Poliça reveal bittersweet pop jam "Lately", announce huge UK/EU tour

The Autumn tour includes their biggest UK headline show yet - at London's Roundhouse on 19 October. Tickets will be on sale from 26 February at 9am (though there's a fan presale from 24 February).

"Lately" is the latest preview of upcoming LP United Crushers, and joins up with "Wedding" and "Lime Habit" in giving fans a glimpse into Poliça's brave new world.

Poliça stir together trippy, trap-style beats with grand melodic gestures on "Lately". It's got all the grace of a loved-up pop classic, with cinematic sweeps and big, yearning vocals, but there's a scratchy skitter underfoot, plus an erratic synth jarring against the grain... all's not quite as it first seems. It's tense, on edge, and despite the utter gorgeousness on display, quite bittersweet.

Speaking about the cut, lead vocalist Channy Leaneagh says: "Don’t let love become a distraction. I want to be moved by my lover but not put in a lethargic state of apathy for doing anything else but be with another person. Love is a place where we make each other better and inspire each other to make cool shit."

United Crushers is out 4 March on Memphis Industries. It follows 2013's Shulamith.

Listen to "Lately" below. THe band's new UK/EU shows are afterwards.

October

7 - Warsaw, Poland - Proxima
8 - Prague, Czech Republic – Rock Café
11 - Zurich, Switerzland – Zurich
12 - Paris, France – Trabendo
14 - Leeds, UK – Stylus
16 - Glasgow, UK – SWG3
18 - Bristol, UK – Anson Rooms
19 - London, UK – Roundhouse
20 - Birmingham, UK – Institute Library
21 - Manchester, UK – The Ritz
23 - Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
24 - Brussels, Belgium – AB
26 - Amsterdam, Holland – Melkweg
27 - Cologne, Germany – Die Kantine
28 - Frankfurt, Germany – Batschkapp
29 - Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefarlich
31 - Oslo, Norway – Parkteatret

November

1 - Stockholm, Sweden – Debaser Medis
2 - Copenhagen, Denmark – Vega
4 - Berlin, Germany – Astra
5 - Munich, Germany – Technikum