Mike Polizze has been a mainstay of Philly’s indie-rock-goes-classic-rock scene for years, both as a member of Purling Hiss, Birds Of Maya, and Watery Love and through collaborations with the likes of Kurt Vile and Rosali. He’s got a new solo album called Around Sound sound on the way, and the lead single “Everybody I Know” sounds just lovely today, capturing a contentedly blissed-out but melancholy-streaked vibe that lends itself to the subject matter. Specifically, the new LP is dedicated to Polizze’s daughter, and it finds him reflecting on the beauty of fatherhood and the ways being a parent can alter your perspective, as he further elaborates:
