“Caroline Polachek's Pang establishes her as a singular, indispensable voice”
“It's hard to deny just how sweet, cleanly produced, and fantastical the bulk of Pang is.”
“For over a decade, Caroline Polachek was best known as the frontwoman of Chairlift, the experimental pop group she formed during art school. Her band got their big breakthrough back in 2008, during a very specific era when a song placement on an iPod Nano advert could shoot an act into the stratosphere. Multicoloured iPods sold to the minimalist sounds ‘Bruises’ was just the beginning, though – o”
“The former Chairlift singer-songwriter centers her sweeping solo debut on her powerful voice, crafting love songs about the moment of surrender, the pain preceding it, and the euphoria after.”
“Caroline Polachek’s previous band Chairlift trafficked in indie R&B, earning the New York outfit both cult status and commercial recognition thanks to an iPod Nano ad. Two years on from their demise, this solo debut by Polachek – a singer blessed with “organic Autotune” – finds her working alongside avant-pop producer and erstwhile PC Music operative Danny L Harle. Pang – a great title, suggestin”
