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Poliça
Poliça (often stylised in all caps) is an American pop band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2011. The band consists of Channy Leaneagh (vocals, synth), Chris Bierden (bass), Drew Christopherson (drums) and Ben Ivascu (drums), with Ryan Olson joining the band in a studio context as its producer. To date, the band has released six studio albums, '' Give You the Ghost'' (2012), ''Shulamith'' (2013), and ''United Crushers'' (2016) through Mom + Pop Music; ''Music For the Long Emergency'' (2018) through Transgressive; ''When We Stay Alive'' (2020) and ''Madness'' (2022) through Memphis Industries. They also tour internationally. Naming According to Channy Leaneagh, Poliça is Polish for "policy", and she sees it as a reference to an unwritten code that guides the members when they play together, as well as its work ethic. The Polish word is spelled polisa (from Italian polizza) and literally means an insurance agreement or insurance certificate. However, it may colloqui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shulamith (album)
''Shulamith'' is the second studio album by American indie pop band Poliça, released on October 18, 2013 by Mom + Pop Music. Background and development The album title refers to the radical feminist Shulamith Firestone whose book '' The Dialectic of Sex'' was the main inspiration to singer and lyricist Channy Leaneagh after the recording of the album. Describing Firestone as "This woman to me is like my pop star. I want to try and be more like her," Leaneagh insisted that the name wasn't chosen "because I wanted to make a statement about feminism." At the same time, themes explored in the album dovetail with feminist concerns such as the conflict of desire and frustration that attend living up to cultural ideals as well as the pitfalls of materialism and perfectionism. "Tiff" was released as the album's lead single on April 15, 2013. An expanded/deluxe edition of the album was released on 10 June 2014. The edition contained four new tracks by the band; include "Raw Exit", whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Crushers
''United Crushers'' is the third studio album by Poliça. It was released by Mom + Pop Music on March 4, 2016. It is a follow-up to their 2013 album, ''Shulamith''. It was recorded with producer Ryan Olson at the Sonic Ranch studios in El Paso, Texas. The album was named after the Minneapolis based graffiti artists by the same name. Critical reception At Metacritic Metacritic is an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television shows, music albums, video games, and formerly books. For each product, the scores from each review are averaged (a weighted average). Metacritic was created ..., which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''United Crushers'' received an average score of 72% based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Track listing Charts References External links * {{Discogs master, 966408, United Crushers 2016 albums Mom + Pop Music albums Poliça albums Albums recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Give You The Ghost
''Give You the Ghost'' is the first studio album by American indie pop band Poliça. It was released by Totally Gross National Product on February 14, 2012. It was re-released by Mom + Pop Music together with a remix EP on August 14, 2012. It peaked at number 15 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart. Production "Wandering Star" and "Lay Your Cards Out" feature vocals by Mike Noyce from Bon Iver. On the use of vocal effects, Leaneagh explained that "I'm not using Autotune to correct my voice, I'm using it to distort it, to catch the notes in between the melody line". Much of the lyrical content centered around the breakdown of Leaneagh's first marriage. Critical reception At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Andrew Flanagan of ''Rolling Stone'' gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, commenting that Leaneagh's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma Di Luna
Roma di Luna was an American folk/Americana group from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2004. The band released four records, including most recently ''We Were Made To Forgive'' in 2018. The group began as a husband-and-wife duo comprising Alexei Casselle of Kill the Vultures and Channy Leaneagh, later of Poliça, before expanding to a group of seven. While the group did not break through to mainstream success, they were consistently praised by critics and musicians such as Liz Phair. History 2004-07: Formation, ''Face Of My Friends'', and ''Find Your Way Home'' Casselle and Leaneagh met in high school and dated off and on before starting a musical duo in 2004, and started performing by busking at local farmer's markets in Minneapolis. The name "Roma di Luna" roughly translates to "gypsies of the moon," and refers to the band's interest in Eastern European folk music, and shared European and Native American heritage. Casselle had previously been known as a rapper with the group ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lane 8
Daniel Goldstein, better known by his stage name Lane 8, is an American musician, Disc jockey, DJ, and electronic music producer. Currently residing in Denver, Colorado, he is signed to English deep house label Anjunabeats, Anjunadeep. Pete Tong named Lane 8 a "Future Star" and Dancing Astronaut included him in their '25 Artists to Watch in 2015'. His debut studio album ''Rise (Lane 8 Album), Rise'', was released on July 17, 2015. More recently, he has been releasing music through his own label This Never Happened. Biography The Lane 8 moniker originated back when Goldstein made garage rock with his sibling when they were kids. He later started experimenting with hip-hop beats after being influenced by Pete Rock and DJ Premier. At some point in 2012, "Lane 8 really found his groove with his sound fitting between pulsing electronica and a woozier kind of glitch-pop" putting him on the radar of Anjunadeep A&R executive Jody Wisternoff. In 2013, he signed to Anjunadeep, where he rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gayngs
Gayngs is a Midwest indie band with a 1980s soft rock-inspired sound. Founded by Ryan Olson, the group consists of 22 musicians, including Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, Dessa and P.O.S of Doomtree, Har Mar Superstar and members of Poliça, Megafaun, Roma di Luna, Solid Gold, Digitata, and The Rosebuds. History Their first album, ''Relayted'', was released by Jagjaguwar and garnered positive reviews for its unique vocal stylings and retro-but-contemporary sound. It has been described as walking the "line between schmaltz and sincerity, between parody and earnestness." The songs, inspired by 10cc's "I'm Not In Love", were written at 69 BPM and recorded over the course of a year. ''The Guardian'' called the album "a triumph" and listed it as "the album of the year". ''The A.V. Club'' gave the album B+. In May 2010, Gayngs staged a prom-themed release party for their song "The Last Prom on Earth" at First Avenue in Minneapolis. Prince watched the show from the side stage and appears ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Totally Gross National Product
