Each year at SXSW, one act seems to emerge as the "band of the festival". In the past it's been the White Stripes, Odd Future and Florence + the Machine – this year the relatively unknown Poliça got everyone talking. And with good reason – the Minneapolis six-piece's music is a beguiling mix of influences that Paul Lester described in his New Band of the Day column as a "new kind of leftfield R&B".
If you're a fan of indie supergroup Gayngs – which featured Bon Iver among others – then you'll no doubt be pleased to know Poliça feature that band's lynchpin Ryan Olson. Much praise has also been directed at the ice-cool vocals of Channy Leaneagh.
Poliça already boast a celebrity fan in Jay-Z, who posted the video to their haunting single Lay Your Cards Out on his Life + Times blog. Do you share his enthusiasm? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.
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