PolePosition - XO Edition 2

Yeah, this EP came out quite a long time ago (nearly two whole years!), but PolePosition's XO is certainly deserving of some recognition from Silent Uproar. Usually I get one gem in a batch of CDs I'm sent to review and this happens to be just that. Based just outside of New York City, PolePosition are a two-man indie rock outfit that write music that sounds as if it were lifted from a movie soundtrack. This should make sense; the two gentlemen in Pole Position actually wrote film scores before striking out on their own in the late 1990's. In one word, this EP is "sexy". It's just so beautiful and enchanting, from the jazzy drum parts to the beautiful piano sounds to the vocals, which channel a sound just a few notches sexier and dreamier than Thom Yorke's. I apparantly only have a shortened version of the EP (5 songs long), which quite a few web sites I've been to boast a tracklisting of 8. Regardless, what's here is something that would be the soundtrack for when you're driving through Europe on the Audobon.....or something.
If you're in the mood for something that reminds you of Kid A, with a more latin dance feeling and even a bit more poppy, you might really dig this CD. Atleast try and find the opening track, "Boulevard", as it's easily one of the more beautiful songs I've come across lately. I just wish I had the extended EP version......and that even it was a bit longer. [www.polepositiononline.com]