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Polly skate on with infectious abandon
Skating Polly in full swing at The Lexington, London
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SIMON DUFF relishes the cross contamination of Damien Hirst’s greatest hits by street artists from France and the US
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Skating Polly
The Lexington, London
MIXING melody with cacophony, poetic lyrics and lots of attitude Skating Polly are making loud and in-your-face antsy rock with a twist.
Formed back in 2009 by stepsisters Kelli Mayo – then just nine years old — and Peyton Bighorse (aged 14), and augmented by brother Kurtis Mayo since 2017, Oklahoma’s Skating Polly have built not only a big back catalogue but also a reputation for sizzling live shows; they don’t disappoint.
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