A Minneapolis band that mixes electronic textures with moody pop structures, anchored by Channy Leaneagh's distinctive vocals.
For their early sound, 'Lay Your Cards Out' still holds up. More recently, 'Dark Star' shows how they've kept that atmospheric quality intact.
POLIÇA's sound has always been about atmosphere and rhythm, from the early pulse of 'Lay Your Cards Out' to later tracks like 'Dark Star'. They formed in 2011 and just kept making records that sounded like themselves, even after lineup changes. Their 2014 Coachella withdrawal over lineup diversity concerns showed they'd operate on their own terms, but mostly they've stayed focused on the music.
The band started in Minneapolis in 2011 with their self-titled debut the next year. After multi-instrumentalist Ryan Olson left in 2014, they continued as a trio and later added a guitarist, releasing albums like 'Shulamith' and 'United Crushers'. Their 2018 album 'When We Stay Alive' and the 2020 release 'Music for the Long Emergency' maintained their layered production approach.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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