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New Show added! Poland will perform at the Can Can on April 29th, 10pm!
Poland is in the Top Ten CDS: February 2012 - daggerzine.com 3.13.12
http://daggerzine.com/topten_main.html
DAGGER TOP TEN'S
TOP 10 CDS: FEBRUARY 2012
1. burning hearts- extinctions (shelflife)
2. the wedding present- valentina (scopitones)
3. perfume genius- put your back n 2 it (matador)
4. mark sultan- whatever/whenever (in the red)
5. the plimsouls- beach town confidential : live at the golden bear 1983 (alive total energy)
6. poland- the sun and the sitting room (class m)
7. the holiday crowd- over the bluffs (shelflife)
8. jennifer o'connor- i want what you want (kiam)
9. terry malts- killing time (slumberland)
10.cotton mather- kontiki (reissue) (star apple kingdom)
New review of the Poland CD - The Sun and the Sitting Room on Daggerzine.com, 1.30.12
http://www.daggerzine.com/reviews_main.html
Poland
THE SUN AND THE SITTING ROOM -(CLASS M)-Poland’s latest record is a pure delight, a brilliant meld of, say, vintage Randy Newman — when he used lot of clarinets and other band instruments — with Dukes of Stratosphear-era XTC. And, um, I hear a bit of Queen, circa Queen II (the song “Nocturne of Blonde” even hints at “The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke,” and just for knowing that, this could be the last review I ever write for Dagger). Each song offers surprises at every turn, from sharp melodies (“Toward Albion”), chamber pop niceties (“The Orderly Life of Mr. Barrows) and ELO-type bombast (the amazing final track “Emily and Alice in the Fall, Part 3”). The watchword with this disc is strings: Some combination of violins and violas appear on nearly every track. It’s a departure from the Seattle outfit’s previous efforts that were far more linear and quite transistor-radio friendly (lots of treble, lots of swing), but Sun. . .is no less excellent. It’s is a smart record for all sorts of music lovers,. I absolutely can’t wait to watch this band continue to develop. myspace.com/classmrecords ANDY GIEGERICH
Show just added!
We'll playing a set of music at the Sunset Tavern on Thursday, February 2nd, opening for Hondo II and The Bourbonites. If you missed our Skylark show, here's your chance to come out and experience the music of the band Poland!
Poland performance at the Skylark in West Seattle, Friday, January 13th, 2011
We'll playing a set of music at the Skylark Cafe & Club January 13th. We're sharing the bill with Sweet Secrets, 3rd act TBA.
Sweet Secrets
http://www.sweetsecretsband.com/
POLAND
http://poland.bandcamp.com/
$5 Cover
Skylark becomes 21+ after 9pm
Skylark Cafe & Club
3803 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106
http://www.skylarkcafe.com/
Poland performance at the Skylark in West Seattle, Saturday, October 8, 2011
We'll playing a set of music at the Skylark Cafe & Club October 8th to celebrate the release of our new album, The Sun and the Sitting Room. We're sharing the bill with Paco Jones and Pacific Nomadic. 
PACIFIC NOMADIC
scheduled October 8, 2011 from 11:00 PM to midnightish
http://www.pacificnomadic.com/media.aspx
POLAND cd release party
scheduled October 8, 2011 from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM
http://poland.bandcamp.com/
PACO JONES
scheduled October 8, 2011 from 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM
http://soundcloud.com/paco-jones
$5 Cover
Skylark becomes 21+ after 9pm
Skylark Cafe & Club
3803 Delridge Way SW
Seattle, WA 98106
http://www.skylarkcafe.com/
New review of the new Poland album, The Sun and the Sitting Room on Noise City; 
review of the new Poland album, The Sun and the Sitting Room on Noise City
'Splendido disco baroque/melodico/psych, sontuoso e pepperiano, dolce e amaro. Attenzione: questo non è il solito disco Beatles-inspired, qui c'è molto di più, compresa una notevole imprevedibilità di fondo, e canzoni/non canzoni in continua evoluzione. Capita così, in Towards Albion, di incrociare i Gentle Giant, o di citare i primissimi Queen (quelli di The Fairy Feller Master's Stroke) inNocturne of the Blonde, per poi sciogliersi in un sax struggente e in cori celestiali. Splendida anche Video Parish, inizio chitarra acustica e flauto, poi si entra in pieno clima Songs from the Wood, per poi tornare miracolosamente al Sergente, e...il resto ve lo nascondo, scopritelo da soli.
