The singer and songwriter known as
Polly Baker has won second place in MondoTunes' Pop/Rock Songwriting
Contest with her latest single, “Leaving it Up to You.” The
online music distribution company's three judges selected Baker's
single from hundreds of entrants in July of 2014. Participating
judges included producer Warren Huart (The Fray, Korn, Matisyahu),
Interscope A&R rep. James Mormile, and Pussycat Dolls lead
vocalist Kaya Jones. “Leaving it Up to You” is the most recent
official release from Baker since her November 2013 single, “Good
at Goodbyes.”
Polly Baker has cited as main artistic
influences Taylor Swift, Kate Voegele, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, and
Maroon 5. Her sound is rooted in the country branch of pop music and
blends the two genres without leaving an obvious line of demarcation
between them. Her easy, natural singing style and traditional manner
of songwriting make her accessible to listeners of both categories
with room to spare for fans of rock and dance music.
Speaking of the themes of “Leaving it
Up to You,” Baker writes, “Well, by now you all know that I write
songs about boys. This latest single was written about this guy I had
the biggest crush on, and he was vegan. And he didn't want to date me
because I wasn't vegan and what-not. We were really good friends and
our everyday talks would be like the chorus of the song: 'You like
me, like me, but I'm still not really your type…' Honestly, when it
comes down to it, I was set on becoming vegan to go out with him.”
Unsurprisingly, Baker's tenacious
character and independent tone of voice, for which fans have come to
admire her, win out in the end. She explains, “I think I ate a
piece of cheese one day – my favorite cheese, actually – and,
well, it didn't happen. Also, no disrespect to
vegans/vegetarians/fruitarians everywhere is intended in this little
story.”
Polly Baker is a pianist, singer and
songwriter from northern Virginia currently living in Los Angeles.
She has been singing since the age of four.
The award-winning “Leaving it Up to
You” by Polly Baker is available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
“Leaving it Up to You” by Polly
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