Also available on limited edition 10" lathe cut vinyl from Do It Thissen Records:
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This EP is named “Hybrid Sunday” in reference to Sheffield’s Hybrid 3 rehearsal rooms and the fact that the band write and record, almost religiously, every Sunday morning. This came about because the band found they were often competing with noise from the bands in the next room, and it was only then that they could ensure peace and quiet. During the recording they also received guidance from local electronic music wizard Rob Gordon (co-founder of Warp Records) who lent them his Korg synthesiser and mastered the final tracks.
Polyhymns write and produce a mixture of electronic experimental music and psychedelic folk songs and have been described as ‘equally chaotic and serene’ (@B4Tapes).
The band formed in Sheffield in 2019 and comprise of Andrew Bolam, Gavin Harris and Sam Smith and all previously worked together in folktronica group Little Glitches. Their first meeting was in a local night club chill out room bonding over a shared love of Burt Bacharach and Aphex Twin. The group take inspiration from Sheffield’s landscape, from the millstone grit to the ancient woodlands.
In their formative years Andrew spent time making primitive computer music on an old PC. Sam cut his teeth working in the Ninja Tune office in London and as a lighting engineer for both E17 and the legendary Blue Note Club. Gavin started his musical trajectory playing a snare in a pit village marching band. They further developed their musical skills at Sheffield’s infamous Red Tape Studios, where they were mentored by amongst others, bass player Jah Wobble and members of Pulp.
Their first single, released in May 2020, featured on the BBC Introducing Mixtape and received glowing reviews from Joyzine, God is in the TV zine and garnered comparisons to Smog, Neil Young and Lemon Jelly.
released September 4, 2020
All tracks written and produced by Polyhymns
Additional mixing on Toes by Tom Henthorn
Mastered by Rob Gordon
Artwork by Dave Cropley (
dmcropley.wordpress.com)