Chairlift (band)
| Chairlift | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Boulder, Colorado, United States |
| Genres | Electronic, synth pop |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Kanine Records, Columbia |
| Website | chairlifted.com |
| Members | |
| Caroline Polachek Patrick Wimberly |
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| Past members | |
| Aaron Pfenning | |
Chairlift is an American electronic pop duo.
Based in Brooklyn, New York, Chairlift consists of members Caroline Polachek (songwriting, vocals, tambourine, synthesizer) and Patrick Wimberly (drums, bass guitar, keyboard, production).
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[edit] 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.[1] 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. They released their first full-length album, Does You Inspire You, in 2008. The single "Evident Utensil" was nominated for an award in the "Breakthrough Video" category at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.[2]
Pfenning left Chairlift in 2010 to pursue his solo career in Rewards.[3]
On September 7, 2011 they released the video to their first single "Amanaemonesia" from their third album Something.[4]
[edit] iPod commercial
Their song "Bruises" was featured in the 2008 commercial that launched the fourth-generation iPod Nano.[5]
[edit] Collaborations
Polachek was featured in the Chillwave band Washed Out's single "You And I" (2010), in Acrylics' "Sparrow Song", in Flosstradamus' single "Big Bills", and Holy Ghost!'s "I Know, I Hear".
In 2011 Wimberly produced the American rap group Das Racist's album Relax.[6]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Daylight Savings EP - self-released - June 2007
- Does You Inspire You - Kanine Records - 11 September 2008
- Something[3] - Columbia Records/Young Turks - 24 January 2012 (UK #131, US #184)
[edit] Singles
- "Evident Utensil" (2007)
- "Bruises" (2008; UK #50, U.S. #101)
- "Amanaemonesia" (2011)
- "Met Before" (2012)
[edit] External links
- Video: Exclusive live video on Punkrockvids.com
- New band of the day: Chairlift in guardian.co.uk
- Video: Evident Utensil
- June 2009 Interview with L.A. Record
- Interview with Aaron for Stereo Subversion (July 2009)
- Artist profile on Kanine Records site
[edit] References
- ^ "Slant Magazine Music Review: Chairlift: Does You Inspire You". Slant Magazine. http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1557. Retrieved 2008-11-09.
- ^ "2009 MTV Video Music Awards: Breakthrough Video". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2009/breakthrough-video/. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ a b Alex Hudson (October 13, 2011). "Chairlift announce sophomore album". Exclaim!. http://exclaim.ca/News/chairlift_announce_sophomore_album. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ^ corbin (September 7, 2011). "Chairlift – “Amanaemonesia” Video". Stereogum. http://stereogum.com/802582/chairlift-amanaemonesia-video/video/. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- ^ Suzanne Baran (September 16, 2008). "Chairlift Gets A Boost From iPod Nano Ad". Yahoo! News. http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/heard/396/chairlift-gets-a-boost-from-ipod-nano-ad/. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
- ^ "Das Racist Relax Details". Stereogum. http://m.stereogum.com/pl/752981/das-racist-relax-details/news/. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
