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Artist:Institut Polaire

Genres:
  • Indie
  • Pop
Melbourne, VIC

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Track: City Walls and Empires by Institut Polaire
Track: City Walls and EmpiresGenres:
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  • Pop
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Artist: Institut Polaire

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Formed as a three piece in 2004 by an American ex-pat, an English born doctor and a country boy moved to the big city, Perth based band Institut Polaire were destined from the start to have a dizzying array of influences. With a palette of sounds ranging from country tinged psychedelia to 60's soundtracks, bubblegum pop to kraut-rock, Institut Polaire are musically schizophrenic; taking little pieces of each genre to create a special blend of their own. Pulling off these ambitious layered wall-of-sound aspirations does take a lot of sonic firepower. As a result, Institut Polaire has grown from humble three piece roots into a full-blown collective who currently number between 7 and 9 members toting everything from vintage Wurlitzer pianos to violins, banjos, trumpets, Powerbooks and glockenspiels.

Members

ERIK HECHT: vocals
guitar // ASH BLAKENEY: lead guitar // DAVE THIRKETTLE-WATTS: bass // ELLIOTT BRANNEN: trumpet
vocals // SAMANTHA WASS: guitar
piano accordion
keys
vocals // TOBY LANG: drums // REBECCA MAY: keys
vocals
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