Polly

"Polly" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Moses Sumney. It was released on December 13, 2019, as the second single from his second studio album Græ through Jagjaguwar. The song was written by Sumney with American singer-songwriter Tom Gallo. Sumney also solely produced the track. Composition The song was described by Elizabeth Aubrey of NME as a "gentle acoustic ballad". Lyrically, Marcus J. Moore of Entertainment Weekly stated the song "delves into the frustrations that arise in situationships" as Sumney "volleys between joy and sadness, satisfaction and restlessness". Grady Penna of Beats Per Minute observed that Sumney explored the dynamic of polyamory and unrequited affection through lines: "I want to be cotton candy / In the mouth of many a lover / Saccharine and slick technicolor / I'll dissolve". Sumney also "croons about giving himself an octopus hug, the downside of competing interests, and the desire to dance in time with another lover", as described by Nina Corcoran of Consequence of Sound. Tom Breihan of Stereogum interpreted the lyrics was about "a confused, ambiguous sexual relationship".