Music for the Long Emergency

Pitchfork 5.2/10 The Minneapolis synth-pop band teams up with a Berlin-based orchestra in an attempt to reckon with the trials of our time.

A.V. Club B Car Seat Headrest reimagines 2011’s fiery Twin Fantasy with a bigger budget, while Poliça and Stargaze turn in the stirring Music For The Long Emergency, and Brandi Carlile finds strength in forgiveness on the lovely, languid By The Way, I Forgive You. These, plus Superchunk, Ought, and more in this week’s notable…

The Line of Best Fit 8/10 Music for the Long Emergency perfectly encapsulates the confusion and anxiety haemorrhaging from our society on both a personal and political level.

DIY 4/5 Poliça are suddenly sounding much more languid than we’ve heard them before.

The Skinny 3/5 POLIÇA and s t a r g a z e’s collaborative album Music For The Long Emergency has some interesting elements but is ultimately underwhelming.

Under The Radar 7.5/10 "How is this happening?/How is this happening?/I can't breathe/I can't see," sings POLIÇA vocalist Channy Leaneagh on "How Is This Happening," the 10-minute-long lead single off the Minneapolis-based band's collaboration with s t a r g a z e.

Loud and Quiet 8/10 'Music For The Long Emergency' is the collaborative album from Minneapolis quintet Poliça and the Berlin chamber orchestra s t a r g a z e - it's a union that flourishes.

Pop Matters 6/10 Gentle pizzicato strings pluck at the far ends of the stereo field.

Spectrum Culture 80% Poliça and s t a r g a z e encapsulate what it means to be human in times of global distress.

The Telegraph 4/5 European orchestral collective Stargaze arrived in the US on November 9 last year to continue work on a cross-Atlantic collaboration with Minneapolis band Poliça.