Chairlift News

Chairlift & DJ Neon Indian also playing Tropfest (get free tix)

As mentioned , Bear in Heaven are playing short film showcase Tropfest which happens in Prospect Park's "Nethermead" on June 22.

Watch: Sébastien Tellier and Caroline Polachek - “In the Crew of Tea Time” Video

Tomorrow French singer/songwriter Sébastien Tellier will release a Record Store Day exclusive single that features Chairlift 's Caroline Polachek.

LA Philharmonic Fetes Brooklyn

Because Brooklyn boosterism is in decline, our friends on the West Coast have decided to the fete the Borough of Kings with a week long music festival in our honor.

Patrick Wimberly is the busiest man in indie

Original Penguin Local is a series that celebrates artists living and working in America's most iconic cities.

Concert Review: Gotye, Chairlift, September 20, Molson Amphitheatre

While Gotye's ubiquitous hit "Somebody That I Used To Know" has made him something of a big deal in the pop world, I've largely avoided digging any deeper into his catalogue.

Watch: Chairlift ‘I Belong In Your Arms (Japanese Version)’

Charlift released the video for their Japanese version of I Belong In Your Arms a few days ago to honour the release of their second album, Something in Japan and this is the result.

Watch: Chairlift Video for Japanese Version of “I Belong In Your Arms”

Chairlift's Caroline Polachek spent a portion of her childhood in Japan and apparently speaks the language a bit (or maybe she's fluent), enough at least to do a Japanese version of "I Belong in Your Arms," for which the band has released a video for.

Chairlift – “I Belong In Your Arms (Japanese Version)” Video

Chairlift's Something comes out in Japan today, so in celebration of that, Chairlift's put out a Japanese-language version of their album jam "I Belong In Your Arms," complete with a video featuring some vintage digital textures.

Watch the Video for the Japanese Version of Chairlift's "I Belong In Your Arms"

This week, Chairlift 's Something is released in Japan via Young Turks.

Chairlift @ Lollapalooza (August 5, 2012)

Chairlift's original set was supposed to be Saturday but the evacuation due to bad weather caused their set to get bumped.

Live Review: Washed Out at House of Vans

A good friend of mine has been raving about Washed Out for a few months now.

PHOTOS: Jack White, Florence, Sigur Ros Close Lollapalooza

Chicago's highest-profile music festival ended with a bang Sunday, a day which saw far more agreeable weather than the festival's stormy, rainy second day.

Sebastien Tellier & Caroline Polachek – Side By Side

Apparently flying 35,000 feet above sea level wasn't close enough to heaven for Air France.

Sébastien Tellier & Caroline Polachek – “Side By Side”

As a promotion for Air France — the airline, not the defunct Balearic Swede-pop duo — Chairlift leader Caroline Polachek and debonair French electro-pop lothario Sébastien Tellier have recorded a smooth new-wave duet called "Side By Side." And in the accompanying video, you can toggle back and forth between their two images, focusing on one side of the song or the other.

Watch: Chairlift at San Miguel Primavera Sound

The most recent episode of "Pitchfork Weekly" documents last week's San Miguel Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona, Spain.

Field Day 2012

We hit Field Day running, armed with clothing for all seasons and our gig clashfinder chart - probably the best invention since penicillin.

Chairlift Really Hate Thompson Twins, Explain Why They Sound Like the '80s

Despite their synthy, somewhat retro sound, Brooklyn pop duo Chairlift insist that they weren't intentionally influenced by the music of the '80s.

The Final Shot: Caroline Polachek from Chairlift by Jason Williamson

Discovery Channel

IN THE MUST-WATCH Choose Your Own Adventure-style video for "Met Before," Chairlift's Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly are shown in an immaculate laboratory, wearing white coats and safety goggles, hovering thoughtfully over a laser microscope.

Concert Review: Chairlift, March 28, Horseshoe Tavern

I didn't necessarily pay close attention to all of them, nor did I stick around for a full set by each, but still, that's a lot of bands.

Chairlift Hangs Out With A Seemingly Not Sober Das Racist

A joyful Heems of Das Racist awkwardly interviews Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly of Chairlift before a show by his Brooklyn friends.

Chairlift Hangs Out With A Seeming Not Sober Das Racist

A joyful Heems of Das Racist awkwardly interviews Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly of Chairlift before a show by his Brooklyn friends.

SXSW: The Recap – Bests, Worsts, Etc.

The Panic Manual crew even did a road trip through New Orleans to Memphis after the fact to prove it.

Chairlift: "Met Before" (Illum Sphere Remix)

At first listen, Illum Sphere's driving remix of Chairlift's Something single "Met Before" is jarring, to say the least.

Chairlift covers Prince & The Revolution

Purplish Rain – I assume it was with his permission, either overt or tacit.

Videodrome: The Best Of Recent Music Videos, Including Chairlift, Lana Del Ray, Grimes, Spiritualized & More

Once upon a time, when The Playlist was a fledgling blog, we had a semi-regular column called Videodrome, which looked at the world of music videos.

SXSW Review: Spoek Mathambo, Dionvox, Escort, Chairlift, Spin Party

Spin always seems to throw one of the better parties at SXSW so it should be no surprise that I parked myself in the Stubb back lot for the entire Friday afternoon.

SXSW: Chairlift

During the Brooklyn electro-pop outfit's performance, he added small yet very-much-felt vocal tics to every song, fleshing out cuts from the band's excellent sophomore effort, Something , to the point where the general sonic atmosphere almost resembled what you actually hear on the record.

Tracking 2012′s Best Songs: Beach House, Bruce Springsteen

This week on Tracking , a weekly series in which we discuss our favorite songs of the year, you can listen to additions from Beach House , Bruce Springsteen , Bear in Heaven , Chairlift and The Men. If romance is still alive you probably need to thank Beach House, who have made three swooningly romantic albums to date – yes, swooningly romantic, but never corny.

Dictate Action In Chairlift's Video For "Met Before"

Brooklyn duo Chairlift have something new for you.

Chairlift – “Party” ft Das Racist (Beyonce Cover)

Chairlift has been a long time favourite on chromemusic, we loved their (as did the rest of the world) outstanding tune "Bruises", the original as well as the Passion Pitt Rmx, but my very personal favourite one was always "Evident Utensil" and especially the MGMT remix, with that mental whisteling.

Chairlift

Chairlift is leaner and more directed than the 2008 iteration that released Does You Inspire You.

Watch Chairlift and Kool A.D. “Party” Like Beyoncé

While Chairlift is perhaps best known for "Bruises" — a 2008 single featured in an iPod Nano commercial — the Brooklyn-based synth-pop band has since moved on to bigger and better things.

Watch: Chairlift & Kool A.D. Cover Beyonce's "Party"

At some point in the past few weeks, it appears that Chairlift and Das Racist's Kool A.D. made their way to the studio of Australian radio show Triple J. And while they were there, they were asked to take part in the "Like A Version" cover series.

Album of the week: Chairlift – Something

Chairlift's 2008 debut album Does You Inspire You? was an impressive if somewhat muddled first release.