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Jun 8, 2022On Madness as a whole, Poliça were evolving even when the world seemed to come to a standstill.
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Jun 8, 2022Succinct. ... While Madness begins in a state of chaos, it reaches an uneasy resolution over its half-hour runtime, exploring some emotionally resonant territory along the way.
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UncutJun 1, 2022The album is a deeply textural listen, led by Leaneagh’s impressive voice. [Jul 2022, p.31]
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Jun 6, 2022Both ‘Fountain’ and ‘Sweet Memz’ are solemn, sobering pieces. This delicacy is a little muted at times, lacking the sharp, alluring production of the record’s opening, instead closing out in hushed tones. It feels a little uncertain, as if the group are speculating the next chapter in their artistic output.
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Jun 6, 2022Poliça now appear in search of a middle ground that combines their visceral songwriting with Madness’ inventive textures. At their best, these songs offer hints of that forward trajectory.
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MojoJun 1, 2022The follow-up to 2020's When We Stay Alive continues that LP's fragile introspection. [Jul 2022, p.97]
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Jun 1, 2022A perfectly paced album, but despite the elegant sequencing, there are definitely tracks you’ll come back to far more than others.
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Jun 1, 2022Across 31 minutes and just seven songs, Poliça are impeccably focused on ‘Madness’, packaging up their first decade as a band into a neatly formed, bite-sized package.