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Shulamith
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

  • Summary: The second release for the Minneapolis indie band led by Channy Leaneagh includes a duet with Justin Vernon.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 26
  3. Negative: 0 out of 26
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Oct 18, 2013
    83
    It's propulsive enough for dance floors, and dreamy enough for headphones. [25 Oct/1 Nov 2013, p.100]
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  2. Exclaim
    Oct 21, 2013
    80
    With Shulamith, Poliça have managed to create one of the most confident and assertive albums of the year.
  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    Nov 4, 2013
    80
    Poliça may have more to offer, especially if they can branch out from a blueprint that they rightly feel very comfortable with, but for the time being Shulasmith is a finely executed and thematically and emotionally rich record.
  4. Under The Radar
    Oct 15, 2013
    70
    The work is consistently compelling but dense. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.93]
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  5. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 17, 2013
    70
    There are plenty of strengths to Shulamith, not least that it chiefly shares its blueprints with its spellbinding debut. But in expanding its horizons, it dents the assured sense of identity which made Give You the Ghost so utterly enrapturing, and reverses the dichotomy of maximalist-emotion alongside minimalist-music.
  6. Rolling Stone
    Nov 18, 2013
    60
    On their second album, the followup to 2012's buzzy Give You the Ghost, these kids blend distant, white-on-white melodic minimalism with early-Prince electro burp-'n-grind.
  7. The Fly (UK)
    Oct 15, 2013
    50
    Shulamith picks up pretty much where that album left off, mixing elements of yacht rock, soul, hip hop and dub into a smoothly melancholic whole--but at times Leaneagh’s vocodered emoting makes you wonder if this isn’t just Dido for the blognoscenti.

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  1. vargo001
    Oct 23, 2013
    8
    It's been forever since I liked a local band, but this one might squeak in at #10 in my favorites of the year. I've listened to it two timesIt's been forever since I liked a local band, but this one might squeak in at #10 in my favorites of the year. I've listened to it two times this morning. And to think I couldn't quite finishing listening to their first album. The slurred Cat Power vocals, sad and mysterious and restrained, are woven into claustrophobic little melodies. There is a delightful sameness from track to track, as if they are all telling a slightly different version of the same heartbreaking story. It's very self-assured, and the musical direction is clear. Electronica that makes you glad to be unhappy. I give it an 8 for it's confidence, it's ingrown melodies, and its dour verve. What a great mid-week surprise.… Expand
  2. sleepless_six
    Aug 14, 2020
    8
    NOTE: This review is for the expanded edition of "Shulamith."

    I LOVE THIS BAND! Just discovered them recently. I started with their debut    NOTE: This review is for the expanded edition of "Shulamith."

    I LOVE THIS BAND! Just discovered them recently. I started with their debut album "Give You The
    Ghost " which is a near masterpiece and followed that with this album. It's not that "Shulamith" is in anyway flawed in comparison with its predecessor. In fact, a number of songs on "Shulamith" , in my opinion, are more emotionally affecting and memorable than the best tracks than their debut. It's just, song for song, that album gets a perfect a perfect score from me but "Shulamith" is beautiful work of art. My favorite tracks are the catchy techno-pop "Chain My Name", "Raw Exit." and "Great Regret." (the latter two which are only available on the "expanded" edition. Those who enjoy the darker side Polica (like me) will enjoy "Smug", "Warrior Lord", "Very Cruel", and "Tiff."    … Expand

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