Totally Gross National Product (abbreviated TGNP) is an American independent record label based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A musician-run collective, the label was founded by Ryan Olson and Drew Christopherson, who played in a number of Twin Cities bands including Poliça, Gayngs, and Marijuana Deathsquads. It is best known for issuing the debut records of Lizzo (''Lizzobangers'') and Poliça ('' Give You the Ghost''), as well as other Twin Cities bands including Marijuana Deathsquads, Kill the Vultures, Fog, Digitata, and Solid Gold. The label was known for its cross-pollination between the musicians on its roster, who would frequently play in two or three TGNP-related bands. Christopherson told an interviewer that the label “was always meant to be an umbrella that we would channel our projects and projects we loved through,” and described the label's philosophy as "genre-less." Star Tribune music critic Chris Riemenschneider praised the label's approach as "awash in i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marijuana Deathsquads
Marijuana Deathsquads is an American music group based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The group's sound has been described by ''City Pages'' as "ear-bending improv/dance grooves that defied listener expectations and spit in the face of easy categorization." NPR described the group as "a thrilling, relentless bombardment of sight and sound." History Formed in 2009, the band consists of Ryan Olson of Gayngs, Isaac Gale, Stef Alexander (a.k.a. P.O.S), Ben Ivascu of Poliça, Mark McGee of To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie, and Jeremy Nutzman (a.k.a. Velvet Negroni). Frequent collaborators include Channy Leaneagh and Drew Christopherson of Poliça, Har Mar Superstar, and Jim Eno. In 2011, the group released its first studio album, ''Crazy Master''. In 2011, singer Isaac Gale won the ''City Pages'' Best Male Vocalist award, his singing described as "a poltergeist creeping out of a snowy, crackling television screen, Gale's tortured, throaty hollering is the stuff of zombie nightmares, simultane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Vernon
Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon (born April 30, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best-known as the primary songwriter and Lead vocalist, frontman of indie folk band Bon Iver. He is also a member of the bands Volcano Choir, Big Red Machine (band), Big Red Machine, the Shouting Matches, and Gayngs, and was previously a member of the now-defunct band DeYarmond Edison. Known for his distinct falsetto voice, Vernon has received widespread acclaim for his work, predominantly with Bon Iver. Early life Vernon attended Memorial High School (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), Memorial High School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he still resides today. He formed his first band, Mount Vernon, in 1997 after meeting its members at a Wisconsin high school jazz camp. They released their first local musical project in 1998. He graduated from Memorial High in 1999 and attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, spendi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mom + Pop Music
Mom + Pop Music is a New York City–based independent record label. Founded by Michael Goldstone in 2008, its roster includes Alicia Keys, Courtney Barnett, Magdalena Bay, Madeon, Tom Morello, Porter Robinson, Maya Hawke, Tycho, Tash Sultana, Sunflower Bean, Beach Bunny, Caamp, and Del Water Gap. Goldstone serves as co-president of Mom + Pop Music with Thaddeus Rudd, who joined the label as Goldstone's business partner and co-president in 2009. On the 10th anniversary of the label's founding, Goldstone said: "Our ambition for Mom + Pop has been and always will be to build a collaborative label with transparency and sincere respect for our artists' creative controls." Initially backed by Q Prime owners Peter Mensch and Cliff Burnstein, Mom + Pop first opened its doors in Times Square, across from the Brill Building. In 2013, the company moved its New York City office to Manhattan's NoMad district, just north of Madison Square Park and the Flatiron Building. Mom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solid Gold (band)
Solid Gold is a Minneapolis-based indie rock band with an electronic and R&B sound. It consists of Zach Coulter, Adam Hurlburt and Matthew Locher. Solid Gold was voted "Best Rock Band of 2011" by the City Pages Readers' Poll. History In 2002, Solid Gold released their first EP, ''Solid Gold'', followed by a second EP, ''Out of Your Mind'', in 2004. In 2005, the band moved from Madison, Wisconsin to Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 2008, the group released their first studio album, ''Bodies of Water''. The MTV review of ''Bodies of Water'' stated: " he albumdrew comparisons to everything from new wave bands like New Order to ’80s Manchester bands like Happy Mondays and Stone Roses. The lyrics are deliciously obtuse, puzzle pieces of expression that could be fit into multiple meanings, rewarding multiple listens.” NME said of the LP: "This totally, totally addictive piece of laid-back, twinkling Minneapolis funkiness, has us mercilessly hooked." In 2012, the band released their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kill The Vultures
Kill the Vultures is an American hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota formed in 2005. A duo consisting of rapper Alexei "Crescent Moon" Casselle and producer Stephen "Anatomy" Lewis, the group was a spinoff of mid-2000s group Oddjobs. Kill the Vultures released a self-titled debut album in 2005 and other albums into the 2010s, most recently 2015's ''Carnelian''. It was named 2005's Best Hip-Hop Artist by Minneapolis alt-weekly ''City Pages. Building on the European success of Oddjobs, Kill The Vultures built a fanbase and positive critical attention from music critics in France, Italy, and other European countries. It was featured on the cover of the July–August 2005 issue of Italian music magazine '' Blow Up''. History Kill the Vultures was a marked divergence from Oddjobs. Both lyrics and sound were inspired by darker and moodier influences. The new direction came from a feeling that Oddjobs' focus on party music was becoming stale. "After a while, they (Oddjobs' songs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
