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Jan 24, 2012Chairlift still transcends the cool-kid ghetto for more elevated climes.
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Feb 10, 2012Something's exquisite charms confirm that Chairlift mk.II are a much-improved proposition.
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Jan 19, 2012Veteran rock legend Alan Moulder and eclectic electro-guy Dan Carey make sure Something sounds as huge as its aspirations, bringing an impeccably massive sheen to every note.
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Feb 10, 2012Something is a huge leap of cohesive maturity.
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Jan 23, 2012While their sound has come together quite well, its really Polachek's vocal abilities that leave the best impression.
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Q MagazineFeb 21, 2012The music is as compelling and versatile as Polachek's voice. [Mar 2012, p. 97]
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Feb 10, 2012Something 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.
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Feb 9, 2012Not all of the songs are hits ("Met Before" falls way short as a flat, unmemorable filler), but it's much more cohesive and really helps Chairlift establish a more recognizable sound.
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Jan 30, 2012Somewhere between Ladyhawke and M83, it's 1980's fetishism all the better for the apparent lack of irony.
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Jan 25, 2012It's a brilliantly focused, glittering and energetic classy pop album that you'd never have expected from the authors of the disparate, overly quirky 'Does You Inspire You'.
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Jan 25, 2012Something could end up a strong and satisfying default listen for forward-thinking pop fans.
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Jan 23, 2012Something is a different beast: wilder than its predecessor, stronger in the songwriting department, and totally, wonderfully weird.
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Jan 20, 2012If anyone was intrigued but underwhelmed by Chairlift's debut then they will find much to be impressed with on a second album that is focused, coherent and, more importantly, absolutely chock full of excellent pop songs.
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Jan 20, 2012Cleaner and more elegant [than previous album, Does You Inspire You], buffing their crisp electronic pop to an immaculate sheen.... Truly great.
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Under The RadarJan 19, 2012Now an out-and out pop band, Chairlift veers towards the catchy on all 11 tracks of Something. [#39, p.67]
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Mar 15, 2012The Brooklyn duo returns with material that stays true to its trademark song structure but turns the musicality up considerably.
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Jan 30, 2012It's encouraging to watch a band shift and grow and manage to stay essentially true to form-such is the case here, as is for the album in entirety.
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Feb 2, 2012Something contains pop par excellence. Lush, fragrant, bright, elegant.
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Jan 27, 2012However, as difficult second albums go; and given the circumstances Something emerged from, difficult would be the operative word; Chairlift can be proud at what they've accomplished.
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Jan 26, 2012Her voice single-handedly eliminates all accusations of the sameness that could be shot at the songs, evens the pace of the album, and although it may not make up for the album's flaws entirely, it certainly helps hide them and is reason enough on its own to find enjoyment on this album.
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Jan 24, 2012The '80s revival taken to its spangliest, synthiest, chino-flappiest extreme.... Our flashback to a dead decade has thrown up both guilty pleasures and glistening horrors.
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Jan 24, 2012The overall affect is a travelogue falling between chillwave's lo-fi explorations and the sophisticated melancholy of Lykke Li's Wounded Rhymes: tightly economic pop tunes that draw on aural largesse as much as claustrophobic bricolage.
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Jan 20, 2012Something is exactly what Chairlift fans asked for.
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Jan 19, 2012In producing a focussed follow-up that completely transcends its litigious backstory, Chairlift have summoned a watertight case for the defence with Something.
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Jan 19, 2012They've set aside such Scooby-Doo-ish pretensions and brightened things up, embracing the refined, airy side of 1980s New Wave with help from alt-rock production heavies Alan Moulder and Dan Carey.
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Jan 25, 2012Chairlift are perfectly capable of producing a really good album; Something just isn't it.
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Feb 2, 2012On 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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Jan 27, 2012Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly, now a duo following Aaron Pfenning's departure, are on to something beguiling with this third album.
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Jan 24, 2012Something is a generally enjoyable, but nonetheless generally unremarkable next step for the band.
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UncutJan 20, 2012For the most part, tired melodies and banal lyrics make for a disappointing collection. [Feb 2012, p.83]
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