#polyusa

I dial your number The phone is broken I walk out in the rain -  Nothing else for me to do...

I should go home -  I'm soaked to the last thread It's bothersome carrying an umbrella -  There's my mistake...

Telephone conversations Every evening till an hour past midnight I want to tell you the news, I call you - but your phone is broken

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Long tones pierce the ears It must be great sitting at home - Warm air from the heater, Everything's familiar, so familiar...

Again I forgot the keys - I wonder if anyone's home? But the hallway is quiet Everything's familiar, so familiar...

Telephone conversations Every evening till an hour past midnight I want to tell you the news, I call you - but your phone is broken

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Polyusa ("The [Magnetic] Poles") are an art-rock band from St. Petersburg, active since the late 1990s. Led by Ilya Razin, they typify the musical eclecticism of the city's indie scene - with ironic lyrics, occasional use of odd meter, jazz/latin influence and a soft touch, Polyusa have even invented their own genre name for what they do: Choza Music ("cho za" = "what the?", said in a very characteristic St. Petersburg accent). Their popularity seems to be growing, albeit slowly - though have managed to score a few radio hits with songs as "Poetry" and "Cyborg Goes to Vyborg". While less quirky, "Telephone Conversations" is certainly every bit as indie-poppy and representative of Polyusa's sound.