Channy caselle biography of williams

Rising up like an electro-pop phoenix from the ashes of local folk-rock outfit Roma Di Luna, Polica finds the belated band’s former front woman Channy Leaneagh (néeCaselle) reinventing herself as a heavily auto-tuned siren backed by aggressive beats and sleek synthesizers hatched by Gayngs mastermind Ryan Olson.

The bold musical makeover hasn’t gone unnoticed.

Channy caselle biography of williams

Multiple tracks from Polica’s debut album, Give You the Ghost, have broken into heavy rotation on taste-making MPR station 89.3 the Current and the band’s already lined up a national booking agent and played to sold-out East Coast crowds as the openers for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.

Not bad for a group whose album didn’t technically see the light of day until a Dec. 20 digital release that was moved up from February of next year due to pent up demand. Prior to Polica’s CD-release gig Feb.

14 at First Avenue, Leaneagh talked with The A.V. Club about handling burgeoning blo