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Ramona Lisa - Arcadia

Review by Russell Warfield

This project is evidently a labour of love for Caroline Polachek, allowing her to capture moods and ideas in the immediacy of the moment.»

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Ramona Lisa is the current alias of Chairlift's Caroline Polachek. Her new album 'Arcadia' is Polachek's first self-produced solo record and is the first release by Pannonica, part of the Bella Union family. A hushed, idiosyncratic lo-fi album that's reminiscent of Julia Holter's art-pop fantasias and inspired by British singer / songwriter Virginia Astley's work with experimental composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, the entirety of Arcadia was written and recorded in hotel room closets and airport terminals during Chairlift's extensive touring schedule last year, with Polachek singing straight into her laptop microphone to provide the album's sleepy, ethereal vocal presence.
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