Brooklyn synthpoppers Chairlift recently did a version of their dizzily lovestruck single "Met Before" in an empty auditorium, with a bunch of friends helping out on vocals. It's almost a capella,…   Read Story »

Manchester post-dubstep producer and Radiohead remixer Illum Sphere has turned in a warped, bass-heavy take on Chairlift's lovestruck synthpop anthem "Met Before," turning it into something…   Read Story »

Hey, our YouTube issues are finally solved! Thanks, YouTube! That means we get to actually post every last one of our picks for the week's best videos without searching out sketchy Russian embeds or…   Read Story »

OK, this is pretty righteous. Chairlift's new video for "Met Before" is a straight-up choose-your-own-adventure, where you use your keyboard's arrow keys are critical decision points in the plot,…   Read Story »

Thanks to reader memoryboy for sending us this link to Triple J radio, wherein Chairlift and DR rap star Victor Vazquez aka Kool A.D. cover Beyoncé's "Party." (This is also titularly poetic, since…   Read Story »

Shapeshifiting indie rockers Chairlift have tried out a number of different looks on songs like "Amanaemonesia," "Sidewalk Safari" and "Met Before." Now their entire new record is streaming at KCRW.…   Read Story »

A few months ago, we noticed that indie bands like Washed Out and WU LYF were covering the fuck out of Chris Isaak's almighty soft-focus smooth jam "Wicked Game," and we even got Chris Isaak himself…   Read Story »

The latest product in the buildup to Chairlift's forthcoming Something is "Met Before," a quick, rumbling affair that's a tad punchier than the songs we've previously heard, "Amanaemonesia" and…   Read Story »

Chairlift just posted a live video for "Sidewalk Safari," which shows the reformed group jamming at Rough Magic Studios in Brooklyn. Eric Epstein and Chairlift lead singer Caroline Polachek put the…   Read Story »

UK singer Sampha, who is best known for his work on SBTRKT's self-titled debut, has his way with Chairlift's "Sidewalk Safari," injecting space into the track while pitching Caroline Polachek's voice…   Read Story »