Blog: Beats Per Minute

When the Minneapolis-based supergroup Gayngs released their 10cc-inspired Relayted in 2010, many critics and listeners weren’t too sure what to think. Relayted was a cheese rock project that boasted a handful of too suave singles, and these singles bookended a string dark, experimental grooves that weren’t so accessible. But mostly, Relayted was fun: to be enjoyed with a nod, a wink, and mutual sincerity. Poliça’s Give You The Ghost could be thought of foremost as a spinoff to Relayted . Ryan Olson masterminds Poliça just as he did Gayngs; [...]