POLIZZE, MIKE - Long Lost Solace Find (Sealed) (LP)

The debut solo al bum by Mike Polizze finds the erstwhile 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 (largely live and acoustic) and recorded by War on Drugs engineer Jeff Zeigler, this intimate Philadelphia affair clarifies the bittersweet 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.The debut solo al bum by Mike Polizze finds the erstwhile Purling Hiss frontman and Birds of Maya shredder stepping out from behind the wall of guitar noise into the bright sunshine. "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