Poledo
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Defunct | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Thornhill, Ontario , Canada |
| Products | Music albums and singles |
Poledo was an alternative rock ensemble originating from Thornhill, Ontario, Canada, composed of vocalist and bassist Joshua Malinsky, vocalist and guitarist Mitch Roth, and drummer Dave Capogna. Their musical style was characterized by intense, heavily distorted guitar work paired with shouted vocals.
History
Established in 1994, Poledo independently issued two cassette recordings titled Buzz Muffin and Let Up prior to securing a contract with Sonic Unyon. Under this label, they launched their debut full-length album There, You in 1995. The following year, 1996, saw the release of a split 7-inch single named Lunar Landing Confirmed with Hayden through Toronto-based Squirtgun Records. Both releases achieved placements on Canadian campus radio charts that year, and the band embarked on a tour reaching as far west as Vancouver.
In March 1997, Poledo entered the studio to record new songs for a prospective second album, collaborating with Hayden as the recording engineer; these sessions were ultimately released as The Poledo Demos in 1998. The group disbanded in December 1997 after performing a farewell show in January 1998 at Toronto's Club Shanghai. Subsequent to the breakup, Malinsky and Roth became members of Hayden's touring ensemble.
The song "Just Don't Care" from the album There, You was featured again on Sonic Unyon's 1998 compilation Now We Are 5. Moreover, "Herskin," recorded during the same 1996 session as "Two Words" from the Lunar Landing Confirmed release, appeared on Squirtgun Records' compilation titled More of Our Stupid Noise.
After Poledo ceased activity, Malinsky embarked on a solo venture under the name Kid Lunch, issuing a self-titled CD through Teenage USA in 1999 followed by a second album called Volume 2 in 2020.