United Crushers
by Poliça
Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    Mar 7, 2016
    60
    Ultimately, like a hipper London Grammar, Poliça are too dreamy and refined for their own good.
  2. Q Magazine
    Feb 24, 2016
    60
    Polica have made another good record, but there may never be a Polica album as good as the one inside your head. [Mar 2016, p.112]
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  3. Mojo
    Feb 24, 2016
    60
    The overriding feeling, though, is that you want to give them a good shake, maybe get them a it drunk, try to liven them up. [Apr 2016, p.91]
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  5. Consequence
    Mar 3, 2016
    42
    For once, the darkness of Poliça’s shadows are too muddled to make the climb through them worthwhile.
  6. The Skinny
    Feb 24, 2016
    40
    More often than not, United Crushers settles into a groove and gets comfy.

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7.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. proterospongia
    Mar 6, 2016
    8
    Although United Crushes doesn't have any really strong tracks individually, it is strong as whole. In their third record, Poliça brings to usAlthough United Crushes doesn't have any really strong tracks individually, it is strong as whole. In their third record, Poliça brings to us high quality synthpop, drenched in weirdness.

    Best Tracks: Summer Please; Wedding; Top Coat.    … Full Review »
  2. jollasapph
    Mar 4, 2016
    6
    In an Interview, Polica stated this album to be about political and social rights issues. In reality, its an album of 12 quite monotonous,In an Interview, Polica stated this album to be about political and social rights issues. In reality, its an album of 12 quite monotonous, indifferent tracks that conjoin to make up a "political statement". The instrumentation carries a very similar in tone throughout the tracks in the album. At many times, they feel distant. As far as the meanings go, they have been manifested in a truly unique sound; it is not too often that synthpop is as political as United Crushers. Something that particularly struck me is something that does not lie in the album itself: the music video for "Wedding". The video is an eerie, yet fantastically delivered through Sesame Street like segments teaching kids to combat police brutality peacefully. I definitely recommend seeing it as it is my favorite Music Video this year so far. The album as a whole though, doesn't carry its political intent as clearly, though.

    Best Tracks: Wedding, Lime Habit, Baby Sucks, Fish on the Girdle    … Full Review »
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