CFCF, Chairlift Remix Datarock

In "The Pretender," the scarlet-clad Norwegian duo Datarock offer up a Devo-esque anthem (after a "Rio" kick-off) that, lyrically, more or less wants us to know that they are everything to all people -- a believer, an achiever, a boy,... CONTINUE READING CFCF, CHAIRLIFT REMIX DATAROCK»

Posted on October 12, 2009 in Album Art, Video (1 comments)
Tags: CFCF | Chairlift | Datarock | Sufjan Stevens

Chairlift Model Marc Jacobs

The music/fashion overlap's a natural one, so no big surprise that Chairlift's donning Marc Jacobs' fall line for Saks.com and the store's four-part video series "MARC BY MARC JACOBS Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections." (Amrit, Scott, and I are doing part... CONTINUE READING CHAIRLIFT MODEL MARC JACOBS»

Posted on August 31, 2009 in Commercial Appeal, Tour Dates, Video (7 comments)
Tags: Chairlift | Pearl Jam

New Chairlift Video - "Ceiling Wax"

Mixing indie pop and interpretative dance is a great idea and Chairlift are known for their great ideas. In this treatment for "Ceiling Wax" (the Chairlift song most reminiscent of "In The Air Tonight") the fancy footwork is handled by... CONTINUE READING NEW CHAIRLIFT VIDEO - "CEILING WAX"»

Posted on August 27, 2009 in MP3, Video (6 comments)
Tags: Chairlift | Rain Machine

MGMT Cover "Voices Carry"

MGMT follow their "Kids" harassing video with a song the kids don't seem to know: The YouTube header for this cover of 'Til Tuesday's 1985 hit labels it "another new song," because the person who filmed it was not born... CONTINUE READING MGMT COVER "VOICES CARRY"»

Posted on July 6, 2009 in MP3, Video (7 comments)
Tags: 'Til Tuesday | Chairlift | MGMT

Chairlift Bring "Bruises" To Ferguson

No doubt "Bruises" is the song that made Brooklyn-via-Boulder trio Chairlift famous, but when they recently released a non-nano video for it -- Caroline Polachek watching, painting and rolling around in front of various blue-hued monitors -- it's like they... CONTINUE READING CHAIRLIFT BRING "BRUISES" TO FERGUSON»

Posted on June 29, 2009 in Video (23 comments)
Tags: Chairlift | Craig Ferguson

New Chairlift Video - "Bruises"

Chairlift have been making videos for Does You Inspire You since last summer, but that was before Apple made them nano-famous, so recent ones (like this eye-spinning Ray Tintori pixel-morphing/missing-keyframe experiment) understandably have been more glossed and memorable. Up until... CONTINUE READING NEW CHAIRLIFT VIDEO - "BRUISES"»

Posted on June 5, 2009 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: Chairlift | Mates Of State

MGMT Remix Violens

When not torturing children/proving they've never read Nietzsche, MGMT have been adding shakers and rain sticks and other trippy new elements to one-time tour and labelmates Violens' "Doomed." (Violens once remixed MGMT's "Time To Pretend," so this is nice and... CONTINUE READING MGMT REMIX VIOLENS»

Posted on June 4, 2009 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: Chairlift | Leeds | MGMT | Them Crooked Vultures | Violens

New Glasser Video - "Apply"

Glasser is L.A.'s Cameron Mesirow, with an assist from Foreign Born's Matt Popieluch. But essentially it's a one-woman bedroom project for now, driven home by this cloudy one-woman video. Except for when there's ten of her. "Apply"'s a highly percussive... CONTINUE READING NEW GLASSER VIDEO - "APPLY"»

Posted on May 13, 2009 in MP3, Video (6 comments)
Tags: Chairlift | Delorean | Glasser

Chairlift Remix Telepathe (Stereogum Premiere)

One of the things I liked about early Telepathe was the spooky, hollowed, and echoing sound. While it's a fun record, the Dave Sitek-produced Dance Mother loses that vibe amid the hi-fi layers. Which is why it's interesting hearing standout... CONTINUE READING CHAIRLIFT REMIX TELEPATHE (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on April 27, 2009 in MP3, Tour Dates (1 comments)
Tags: Chairlift | Telepathe

New Chairlift - "Dixie Gypsy" (Stereogum Premiere)

Brooklyn-via-Boulder trio Chairlift moved from the indie promo piles to the Commercial Appeal archives when Apple tapped "Bruises" to be the Nano fight song. Now they're scooping Kanye on video technologies and sitting pretty with a new record contract from... CONTINUE READING NEW CHAIRLIFT - "DIXIE GYPSY" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on April 21, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: Chairlift

New Chairlift Video - "Evident Utensil"

A great song deserves a great video. Chairlift's Knife-inspired dance cut "Evident Utensil" satisfies its end of the equation, and director Ray Tintori's visual mind-fuckery here more than does its part: The Brooklyn-via-Denver trio walk through fields and paint-splattered sets,... CONTINUE READING NEW CHAIRLIFT VIDEO - "EVIDENT UTENSIL"»

CMJ '08: A Day With Women, Dan Friel & Chairlift, Brought To You By The Blogosphere

As the Times recently noted, bloggers are throwing shows and stuff! Ludlow Street during daylight hours on Tuesday was particularly rife with the Wordpressers and Movable Typers, courtesy of Pop Tarts Suck Toasted and The Music Slut parties at Cake... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: A DAY WITH WOMEN, DAN FRIEL & CHAIRLIFT, BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE BLOGOSPHERE»

Posted on October 24, 2008 in Concert, MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Chairlift | CMJ | Dan Friel | Women

Chairlift Help Nano Go Chromatic

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... CONTINUE READING CHAIRLIFT HELP NANO GO CHROMATIC»

Posted on September 10, 2008 in Commercial Appeal, MP3, Video (7 comments)
Tags: Apple | Chairlift | Passion Pit | SXSW | The Hold Steady