Poly Styrene - "Virtual Boyfriend" Future Noise Music

We can confirm that the beautiful Poly Styrene, who has been a true fighter, won her battle on Monday evening (4/25/11) to go to higher places. Poly Styrene was born Marianne Elliot Said on June 3, 1957. She passed away due to cancer.

Poly Styrene was a punk amongst punks.

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At the end of 2010, Poly Styrene, the unforgettable frontwoman and iconic face of the seminal band X-ray Spex announced her return to the music scene by releasing a free download of alternative festive anthem "Black Christmas". Poly's reggae tinged track took on the commercialism that has infected the holidays and served as a reminder of how much we need her voice. Along with her ahead-of-their-time sound and vocal styling, her lyrics have been amazingly prescient. A true musical; and fashion rebel, Poly Styrene has returned at her most thrilling.

"Black Christmas" was just the beginning of what Poly Styrene has in store. The forthcoming album Generation Indigo is due on April 26 through Future Noise Music and was produced by Youth (The Verve, Killing Joke, The Fireman, Edwyn Collins).

X-ray Spex may have only been around for a couple of years but their star shone brightly. Poly Styrene's return is highly anticipated; she remains a genuine icon and one of the premier influences on the Riot Grrrl and Britpop scenes. Currently, a new set of young American bands like the Yeah Yeahs Yeahs, The Gossip and countless others recognize her fiery, irrepressible presence. With her great self-styled image, brilliantly sharp lyrics and powerful presence, Poly's indomitable spirit still inspires.

After reforming the band for a one off show at The Roundhouse, Camden in 2008, Poly was persuaded to start writing a solo album. Armed with a record's worth of songs, Poly met Youth who added his own epic style to the tracks. The resulting LP kicks off with the mighty, power-pop of "I Luv Ur Sneakers", and maintains the quick pace with forthcoming single "Virtual Boyfriend" - before then moving into dubstep territories on the title track "Generation Indigo". The album takes in everything from neo-X-ray Spex punk rock on "Thrash City" and "L.U.V" to the Trojan-reggae infused grooves of "No Rockefeller", "Code Pink Dub" and "Colour Blind" whilst one of the stand out songs, "White Gold" attests to the power of Poly's soaring vocals.

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[Jess153434]

Freakin' love this song

[BlankTV]

@Jess153434 Thank you , not enough views on this one

...and this song was so cool and true to her roots

joel

[Skeetz4]

vocals need some work :/

[BlankTV]

@Skeetz4 She was the singer in the PIONEERING punk rock band X-Ray Spex.

An icon. A legend.

Donna

BlankTV

[Skeetz4]

@BlankTV she probably would sound a lot better in a punk band. this song is too "pop" for me i guess.

[BlankTV]

@Skeetz4 Do a search for X-Ray Spex

and you'll see what she was like.

Donna

BlankTV

[mikeintokyo2004]

Jesus Fricking Christ!!!! Vocals need some work?! Dimwits with no musical knowledge shouldn't be making idiotic comments. Poly Styrene is a legend... Vocalist of one of Punk's Top 5 bands in history!

[mikeintokyo2004]

@longshlongchode didn't your mother teach you that if you had nothing useful or intelligent to say that you should just shut up? Or did your mother give up on you so young?

[mikeintokyo2004]

@longshlongchode What you fail to realize that everyone is a music critic. People like me who are pros in music and make a good living doing it, thank you, are objective and see what is marketable. Poly Styrene has sold millions of records worldwide. Proof is in the pudding. If you don't believe that I am a 30 + year professional in the music business, just Google "Mike in Tokyo" @longshlongchode you are just a rude loud mouth. No one cares what your opinion is & your manners are horrible.

[longshlongchode]

@mikeintokyo2004 So Knowing that other people rate her old band as "top 5" should make people think that she sounds better? In my opinion she sucks, and you should stick to jerking off to this particular artist in silence.

[khayr9]

R.I.P you were so good i listen to your daughter too thanks for the upload

[balearicsoundwave89]

a fine lady with fine princables,sadly lacking in a lot of people nowadays. r.i.p .

[isunnysmile]

Poly was definetly a legend, but this song SUCKS~~ lol i dont even know who she is, i just know that she's legend because of the comments here...

[glaatraa]

RIP. Hare Krishna

[jacoblater]

R.I.P PUNK LEGEND. You will be missed and thank you for all your music !!

[soundthebelle]

@Skeetz4 To the best of my knowledge she was actually a trained opera singer. She chose to sing this way. Because she could

[7000shaun]

I love you Poly styrene- you leave us with a gift of GENERATION INDIGO, an album I have in my possession, its brilliant, it really is very good. And then you die on us!, well it looks like you got the last laugh, such a shame, goodbye Poly.

[drum998]

"Vocals need work". You see, this is what a voice sounds like without Autotune...

[dnmaster1]

R.I.P.. u will never forget, Polly!

[xmissfortunemuscgrlx]

RIP Poly Styrene, you were truly one of the greatest

[atje43]

Great- Poly Styrene is so cool :)

[atje43]

@mikeintokyo2004 Agreed- I think she sounds Great

[sacrilegion]

@BlankTV ...could someone remove that stupid Skeetz4's stupid as himself comment??? :>

[dicksackmk]

Rest in peace Poly

[MrJockstrap77]

Cant idiots kindly refrain from silly arguments at a time like this... Some of us were there with her at the start of her punk music career . Now trust me when I say Poly was the real deal... listen to her lyrics and those plastic wannabe punks might just learn that Punk rock is not just about being an argumentitive asshole.... Rant over Jock Strap.

[borist4]

Sad sad day...

[TELFORDSTEVE1]

Grew up with polys music such a sad day.

[MrRodigan]

:( Part of my adolescence R.I.P Poly

[ukshelf]

thats such such sad news, legend, genius, and a total one-off.