Polly Scattergood is a singer songwriter from Essex, England. She has been described as ethereal, dark, intense and quirky.
Her stage name was chosen by her because it means "here today, gone tomorrow" or "spendthrift waster".
Scattergood attended the famed Brit School where she wrote 800 songs. After graduation she caught the attention Daniel Miller the label boss at Mute Records. He led her to her current producer Simon Fisher Turner.
Scattergood describes herself as a storyteller. "I write about emotions and moments, not all are biographical." Scattergood's debut single entitled Glory Hallelujah was released in 2005. Her September 2007 single Nitrogen Pink is about the fragility of life and how quickly things come and go and was written about "a friend of a friend who was really sick from cancer, this young guy who was only 30 and had a great, happy life but was slowly deteriorating"
The single I Hate the Way which was written on a toy keyboard was released on 22 September 2008 on both limited edition 10 inch vinyl and ITunes. The song has been described as documenting her emotional instability and penchant of going to bed with unsuitable men.
On 10 November Scattergood was a guest on the Rob Da Bank show where three of her songs were played. Da Bank called her "The Kate Bush of the 21st century". Later that month she played an acoustic set on the Janice Long show.
February 2009 will see Scattergood playing several clubs and hosting her own club night.
Her debut album will be released 9 March, 2009.
A single from the album Other Too Endless will be released 23 February, 2009. The CD version is backed by Crystal Break. The download version features a remix by Vince Clarke who was a member of Erasure,Yazoo,and Depeche Mode.
On her MySpace Page she lists as influences Cocorosie, David Bowie, The Flaming Lips, Leonard Cohen, Antony & The Johnsons, Portishead, Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Dolly Parton, Calexico, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Elton John, Björk, Band of Horses, Vampire Weekend, Joni Mitchell and Prince.
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