Poliça is the Minneapolis-based duo comprised of singer/songwriter Channy Leanagh and producer Ryan Olson, who had previously collaborated in the synth-pop supergroup GAYNGS (check out our Q&A with Channy here). Their debut album Give You The Ghost carries an R&B and electro-pop fused sound and was released this past February. They’ve already put out several […]

Give You the Ghost is the debut album by Minneapolis-based band Poliça, which formed June 2011 and released their first two songs, “Wandering Star” and “Lay Your Cards Out”, shortly thereafter (see our “Wandering Star” Video post here). Having taken part in GAYNGS, the synth-disco-pop super group, producer Ryan Olsen and singer/songwriter Channy Leanagh teamed up […]

After receiving praise for their debut album, Give You the Ghost, Minneapolis electronica band Poliça — fronted by vocalist Channy Leanagh and producer Ryan Olson — has been crafting their image as a band wisely, and carefully. As far as their music videos go, they ensure that images and ideas, no matter how risque or controversial, are […]

Time for the fourth edition of our Best Of 2011 retrospective series (after ART, BOOKS & STYLE), where we look back on the LIAS Year In Music. Frankly none of these lists are easy — we can trim each down to about 20 but then cutting them down to 10 means we gotta chop some […]

A nice hour-long mix courtesy of Minneapolis disco/house producer Gigamesh, who made the mix to promote his Thursday night (September 22nd) Check Yo Ponytail show at El Rey. Along with Gigamesh the show features Miami Horror, Class Actress, LA Girlfriend and Franki Chan. Also keep an eye out for Gigamesh’s debut self-titled EP October 18 through […]

We’re incredibly stoked to exclusively present to you the latest video project by world-renowned street artists The London Police. We are humbled — thanks guys for thinking of us! The video, dubbed Pals, is a humorous art piece TLP have contributed to the 7th installment of Scion’s illustrious Installation national art tour. After completing gallery […]

My god, what in blazes is there not to love about this musical project??? The fruits of a yearlong obsession by emcee, producer and founding member of Doomtree Cecil Otter and Minneapolis musician and producer Swiss Andy, Wugazi: 13 Chambers is a mixtape blending two of the greatest musical artists of the modern era. Cecil Otter […]

Minnesota’s Dosh has been consistently producing some of the best head music for about a decade now — beats heavily layered in staccato rhythms, droning samples and a hypnotic use of melodies on par with very few contemporary producers. Tommy, his fifth album for Anticon, hit shelves on April 13th and this is the first […]