Polish Club Release ‘Heavyweight’
Polish Club have dropped another new track, with the release of their heartfelt slow jam Heavyweight, a follow up to their first single in a few years, Manila. The throwback ballad has been released alongside a suitably 90s warped camcorder video. The duo have also been added to Spiderbait’s national tour dates across much of Australia starting in August.
Recorded alongside previous single Manila, this new track continues what is sure to be a steady stream of new music from Polish Club’s upcoming fourth album. Co-written by Robby De Sa (MAY-A, Vera Blue, Gretta Ray, Grent Perez), Heavyweight was recorded by Simon Berckelman and produced by the band themselves at Marrickville’s Golden Retriever Studios.
Starting off life as a sparse, vocal led demo of a love song, the duo added a truckload of acoustic and electric guitars plucked straight from the 90’s to create 2024’s biggest emotional climax in song. “I think the way the song came about is pretty interesting. It changed from a groovy kinda r&b song to a Brit pop anthem thing,” reflects John-Henry Pajak. “Both ‘Heavyweight’ and ‘Manila’ were me suggesting titles and [Novak] writing lyrics around them. I feel like we are embracing the slow jams more as we get older.”
Heavyweight doesn’t shy away from earnestness in its lyrics, finding solace in the comfort of relationships (with both PC members recently getting married). The ballad is accompanied by an equally raw music video shot on camcorder by the band and delightfully warped by Downgrade.