And the Tom Guralnick Trio have taken great pains to plan a musical vacation for your mind. It's the place where such bands as Archers of Loaf and Polvo come from. It is also a place that's pretty much off the map as far as rock is concerned. Chapel Hill is a place where few people go to water up anymore. Polvo, similarly, have made a career out of driving out your misconceptions about indie guitar rock.
Shapes is simply the next, latest step.
It, of course, sounds only vaguely like anything Polvo has put out previously. The aptly titled Shapes is rock chaos at its finest. With a few exceptions, they just don't make quirky, tasty guitar records like this anymore. The Blasters and The Cramps. Weekly Alibi .