Best New Bands » POLIÇA http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 6 New Bands at Outside Lands 2016 Day 1 http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/6-new-bands-outside-lands-day-1/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/6-new-bands-outside-lands-day-1/#comments Sat, 06 Aug 2016 20:36:02 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=32317 San Francisco – The ninth annual Outside Lands Music Festival kicked off this Friday in the misty glens of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The sparse early afternoon crowds swiftly grew to massive proportions as the day progressed, and the areas around the festival’s four stages quickly filled with attendees keen to catch some of the most renowned acts

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/6-new-bands-outside-lands-day-1/feed/ 0 Poliça Brings Dark Side of Electronica to The Parish in Austin http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/polica-brings-dark-side-electronica-parish-austin/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/polica-brings-dark-side-electronica-parish-austin/#comments Thu, 16 Oct 2014 01:37:52 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=19630 Austin—Another weekend of ACL brings another weekend of Late Night sets. This time I wound up on 6th Street west of I-35 to see Poliça, the Minneapolis electronic group that has been releasing music for two years, starting with 2012’s Give You the Ghost and following that up with last year’s Shulamith. Their music is

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  1. Poliça Share KEXP Live Session – Announce US Tour In October Seattle – Influential radio station KEXP has just released a live, filmed session of electronic group Poliça, with six songs from their recent performance at Bumbershoot Festival. Poliça recently released their Raw Exit 10″ on Mom+Pop. The EP includes the lead...
  2. Poliça Streams ‘Shulamith’ LP On NPR: First Listen Los Angeles – Excitement is mounting with only seven days until the release of Shulamith, Polica’s eagerly awaited follow-up to the critically acclaimed Give You The Ghost. The band’s sophomore release is streaming in full now over on NPR: FIrst...
  3. Polica Mesmerizes Nashville at Mercy Lounge Nashville – Channy Leaneagh appeared on stage at Mercy Lounge through a haze of smoke. She’s beautiful in an androgynous way. Her presence is both pixie-like and commanding. She is the unwilling star of the band Polica, the electronic group...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/polica-brings-dark-side-electronica-parish-austin/feed/ 0 Poliça Share KEXP Live Session – Announce US Tour In October http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/polica-share-kexp-live-session-announce-us-tour-october/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/polica-share-kexp-live-session-announce-us-tour-october/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2014 05:48:40 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/?p=18894 Seattle – Influential radio station KEXP has just released a live, filmed session of electronic group Poliça, with six songs from their recent performance at Bumbershoot Festival. Poliça recently released their Raw Exit 10″ on Mom+Pop. The EP includes the lead single, “Raw Exit,” and the band’s rendition of the Lesley Gore ballad, “You Don’t Own

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  1. Polica Mesmerizes Nashville at Mercy Lounge Nashville – Channy Leaneagh appeared on stage at Mercy Lounge through a haze of smoke. She’s beautiful in an androgynous way. Her presence is both pixie-like and commanding. She is the unwilling star of the band Polica, the electronic group...
  2. Painted Palms Announce West Coast Tour Dates Los Angeles – San Francisco psych-pop duo Painted Palms announce a round of West Coast tour dates in support of their recently released debut album ’Forever.’  The tour will include a number of shows at SXSW in Austin (schedule TBA). The...
  3. Jamestown Revival Announce Fall North American Tour Dates Los Angeles – Jamestown Revival are excited to announce the details of their upcoming North American tour this fall. The band are playing coast-to-coast in many major markets, including the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on November 10, the...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/polica-share-kexp-live-session-announce-us-tour-october/feed/ 0 Polica Mesmerizes Nashville at Mercy Lounge http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/polica-mesmerizes-nashville-at-mercy-lounge/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/polica-mesmerizes-nashville-at-mercy-lounge/#comments Fri, 15 Nov 2013 06:37:14 +0000 Nashville – Channy Leaneagh appeared on stage at Mercy Lounge through a haze of smoke. She’s beautiful in an androgynous way. Her presence is both pixie-like and commanding. She is the unwilling star of the band Polica, the electronic group who first raised hairs in 2011 with the evocative album Give You The Ghost. Leaneagh’s

