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Chairlift (band)

American synth-pop band

American synth-pop band

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nameChairlift
imageChairlift performing at Treefort Music Fest, 2016.jpg
captionChairlift performing in 2016
originBoulder, Colorado, United States
genre
years_active2005–2017
label
past_membersCaroline Polachek
Aaron Pfenning
Patrick Wimberly
website

Aaron Pfenning Patrick Wimberly

Chairlift was an American synth-pop band formed by Caroline Polachek and Aaron Pfenning. They formed the band in 2005 while living in Boulder, Colorado, and Patrick Wimberly joined them when they moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 2007. The three released their debut album Does You Inspire You in 2008. Pfenning left the band in 2010, and the new duo released two more albums—2012's Something and 2016's Moth—before announcing the end of Chairlift in December 2016.

History

Chairlift formed initially as a project between Aaron Pfenning and Caroline Polachek at the University of Colorado in October 2005. The group intended to make background music for haunted houses. Along with bassist Kyle McCabe, Chairlift recorded the beginning of Daylight Savings EP at New Monkey Studio in Los Angeles, California, in April 2006. Chairlift relocated to Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in August 2006 and signed to Kanine Records in June 2007. Patrick Wimberly joined the group in early 2007. After writing and recording while Polachek was still in college, Chairlift released their first full-length album, Does You Inspire You, in 2008. Their song "Bruises" was featured in the 2008 Apple commercial that launched the fourth-generation iPod Nano. The single "Evident Utensil" was nominated for an award in the "Breakthrough Video" category at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. The album was rereleased by Columbia Records on April 21, 2009, after the band signed with the major label. The re-release included two additional tracks not on the original release and a longer version of "Make Your Mind Up". Chairlift went on their first international tour, opening for bands like Phoenix, The Killers, and MGMT.

Pfenning left Chairlift in 2010 to pursue his solo career under the name Rewards.

On September 7, 2011, they released the video to their single "Amanaemonesia" from their second album Something. For their 2012 single "Met Before" Chairlift created an interactive, choose-your-own-adventure video that BuzzFeed awarded the number one spot on its "23 Best Music Videos of 2012" end-of-year round up. Their sophomore album Something released via Columbia Records on January 24, 2012. After the record was released in Japan, Polachek co-directed a video for a Japanese version of "I Belong In Your Arms" with director/animator Eric Epstein.

Through the time Polachek was finishing her solo record Arcadia, Chairlift continued working on their third record, Moth. Moth was released January 22, 2016 and featured 10 new songs, including the single "Ch-Ching".

In December 2016, Chairlift announced that they would be breaking up, with a final tour occurring in the spring of 2017. Polachek has since continued with her solo career.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsUS
US
Heat
US
Rock
US
Indie
AUS
BEL
(FL)
Heat
BEL
(FL)
Alt.
UK
UK
Indie
Does You Inspire YouSomethingMoth
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184547294533813115
—732——————

EPs

TitleDetailsDaylight SavingsChairlift at 6:15

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbumUS
Bub.
AUS
BEL
(FL)
Tip
CAN
GER
MEX
SWI
UK
"Evident Utensil""Bruises""Always Crashing in the Same Car""Amanaemonesia""Met Before""I Belong in Your Arms""Ghost Tonight""I Belong in Your Arms"
(Japanese version)"Ch-Ching""Romeo""Crying in Public""Moth To the Flame""Ch-Ching (Redux)"
(featuring DRAM and Jimi Tents)"Get Real"
2007————————Does You Inspire You
200817258063348950
2010—————48——
2011—————48——Something
2012————————
———————
——35—————
————————
2015————————Moth
————————
2016————————
————————
————————Non-album singles}}
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remixes

  • Glasser – "Apply (Chairlift Remix)" (2012)
  • Phoenix – "Fences (Chairlift Remix)" (2012)
  • Indochine – "College Boy (Chairlift Remix)" (2013)

References

References

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  2. "Chairlift".
  3. Campion, Freddie. (January 24, 2012). "Band of the Week: Chairlift". Vogue.
  4. Hannah, Andrew. "Caroline Polachek of Chairlift and Ramona Lisa: "I don't want to work things out with anyone, I just wanna do it exactly the way I feel"".
  5. "Chairlift Artist Bio".
  6. Hunt, El. (October 17, 2019). "Caroline Polachek – 'Pang' review: years of experiments pay off".
  7. Empire, Kitty. (October 20, 2019). "Caroline Polachek: Pang review – lush, ultra-modern ecstasy".
  8. O'Donnell, Carey. (January 13, 2016). "Listen to Chairlift's Addictive New Track 'Moth to the Flame'".
  9. "Slant Magazine Music Review: Chairlift: Does You Inspire You". [[Slant Magazine]].
  10. (June 4, 2012). "Chairlift Elevates Music on Something".
  11. Suzanne Baran. (September 16, 2008). "Chairlift Gets A Boost From iPod Nano Ad". [[Yahoo! News]].
  12. "2009 MTV Video Music Awards: Breakthrough Video". [[MTV]].
  13. (March 2, 2009). "Chairlift Sign to Columbia, Re-Release Album With Bonus Tracks". [[Exclaim!]].
  14. "Tour History 2007–2014". [[bandsintown]].
  15. (September 11, 2013). "Rewards".
  16. Alex Hudson. (October 13, 2011). "Chairlift announce sophomore album". [[Exclaim!]].
  17. corbin. (September 7, 2011). "Chairlift – "Amanaemonesia" Video". [[Stereogum]].
  18. Perpetua, Matthew. (December 6, 2012). "23 Best Music Videos of 2012". [[BuzzFeed]].
  19. Laura Studarus. (October 13, 2011). "Chairlift Announce New Album, "Something"". [[Under the Radar (magazine).
  20. Evan Minsker. (August 30, 2012). "Watch the Video for the Japanese Version of Chairlift's "I Belong In Your Arms"". [[Pitchfork Media]].
  21. (March 6, 2014). "Ramona Lisa". [[Pitchfork Media]].
  22. "About A Girl: Caroline Polachek". [[Urban Outfitters]].
  23. Noah Yoo. (December 16, 2016). "Chairlift Break Up". [[Pitchfork Media]].
  24. "Chairlift: Chart History".
  25. "Chairlift: Chart History - Heatseekers Albums".
  26. "Chairlift: Chart History - Top Rock Albums".
  27. "Chairlift: Chart History - Independent Albums".
  28. ""Australiancharts.com – Chairlift – Something".
  29. "Chairlift – Something". [[Ultratop]] Flanders.
  30. ""Chart Log UK: CHART: CLUK Update 4.02.2012 (wk4)".
  31. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50".
  32. "Chairlift Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100".
  33. (November 21, 2008). "Trove - Archived webpage : The ARIA Report".
  34. "Chairlift – Chart history — Billboard Canadian Hot 100".
  35. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts".
  36. "Chairlift Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay".
  37. "Schweizer Airplay Charts 43/2009".
  38. "Chairlift – Chart history".
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