Following the release of 2023’s celebrated debut studio EP ‘Trials & Tribulations’, Bristol-based alt-rock trio Pollyanna Blue is pleased to reveal the music video for their latest single ‘Strong Enough’ on February 23rd 2024. Pollyanna Blue was formed in the summer of 2019 by Zoe Collins (guitar and vocals) and Rich Earle (Bass and vocals). Their name was inspired by a self-help book ‘Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway’, which talks about a nickname ‘Pollyanna’, typically given to a person who is deemed overly optimistic. That ethos, blended with the waves of difficult emotions life throws at you, creates a concept of musical juxtaposition within the 90s/00s alt-rock atmosphere which sees the now-three-piece wield their self-discovery, vulnerability, and love of music to create something authentic and raw to connect with anyone experiencing some type of hardship.
Pollyanna Blue’s debut studio EP, released in June of 2023, was celebrated by the likes of RTE, Loudwire, Loud Women, Distorted Sound, Sirius XM and BBC Radio 1. With new music planned throughout the entirety of 2024, the band has decided to book-end the EP with a performance music video for its most recent single Strong Enough. Also released in June of 2023, Strong Enough was recorded with Ash Scott (Memorist, Harper, Aniimalia). It’s a reminder that despite how you feel, deep down, you are good enough and strong enough to overcome all that gets in your way.
Describing the inspiration behind the single vocalist and lyricist Zoe Collins explains, “Strong Enough is a song written to defy feelings of doubt and helplessness when working through any obstacle that comes your way. The lyrics were written at a time when the band where about to go into the studio to record vocals. The creative pressure can sometimes become a challenging place for any artist and this pressure became the catalyst for the lyrics. ‘In times like these, when life gets tough, I’ll show myself I’m strong enough’. I took the pressure of writing lyrics and put my positive Pollyanna spin on it and embellished this alt-rock anthem with real meaning.”
The band created a stylized performance video using elements of body movement and production to mirror the struggles and mentality of a creative process, incorporating the frustration and anger of a creative block and the weightlessness of no direction or inspiration. The video serves as the bridge between the debut EP and into the band’s exciting new era. With the addition of newest member Neil Loftus (Drums) and a look at how Pollyanna Blue has grown creatively with their latest video, this is a first glimpse at what is yet to come for the rest of the year.
The music video for Strong Enough is due for release on February 23rd, 2024 via Youtube.
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Images provided, courtesy of Memphia Music
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