
14 Songs, 46 Minutes
EDITORS’ NOTES
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.
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The Gate
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Pang
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New Normal
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Hit Me Where It Hurts
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I Give Up
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Look At Me Now
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Insomnia
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Ocean of Tears
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Hey Big Eyes
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Go As a Dream
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Caroline Shut Up
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So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings
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Door
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Parachute
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