Williasmburg-via-Boulder, CO electro-pop trio Chairlift have a very good debut album, out now digitally and physically this fall via Kanine. I spun its standouts nonstop for a few weeks over the summer, enough to line ‘em up for a BTW … but then a ton of festivals happened, I moved apartments, and living out of boxes and suitcases can be pretty distracting. But travel and unpacking are a great time for unadulterated listening, so that’s what I did, focusing on Chairlift’s oughta-be singles: the icy funk, dreamy synths, and Asian strains of “Planet Health,” the Knife-inspired bounce of “Evident Utensil,” and the drum machine bubblegum of “Bruises.” Anyway I got to feeling bad we never did the BTW, but Apple’s just ensured Chairlift definitely does not need our help, putting “Bruises” in service of pushing their new line of Nanos. Check it:
Their stuff can be pretty infectious. Here’s “Planet Health.”
And take the Karin Dreijer Andersson-y “Evident Utensil” for later:
Unfortunately I can’t find a full listen of “Bruises” (the song from the ad) online, but you can hear some more (check out “Earwig Town”) at MySpace.
Does You Inspire You is out physically 10/28 via Kanine.
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I love Chairlft, iPods, pretty colors, and catchy tunes… this is so great. I know you can hear Bruises on their iLike page but the album drops at the end of the month and everyone should probably just go get the whole thing b/c the whole thing’s great. Good/fun people playing good/fun music.
I feel dumb for posting this link two days in row but I have the full chairlift song on the ad up here: http://musicforants.com/blog/?p=882. Take a look!
heard those dirty hippies in MGMT are starting a label with chairlift. don’t know if it’s true. saw it on this lame blog http://theheadbandandtheears.tumblr.com/
oh yeah i heard about them a long time ago too! i swear. but i was, uh, too busy to say anything about it.
so happy for these guys,,,, saw them a couple times this summer— Kanine Records has bands that blow UP- more people should pay attention to that label…. and since everyone else posted links— Chairlift were my first entry on my Dumb Reviews site : http://dumbreviews.blogspot.com
I had the good fortune of playing a show with Chairlift about 1 1/2 years ago, and they’re all stellar. Good folks.
Hiya, as soon as I heard the song Bruises i loved it so me and my mate went out on a sunny day in autumn with a portable stereo and a camera and we made a video for the song, handstands an all and its the full song to take a look here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPwA4oJdIs8
Please let me know what you think