Poliça: 'Smug,' Live On Soundcheck

Hear the entire session and interview: soundcheck.wnyc.org/story/polica-in-studio/

Poliça's distinctive and powerful pop music is built around some unusual instrumentation -- bass, two drummers, no guitar -- and a healthy dose of AutoTune: Both on record and in the band's dynamic live show, Channy Leanagh's soaring vocals are eerily manipulated, pitch-shifted, and harmonized, creating an otherworldly feeling that floats over the thick bass lines, swirling electronic synths and the duel undulating grooves of the drummers.

Poliça's sophomore album, Shulamith, a record that continues to evolve the band's spacious soul and moody electronic rock sound while digging deeper into its emotional psyche.

Watch Polica perform "Smug" in the Soundcheck studio.

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