After Over a Decade, Polar Inc. Releases Debut Album ‘Tragicomedy’

Cape Town producer Polar Inc., whose real name is Adam Spence, has released his debut album, *Tragicomedy*, after more than a decade of releasing music. The ten-track record marks a new milestone for an artist whose work has already amassed more than 120 million streams.

The album moves between contrasting moods and styles, which Spence describes as “happiness and melancholy, cinematic and clubby, emotion and rhythm”. It includes previously released singles “Sympathy” with Anna-Sophia Henry, “For You” featuring Nathan Ball and “Slopes” with Hannah Ray. Spence began “Slopes” while touring in San Francisco, while opener “Prima” grew from a recurring chord progression and was cut from an eight-minute first version.