Polly Scattergood’s Secret Playlist
by We checked in with London-based singer-songwriter Polly Scattergood and asked her about the music that’s inspiring her own offbeat pop sound. She started by propping the Bonnie Prince Billy song, I See a Darkness: ‘This song breaks my heart. I find the darkness of his words very comforting. I love the way he tells a story in his songs — though they are sometimes uncomfortably honest. It’s like reading some beautiful poet’s diary’. Read the rest of Polly Scattergood’s Secret Playlist.
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