“Each new song from Minneapolis’ Poolboy is a masterclass in widescreen indie...the band has honed in on an auteur-style approach, crafting each new song with the delicate ears of the detail-obsessed.”
Biography
Poolboy is a slow-burning, atmospheric alternative band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their songs are hosts to entities they don't quite understand.
They formed in early 2015 and released a self-titled, self-produced EP in February of 2016, which Andrea Swenson of The Current called, “An impressive debut.” In 2017, they were named City Pages' Best New Band. Throughout their history, Poolboy has headlined at many of the Twin Cities' most exciting venues, including: First Avenue - 7th Street Entry, The Turf Club, Mortimer's and Icehouse. Their tracks have been featured on 89.3 The Current, The Local Show and KFAI radio.
In August of 2018 Poolboy released the critically praised “Double Goer” EP, an undulating and introspective five track album. The single “Bad Apples” was the 89.3 The Current’s "Song of the Day” on July 6, 2018. In 2021, Poolboy released the “Good Orchard” EP, which represented a course change for the alternative group exploring themes of existential fatigue, intimacy, and personal growth through dynamic lyricism placed within a vibrant and melodic soundscape. Poolboy continued to hone their pop-sensible aesthetic and commitment to sonic and lyrical depth for their newest release, the five-song EP “Year of the Weasel.”
Year of the Weasel
Poolboy released the five-song EP “Year of the Weasel” (YOTW) in October 2022. YOTW reveals an evolved, maturing group of musicians who care deeply about crafting detailed, pleasurable songs and offering emotional resonance to their listeners. YOTW offers the band’s vision of adult life in contemporary America as both meaningless and sacred; joyous and annoying; disgusting and entertaining.
“Year of the Weasel” was engineered, produced, and mixed by Con Davison (Wingman, Aldrich Sounds, Bad Bad Hats) and mastered by Huntley Miller (Bon Iver, Low, Sylvan Esso, The Tallest Man on Earth).
All songs are written by Seth Conover, All music is created and performed by Poolboy © 2022.
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“Playing out in a sequence of hallucinogenic undulations, [Double Goer] is not a destination but another precarious moment teetering on the edge of understanding what Poolboy is, and what it may become.”
Photography by: Nathan O’Malley