Poliça
Sign in to savePoliça (often stylised in all caps) is an American pop band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2011. The band consists of Channy Leaneagh (vocals, synth), Chris Bierden (bass), Drew Christopherson (drums) and Ben Ivascu (drums), with Ryan Olson joining the band in a studio context as its producer.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Genre
- indie rock
- Country of origin
- United States
- Official website
- thisispolica.com
- Image
- Poliça live in Vancouver.JPG
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- inception
- 2011-00-00
- location of formation
- Minneapolis
- Commons category
- Poliça
- start of work period
- 2011-00-00
- social media followers
- 19219
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Naming
- History
- Origins
- ''Give You the Ghost''
- ''Shulamith''
- ''United Crushers''
- ''Music for the Long Emergency''
- ''When We Stay Alive''
- ''Madness''
- ''Dreams Go''
- Discography
- Albums
- Extended plays
- Singles
- References
- External links
Poliça (often stylised in all caps) is an American pop band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 2011. The band consists of Channy Leaneagh (vocals, synth), Chris Bierden (bass), Drew Christopherson (drums) and Ben Ivascu (drums), with Ryan Olson joining the band in a studio context as its producer.
To date, the band has released six studio albums, Give You the Ghost (2012), Shulamith (2013), and United Crushers (2016) through Mom + Pop Music; Music For the Long Emergency (2018) through Transgressive; When We Stay Alive (2020) and Madness (2022) through Memphis Industries. In July 2025, they announced their seventh studio album, Dreams Go, set for release in October 2025. They also tour internationally.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poliça” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.