MF Ruckus may have hit its songwriting stride with its new single “Polly Ann Marie.” While its sound has run the gamut of thrashy punk to honky tonk-ready country rock to glam the storytelling element has helped make its music a worthwhile listen from the beginning. “Polly Ann Marie” is the story of a man who witnessed perhaps indirectly his father’s philandering ways and decided he never wanted to go that route in his relationships with women and instead sets out on the road going from town to town, maybe in a band, maybe in an otherwise nomadic lifestyle and doesn’t pretend to be someone looking for anything but a good time and not make promises and otherwise lie about his intentions as summed up by the line “why should I wreck some woman’s life when I can make some lady’s night.” But in the life of most people living such a free spirited life there comes someone that inspires more than the usual casual, carnal interest and for our narrator that is the singular Polly Ann Marie. The song with its lively use of saxophone and Aaron Howell’s passionate and expressive vocals alongside grittily tuneful riffs might be compared to New York Dolls or Hanoi Rocks but really it has more in common with Faces and its hard edged, soulful boogie. Listen to “Polly Ann Marie” on Spotify and follow MF Ruckus at the links below.
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