Album Info

Pang

Indie Pop - 2019

To Caroline Polachek, a “pang” is an adrenaline hit or a nostalgic gut-punch. Her brilliant solo debut fully embodies the... more

Tracklist

1

The Gate

1:42 min
2

Pang

3:33 min
3

New Normal

2:34 min
4

Hit Me Where It Hurts

3:04 min
5

I Give Up

3:06 min
6

Look At Me Now

3:03 min
7

Insomnia

3:14 min
8

Ocean of Tears

3:24 min
9

Hey Big Eyes

3:54 min
10

Go As a Dream

3:27 min
11

Caroline Shut Up

3:32 min
12

So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings

3:03 min
13

Door

5:22 min
14

Parachute

3:32 min

About Pang

To Caroline Polachek, a “pang” is an adrenaline hit or a nostalgic gut-punch. Her brilliant solo debut fully embodies the term, wedding composerly elegance and Auto-Tuned artifice to stunningly physical effect. The title track climaxes in a gasp that seems to burst from between the listener’s ribs; “I Give Up” slumps like Polachek crumpling to the floor. Pang is as novel (the dazzling Escher-staircase-like “New Normal”) as it is fluent in pop history: “Look at Me Now” recalls Britney’s “Lucky,” “Caroline Shut Up” subverts girl-group pouting, and “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” evokes Polachek’s alma mater Chairlift.