United Crushers

United Crushers
Studio album by Poliça
Released March 4, 2016 (2016-03-04)
Genre Synthpop,[1] indietronica[2]
Length 43:02
Label Mom + Pop Music
Producer Ryan Olson
Poliça chronology
Shulamith
(2013)
United Crushers
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB+[5]
Consequence of SoundC-[6]
The Guardian[7]
Pitchfork Media6.6/10[8]

United Crushers is the third studio album by Poliça.[9] It was released by Mom + Pop Music on March 4, 2016.[10] It is a follow up to their 2013 album, Shulamith.[10] It was recorded with producer Ryan Olson at the Sonic Ranch studios in El Paso, Texas.[11]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, United Crushers received an average score of 72% based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Summer Please"  3:56
2."Lime Habit"  3:34
3."Someway"  3:30
4."Wedding"  3:26
5."Melting Block"  2:58
6."Top Coat"  3:57
7."Lately"  3:09
8."Fish"  3:10
9."Berlin"  3:50
10."Baby Sucks"  3:08
11."Kind"  4:46
12."Lose You"  3:41

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Heatseekers Albums[12] 5
Independent Albums[13] 22
Top Rock Albums[14] 44

References

  1. Nicolson, Barry (March 2, 2016). "Poliça - 'United Crushers' Review". NME. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  2. Balzer, Anne-Sophie (March 1, 2016). "Poliça »United Crushers« / Review & Vorabstream". Spex (in German). Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "United Crushers by Poliça". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  4. Phares, Heather. "Poliça - United Crushers". AllMusic. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  5. Partridge, Kenneth (March 4, 2016). "Poliça takes its moody, artsy, R&B-flavored synth-pop to the next level". The A.V. Club. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  6. Corcoran, Nina (March 3, 2016). "Poliça – United Crushers". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  7. Aroesti, Rachel (March 3, 2016). "Poliça: United Crushers review – excitingly upbeat electronica". The Guardian. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  8. Asaph, Katherine St. (March 8, 2016). "Poliça: United Crushers". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  9. Riemenschneider, Chris (November 12, 2015). "Hear the first track from Poliça's third album 'United Crushers'". Star Tribune. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  10. 1 2 Geslani, Michelle (February 25, 2016). "Stream: Poliça's new album United Crushers". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  11. Monroe, Jazz (November 13, 2015). "Poliça Announce New Album United Crushers, Share "Lime Habit" Video, Plot Tour". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  12. "Poliça - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  13. "Poliça - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  14. "Poliça - Chart history - Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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