Lavoro che comprime in un solo album tutta l'enfasi di un genere e decine di riferimenti incrociati, per riversarli in un fiume in piena colorato e orchestrale, come se Beatles, Beach Boys e Bacharach giocassero col prog, sfiorandolo divertiti, senza mai toccarlo. Bellissimo. '
The new Poland album The Sun and the Sitting Room is now available on cdbaby.com!! cdbaby.com/cd/poland5
The new Poland album The Sun and the Sitting Room is now available on bandcamp.com!! poland.bandcamp.com
Taking inspiration from the likes of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper, Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds, Queen's A Night At The Opera, and the Kinks' Village Green Preservation Society, Poland continues in the tradition of creating well-crafted pop songs with a strong emphasis on song-writing, involved arrangements and subtle orchestration.
Guitarist/composer Mark Bombara formed Poland in 2006 with a group of enthusiastic Seattle musicians including drummer Shane Peck, violinist/string arranger Janet Utterback-Peck, bassist Noah Wilson, violinist Karen Halliburton and viola player Brianna Atwell. The 2007 addition of Bombara's long-time friend Mark Romanowski as singer/guitarist/co-writer completed the line-up. Both Bombara and Romanowski are multi-instrumentalists, experimenting with different instrumentation such as banjo, melodica, vibraphone, keyboards, lap steel, glockenspiel, and ukulele on their recordings.
Poland self-released their first two albums on their own Class M Records. Their third CD, Most of Them Are Clockwork, and latest CD, Please Interstellar Policeman, both released on Series Two Records, are getting radio airplay around the world, including airplay on national stations such as Sweden's P3 and the UK's BBC. Their song "Your Sunday Book" is featured on a BBC 6 podcast from November 8th, 2009, available at www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/trintro/. Their music is being played on many college and independent stations as well, and has charted as high as #1 at the UNO MAV Radio.
Poland's song "Dear Miss Kensington" was recently featured on the Mercedes Benz website: www.mercedes-benz.tv/mixedtape, from November 10, 2009 through January 5, 2010. Poland was one of ten new artists from around the globe chosen for this edition of the Mixed Tape.
Poland's latest CD, Please Interstellar Policeman, was selected by The Levee Breaking as one of five albums featured on their quarterly "Album Showcase" for the months of January through March, 2010. See more at: www.theleveebreaking.com
Poland has been selected as a CMJ/Sonicbids Spotlight artist for the week of February 28, 2010. The band will be highlighted on both the CMJ and Sonicbids home pages for one week.
Poland's previous live performances include a performance this past summer, 2009, at the Nebraska Pop Festival, along with other national and international pop acts.
Learn more about Poland... www.sonicbids.com/Poland
Musicians
Mark Romanowski - Guitar, Vocals, Other Instruments and Sounds
Mark Bombara - Guitar, Other Instruments and Sounds
Shane Peck - Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Website: shanepeck.weebly.com
Janet Utterback-Peck - Violin, Melodica, String Arrangements - Website: www.puckmusic.net
Karen Halliburton - Violin, Vocals, Melodica, String Arrangements
Noah Wilson - Bass, Vocals, String Arrangments
Brianna Atwell - Viola, String Arrangements
Nanda Wilson - Live Percussion
"The Sun and the Sitting Room" LP (2011) Class M Records
"Please Interstellar Policeman" LP (2009) Series Two Records
"Most of Them Are Clockwork" LP (2008) Series Two Records
"Schoolboy Crush on Che Guevara" LP (2008) Class M Records
"Tuesdays & Wednesdays" LP (2007) Class M Records
Audio
Songs from the cd "Please Interstellar Policeman"
Videos
Video for the Poland song, Your Sunday Book. Music by: Poland, Artwork by Nanda Wilson, Video and Animation by Jesse Bell. Created in 2009.
