Poledo | |
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Origin | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | alternative rock, noise rock |
Years active | 1994 | –1998
Labels | Sonic Unyon, Squirtgun |
Past members | Joshua Malinsky Mitch Roth Dave Capogna |
Poledo was a Canadian alternative rock band based in Thornhill, Ontario, consisting of vocalist and bassist Joshua Malinsky, vocalist and guitarist Mitch Roth [1] and drummer Dave Capogna, [2] Their music is characterized by loud, heavily distorted guitar riffs and screamed lyrics. [3]
Poledo was formed in 1994 in Thornhill. [2] the band released two independent cassettes, Buzz Muffin and Let Up, before signing to Sonic Unyon. [2]
They released the full-length album There, You on Sonic Unyon in 1995, [4] and shared a split 7-inch single, Lunar Landing Confirmed, with Hayden on Toronto's Squirtgun Records in 1996. [2] [5] Both releases charted on Canada's campus radio charts in 1996. The band performed as far west as Vancouver that year. [6]
The band broke up in December 1997; after performing one final show in early 1998, Malinsky and Roth both joined Hayden's touring band. [7] [8] Rare unreleased tracks later appeared on two compilation albums, Sonic Unyon's Now We Are 5 and Squirtgun Records' More of Our Stupid Noise, and a cassette of recordings from their never-completed second album was released at their final show under the title The Poledo Demos. [2]
Malinsky subsequently went solo under the name Kid Lunch, releasing an eponymous CD on Teenage USA in 1999. [7] [9]