POW! POLIÇA!

Minneapolis' Poliça delivered they're debut album, Give You the Ghost, on Valentine's Day this year  and if it was not love at first listen they're live show at The Independent last week surely pulled at heart strings. 

Photo by: Marc Fong

The petite Channy Leaneagh dropped a bomb in the sold out club when she emitted sounds and lyrics so big my mind wandered to the likes of fellow female powerhouse PJ Harvey for said strength behind her vocals which struck me and left me in awe. Continuously making eye contact with one another through out their set it was plain to see that Poliça not only fed off the energy from the crowd but also from each other which, sadly, cannot be said about most bands onstage these days.

Give You the Ghost's flawless production was delightfully present on stage causing a commotion through out the crowd at the start of the acute heart felt song Amongster and fans sang along to Poliça's dark yet simultaneously optimistic I See My Mother while Leaneagh conversed with her audience between songs even admitting to hitting the whiskey bottle beforehand.











Bottom's up  Poliça,  your R&B infused trip-indie tunes, stellar live performance and personable attitude leave you ahead of the pack and in the lead for  best new band of 2012.