POLAR BEAR
Nu Jazz • United Kingdom
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Not to be confused with the American alternative rock outfit of the same name, Polar Bear are a British experimental post-jazz five-piece influenced by the likes of Beethoven, Stevie Wonder, and Björk. Formed in London in 2004 by drummer Seb Rochford, previously an early member of Babyshambles, saxophonists Pete Wareham and Mark Lockheart, double bassist Tom Herbert, and electronic musician Leafcutter John, the band first attracted attention with its 2004 debut album, Dim Lit, whose eclectic fusion of avant jazz, folk, electronica, and punk earned them a nomination for Best Band at the BBC Jazz Awards. A year later, they received their highest-profile accolade to date, when their sophomore effort, Held on the Tips of Fingers, was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize award. After headlining Noel Fielding's Mighty Boosh Festival in 2008, they released their self-titled third album, and followed it up two years later with Peepers. The
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Dim Lit
Nu Jazz
2003
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Peepers
Nu Jazz
2010
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