Album Review: Madness by Poliça

The Minneapolis act's perfectly paced latest collection could be used to teach students classic album structure methodology It's a little strange that, in our era when most music is experienced online as individually selected tracks or via curated playlists, the album is still the default release model for the music industry. And, what's more surprising is that so many albums still follow the sort of tracklisting logic that was applied 50 or more years ago, despite the acknowledged fact that only the most die-hard physical-medium fetishists will always play all the music in the same order. Poliça's Madness - the Minneapolis act's sixth or seventh album, depending on which online tally you believe - could be used to teach students classic album structure methodology.

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Madness by POLIÇA Poliça's fifth album, Madness, opens in what sounds like the sweaty darkness of a club. The glowering three-note synth bassline of "Alive" repeats over and over, a four-on-the-floor kick drum rising behind it. Vocalist Channy Leaneagh begins singing through a cloud of effects, then hissing hi-hats and thick synths crank up the tension.

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