Exclusive: Jonny Polonsky Premieres “I Can’t Get Your Face Out Of My Mind” Via The Hype

Having notable supporters in Jeff Buckley, John Zorn, David Bowie guitarist Reeves Gabrels and The Pixies’ Frank Black, Jonny Polonsky was signed to American Recordings by its founder Rick Rubin in the mid-1990s. Polonsky wound up on MTV and touring as part of Lollapalooza. Polonsky eventually became an in-demand session musician. His touring and/or recording credits include Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, The Dixie Chicks, and Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan’s band Puscifer.

2018’s Fresh Flesh is the latest full-length album from Polonsky. The Hype Magazine is proud to premiere Polonsky’s music video for “I Can’t Get Your Face Out Of My Mind,” a song from Fresh Flesh.

Said Polonsky of the song itself: “This is a song about obsession and loss and the pain of letting go even when you know something is over. The song was tracked live in the studio with my band, I played lead guitar with my left hand and the keyboard with my right. I do that sometimes just to shake things up—it makes me play differently. Plus I really got into Rahsaan Roland Kirk around this time.”

Added Polonsky: “The tribal jungle drum overdub towards the end of the song was played by Kevin Haskins of Bauhaus and Love & Rockets. He and I have been friends for a while and have worked together over the years a bunch of times live and in the studio.

Per the music video itself, Polonsky noted: “The video was directed by an artist in Los Angeles who goes by the name of CLOAKING. He creates incredible computer-generated images and textures that he projects live onto a screen while filming. He is really amazing at creating a highly unusual, visually stunning and provocative atmosphere. I discovered him on the internets from some Poptone press photos he had taken.”

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Tags: Johnny Cash, Jonny Polonsky, Neil Diamond, Premieres, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Rick Rubin, The Pixies, Tool

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Darren Paltrowitz Darren Paltrowitz is a New York resident with over 20 years of entertainment industry experience. He began working around the music business as a teenager, interning for the manager of his then-favorite band Superdrag. Since then, he has worked with a wide array of artists including OK Go, They Might Be Giants, Mike Viola, Tracy Bonham, Loudness, Rachael Yamagata, and Amanda Palmer. Darren's writing has appeared in dozens of outlets including the New York Daily News, Inquisitr, The Daily Meal, The Hype Magazine, All Music Guide, Guitar World, TheStreet.com, Businessweek, Chicago Tribune, L.A. Times, and the Jewish Journal. Beyond being "Editor At Large" for The Hype Magazine, Darren is also the host of weekly "Paltrocast With Darren Paltrowitz" series, which airs on dozens on television and digital networks. He has also co-authored 2 published books, 2018's "Pocket Change: Your Happy Money" (Book Web Publishing) and 2019's "Good Advice From Professional Wrestling" (6623 Press), and co-hosts the world's only known podcast about David Lee Roth, "The DLR Cast."