POLICA - Give You The Ghost (CD, Vinyl LP)

· “Poliça deals in a type of R&B inflected electronic music that defies explanation...
Music with this many synthetic textures and vocal treatments has rarely sounded so
natural” - Spinner
· “A swirly combination of layered rhythms, some awesomely manipulated vocals and a
dragged-out, slow motion feel... the perfect soundtrack to an almost-winter
weekend” - Nylon
· “Ryan Olson and singer Channy Leanagh lead the group, Channy front and centre
with her potently echoed voice riding over forward drums and driving bass” - The
Fader
· Minneapolis continues its golden run of producing quality talent with the first project
to arrive out the Gayngs collective, the super slick electronic pop-soul outfit Poliça.
· Fronted by ice cool vocalist Channy Leanagh (who sang with Gayngs), produced by
Ryan Olson and featuring Mike Noyce from Bon Iver, it’s a who’s who of the current
Twin Cities scene.
· Continuing the tradition of having friends in high places, with Prince and Kanye West
among Gayngs fans, Poliça have already been backed by none other than Jay Z, who
posted their video for the new for single ‘Lay Your Cards Out’ on his Life + Times
blog.
· The result is 11 perfectly formed auto-tuned songs that re-shape the intersection of
pop and digitised R&B. And for all Poliça’s synthetic manipulation, Channy’s soft
vocals and Ryan’s electronic soundscapes reveal a tender heart beneath, pulsating
with life and raw emotion.
· ‘Give You The Ghost’ opens with the attention grabbing sonic of first track
‘Amongster’, the two drummers immediately coming into full effect as it builds to a
heady mass of beats, bass and Channy’s wandering vocals. ‘Violent Games’ continues
the heavy on the drums theme, with duelling beats that intensify to machine gun-like
levels, led by Channy’s urgent and cyclical vocals.
· Born out of the break-up of a recent relationship, the majority of ‘Give You The
Ghost’ reflects the difficulty of facing up to your mistakes and making peace with
them; an exorcism via exciting new musical possibilities. “The recurring theme of this
record is ‘what in the hell just happened and who in the hell am I anyways,” says
Channy. This redemptive mood is key for the track ‘Dark Star’. Backed by smooth
brass breakdowns throughout and mid-tempo loping rhythms, it’s typical of Poliça’s
often meditative content.
· ‘Lay Your Cards Out’ and the dreamy ‘Wandering Star’ both feature Mike Noyce of
Bon Iver on vocals and are equally as deliciously funk laden as they are hypnotic,
with more ratatat drums from Ben Ivascu and Drew Christopherson, propelling the
lush arrangements and slinky bass, provided by Chris Bierden.

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