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  1. Houndmouth Plays To A Packed House At Mercy Lounge Nashville – The rough-and-tumble blues rock of Houndmouth has been hot in Nashville lately. We figured we’d better catch their show at Mercy Lounge to see what the buzz is about and see if they’re ready to join ranks with...
  2. The Powerful Music of Gregory Alan Isakov & Sanders Bohlke at Mercy Lounge Nashville – Gregory Alan Isakov plays big in a quiet way. Some musicians command attention by playing a raucous performance with the volume at 10, but not Isakov. He brought only his acoustic guitar and a banjo to the stage...
  3. Poliça Streams ‘Shulamith’ LP On NPR: First Listen Los Angeles – Excitement is mounting with only seven days until the release of Shulamith, Polica’s eagerly awaited follow-up to the critically acclaimed Give You The Ghost. The band’s sophomore release is streaming in full now over on NPR: FIrst...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/polica-mesmerizes-nashville-at-mercy-lounge/feed/ 1 Poliça Streams ‘Shulamith’ LP On NPR: First Listen http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/poli%c3%a7a-streams-shulamith-lp-on-npr-first-listen/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/poli%c3%a7a-streams-shulamith-lp-on-npr-first-listen/#comments Tue, 15 Oct 2013 02:01:33 +0000 Los Angeles – Excitement is mounting with only seven days until the release of Shulamith, Polica’s eagerly awaited follow-up to the critically acclaimed Give You The Ghost. The band’s sophomore release is streaming in full now over on NPR: FIrst Listen, where writer Andrea Swensson calls the LP “nearly perfect.” Listen to Shulamith HERE. In other

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  1. Field Report Releases Two Songs, Listen To Them Here Justin Vernon has had a hell of a year. He produced his girlfriend’s album (Kathleen Edwards), started his own label and announced the first release, won a couple Grammy’s and his former bandmate Chris Porterfield has just come out with...
  2. POLIÇA Premiere “Wandering Star” Video Minneapolis continues its golden run of producing great new bands 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...
  3. Listen To Passion Pit’s Remix of The Joy Formidable’s “Silent Treatment” – Band Prepares for Tour With Passion Pit Welsh-trio The Joy Formidable have just released the Passion Pit remix of their song “Silent Treatment,” from their recently released Silent Treatment EP. Many critics noted that “Silent Treatment,” a centerpiece on the band’s acclaimed sophomore album Wolf’s Law, was a different...
]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/poli%c3%a7a-streams-shulamith-lp-on-npr-first-listen/feed/ 0 Six of the Best New Bands At Coachella This Weekend http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/six-of-the-best-new-bands-at-coachella-this-weekend/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/previews/six-of-the-best-new-bands-at-coachella-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:01:02 +0000 Last weekend’s edition of Coachella featured everything you could hope for in a festival. There was heat, wind, dust and oh yeah, some great music as well. Between the babes and the bros, everyone seemed to have a good time taking in the sights and sounds of the desert. As weekend two is upon us,

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/festivals/festival-preview-osheaga/feed/ 0 POLIÇA Premiere “Wandering Star” Video http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/poli%c3%a7a-premiere-wandering-star-video/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/breaking-news/poli%c3%a7a-premiere-wandering-star-video/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 16:43:11 +0000 Minneapolis continues its golden run of producing great new bands 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

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  1. Now Now Debut Music Video For The Single ‘Thread’ Now, Now and Trans- Records are excited to present the music video for the single “Thread,” from their impressive sophomore album Threads (March 2012). The band have drawn attention from a broad spectrum of supporters in the press, as well as...
  2. The Jezabels New video: ‘CITY GIRL’ Now armed with a UK press rap sheet longer than your arm and an attitude that defies convention, Australian four-piece and winners of the 2012 Australian Music Prize The Jezabels have not only conquered their home land but 2012 sees...
  3. White Denim Add New Tour Dates Austin quartet White Denim announce a string of new dates in support of their critically acclaimed album D and recent Takes Place In Your Workspace EP.  Their live show has won over fans across the country selling out shows with...
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