Songwriter
The off-the-cuff nature of his voice makes everything sound so effortless, but the melodies are incredibly hearty. Its light (but not over-the-top) twang and Polizze’s grizzled warmth are a match made in heaven—especially during these summer months. It’s the sound of floating in a pool inner tube with your eyes closed on a sun-kissed afternoon—you have no idea what time it is or whether you’re sunburnt, and you don’t care.
– Paste
You’re getting some real Philly indie roots-rock shit right here.
– Stereogum
Mike Polizze turns the hiss down to a hum and lets his soft side shine through. With fellow Philly luminary Kurt Vile in tow, he shapes [the album] into an azure swoon lit on clear skies, yet burdened with a slightly heavy heart. Polizze finds his own faded grace in his new digs, shaking off the yolk of fuzz for a surprisingly clear view of pop that’s littered with strums, horns, and sing-along choruses.
– Raven Sings the Blues
Beautifully melancholic… A craftsman whose easy mastery hides the years of work it took to get there. The hooks seem to never stop.
– Pitchfork
Idiosyncratic and remarkable … unwashed, long-haired pop strum.
– NPR Music