Profile of Polly Paulusma

Having chosen a song by a less mainstream artist, I thought it best that I did some research into the artist, Polly.

From Polly's official website:

1. Polly Paulusma released her self-produced, home-recorded first album ‘Scissors In My Pocket’ in 2004 to international critical acclaim. Nic Harcourt from LA’s prestigious KCRW radio show The Morning Becomes Eclectic called it “the best album from the UK this year”. Veteran DJ Howard Mandshein in Canada dubbed her “the best British female singer-songwriter in a decade”.
2. -From humble beginnings in Polly’s garden shed, Bjork’s label One Little Indian and Sony/ATV in the USA signed her. Uncut Magazine gave ‘Scissors In My Pocket’ **** and The Independent heralded Paulusma “the most literate songwriter of her generation”.
3. -As a result she toured the UK, the US and Europe continuously through 2004-5 supporting Bob Dylan, Coldplay, Jamie Cullum, Marianne Faithfull, The Divine Comedy and Joseph Arthur, playing Glastonbury, Glasgow’s Tea in the Park and Cambridge Folk festivals, amongst many others.  
4. -Her second album, ‘Fingers & Thumbs’ (2006) was a heartfelt cry for help after a series of miscarriages during that period.  It was a difficult and very personal album, driven predominantly by an electric sound. Recorded live in Liverpool over five weeks with acclaimed producer Ken Nelson (Coldplay, Kings of Convenience, Gomez, Badly Drawn Boy) it captured a much darker side to Paulusma’s personality.
5. -Now with two children, Paulusma is finding her songwriting returning to her acoustic roots, and she plans to record album no three at the end of 2011.

From Wikipedia:

 “Her first album, Scissors in my Pocket, was largely recorded and produced by herself at her home. A second album, Cosmic Rosy Spine Kites (a virtual anagram of the title of the first album) features the same tracks, four of which were recorded with a string quartet (and without guitars or percussion); the rest at a gig in Manchester, England, where she supported Jamie Cullum. Apart from Jamie Cullum she has also supported other artists on tour including Marianne Faithfull and Coldplay and played at the Glastonbury Festival in 2005.”

Wikipedia lists Polly’s as of the “Indie pop” genre.