Poland performing "Mundo Fine" with the Seattle Rock Orchestra for SRO's "Holiday Spectacular", December 2010
Poland performing "On Parade" with the Seattle Rock Orchestra for SRO's "Holiday Spectacular", December 2010
Sunday, April 29th, 2012
Poland at the Can Can.
Poland and Sweet Secrets will be sharing the bill. Poland goes first at 10pm.
21+ - $5 - 9:30pm doors.
10:00pm show time
THE CAN CAN
94 Pike St # B Seattle, WA 98101
thecancan.com
PAST SHOWS:
FEB 2nd, 2012 Poland at the Skylark
JAN 13th, 2012 Poland at the Skylark
OCT 8th, 2011 Poland at the Skylark
MAR 31, 2011 Poland at the Can Can
JAN 13, 2011 Poland at the Can can
DEC 11, 2010 Poland at the Fremont Abbey, Seattle Rock Orchestra Holiday Show
AUG 21, 2010 Poland at El Corazon
JUN 12, 2010 Poland at the Shanty Tavern
APR 29, 2010 Poland at the Can Can
APR 8, 2010 Poland at the Tiger Lounge
MAR 18, 2010 Poland at the Skylark
MAR 4, 2010 Poland at Neumos
FEB 24, 2010 Poland at Nectar
JAN 13, 2010 Poland at the Rendezvous
AUG 29, 2009 Poland at Nutty's - Sioux Falls, SD
AUG 28, 2009 Poland at the Nebraska Pop Music Festival - Omaha, NB
AUG 6, 2009 Poland at the Mix
JUN 17, 2009 Poland at the Comet
MAY 29, 2009 Poland at the Mix
APR 30, 2009 Poland at the Skylark
FEB 15, 2009 Poland at Jazzbones - Tacoma, WA
FEB 7, 2009 Poland at Rendezvous Theater, CD Release Party
SEP 12, 2008 Poland at the Skylark
AUG 27, 2008 Poland at Sunset Tavern
JUL 29, 2008 Poland at High Dive
MAY 28, 2008 Poland at the Sunset
MAY 9, 2008 Poland at the Rendezvous, CD Release Party
AUG 31, 2007 Poland at Christoff Gallery
JUN 8, 2007 Poland at the Rendezvous, Poland CD Release Party
"The Sun and the Sitting Room" LP (2011) Class M Records
Available at bandcamp.com: poland.bandcamp.com
Also available at cdbaby.com: cdbaby.com/cd/poland5
"Please Interstellar Policeman" LP (2009) Series Two Records
Available at the Series Two Records store: http://www.indiepages.com/seriestwo/store.html
"Most of Them Are Clockwork" LP (2008) Series Two Records
Available at the Series Two Records store: http://www.indiepages.com/seriestwo/store.html
"Schoolboy Crush on Che Guevara" LP (2008) Class M Records
Avalailable at CD Baby Schoolboy Crush On Che Guevara www.cdbaby.com/cd/polandmusic2
"Tuesdays & Wednesdays" LP (2007) Class M Records
Available at CD Baby Tuesdays & Wednesdays www.cdbaby.com/cd/polandmusic
For booking, promotions or music placement, please contact Mark Bombara.
email: johnnyastromusic@yahoo.com
Poland, Sonicbids Page: www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=199821
Poland, Myspace Page: www.myspace.com/polandmusic/
Poland, Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/pages/Poland/43801722409
Poland, Twitter Page: twitter.com/#!/Polandmusic
Poland, on Series Two Records: www.indiepages.com/seriestwo/poland
Poland, MySeattleNightOut.com Page: www.myseattlenightout.com/bands/147452/poland
Shane Peck, Official Site: Drummer Shane Peck, Official Site
Mr. & Mrs. Muffins, Bandcamp Page: mrandmrsmuffins.bandcamp.com
Pretty Abandoned, Myspace Page: www.myspace.com/prettyabandoned
Johnny Astro, Myspace Page: www.myspace.com/johnnyastromusic
Laguna, Official Site: www.lagunamusic.us
Janet Utterback-Peck/Puck Music, Violin Instruction and Performance Site.: www.puckmusic.net