Something - Chairlift
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Universal acclaim- based on 16 Ratings

  • Summary: Alan Moulder and Dan Carey produces the first album in four years from New York's Chairlift.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 30
  2. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Jan 24, 2012
    91
    Chairlift still transcends the cool-kid ghetto for more elevated climes.
  2. Feb 10, 2012
    80
    Something is like a grand, multi-branched, ageing tree of 80s synth-pop, encompassing every variance of style and genre and recreating each classic movement with honour and aplomb.
  3. Feb 21, 2012
    80
    The music is as compelling and versatile as Polachek's voice. [Mar 2012, p. 97]
  4. Feb 2, 2012
    60
    On slick, feckless romance ballads like I Belong In Your Arms, that rooted-in-the-past sound can seem like empty nostalgia, but it blooms with freshness when used as a springboard for experimentation.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. 8
    I didn
  2. This is a well-made album full of catchy rhythms, upbeat pop songs. Caroline has a powerful voice in this album and her vocals help give each song a special mood. It is definitely an album worth listening to and it is one of the better albums of this year so far. Expand
  3. Chairlift have made an album thatâ
  4. 8
    After listen it more than 6 times, it has become one of my favorites records of this months. They've created a peculiar piece of pop, that mixes commercial sounds with experimental arrangements, producing a nice result. All the songs has good moments that reinforce the general quality. Some people may not like it, but it's a matter of taste. Collapse