Polymathy is an increasing regularity in the creative world, a trait that musician, actor, director, producer and multi-instrumentalist Joey Pollari embodies wholly. The multi-talented enigma has announced his sophomore album, I’ll Be Romance, will be unveiled on 5th April, and has today shared a dreamy and rousing teaser cut from the forthcoming body of work.

Accompanied by a self-directed visual – the latest example of his eclectic artistic exploration – “So Close” is moody, atmospheric and visceral. Vocally, Pollari is reminiscent of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen, his baritone delivery fixated on enveloping the listener in a vivid and introspective narrative.

Speaking on the single, Pollari comments: “The lover that got away makes a gap. Remember your lover? Memory is an itch. Scratch it a little and the itch makes a gap. The gap is from memory to possibility. From love to failure. Do you see your lover? Five hundred million people are missing their lovers. That’s a low-ball guess. This gap is so many people’s. This gap is gigantic. This gap is a romance. Just itch it and remember.” 

A rising talent supercilious in his vision across a multitude of disciplines, Pollari’s I’ll Be Romance looks set to cause reverberations across the wider scene.

Watch the visual…