Polica tracks featured during runway show for Parisian fashion house Chloe

Here's a sure sign of a band worth its buzz: the music of local band Poliça was featured in the runway for for French fashion house Chloé's Fall/Winter 2012/2013 collection earlier today at the Jardin des Tuileries during Paris Fashion Week - specifically, the tracks "Violent Games" and "Wandering Star." We can't imagine a better soundtrack to the fashion line's chic, moody, gorgeous collection.



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Polica premieres new video; Jay-Z approves

Those of us who have been paying attention to Poliça's unbelievably swift rise shouldn't have been surprised that their debut music video for "Lay Your Cards Out" would be as gorgeous as it is. Nor should we be surprised that Jay-Z approves, as he posted the video on his "Life+Times" blog today, simply stating, "The first tease of more to come; Poliça gives you the “Lay Your Cards Out” video debut; soft and smoky hypnosis of a girl, a beat and a black curtain."



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The Cloak Ox tops City Pages' Picked to Click 2011

The ballots are in for 2011's Picked to Click and, unsurprisingly, The Cloak Ox topped City Pages' annual best new bands list. Filling out the rest of the list: Poliça (#2), Howler (#4), Robust Worlds (#5), The 4onthefloor, blood&stuff (tied for #6), Nightosaur (#7), Gramma's Boyfriend, MaLLY (tied for #8), Dream Crusher, Elite Gymnastics (tied for #10), plus a couple of bands that have performed at LOL/OMG Meetups: UMAMI (#9) and Night Moves (#3).

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GAYNGS'/Roma di Luna's Channy Moon Casselle debuts new project

After rumblings of the new project from GAYNGS member and Roma di Luna darling Channy Moon Casselle hit Twitter back on August 12, we've been waiting to hear more. We now know the project's name, Polica, but otherwise, details are still sparse - all we know is that Channey was accompanied by producer Ryan Olson and Solid Gold's Zach Coulter in Austin, Texas, at Spoon drummer Jim Eno's studio earlier this month. Finally on Monday night, the first track, "Lay Your Cards Out," hit the net. The song features Channy's ethereal vocals, a smooth, chilled-out vibe, and accompaniment by Bon Iver's Mike Noyce. Listen at www.thisispolica, and follow @thisispolica and Policia's Facebook page for updates.


UPDATE: Gimme Noise has additional details about a project, including the band's debut performance this Sunday at Nick and Eddie.

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