Fantastic single.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 12 February 2012 04:10 (twelve years ago) link
Is "Amanaemonesia" the first single off this album? I listened to that one on the radio and I thought it was pretty good. I've only listened once but I got the impression that they were chaneling Kate Bush and Stereolab at some points. The host had a hard time pronouncing its name properly.
― Moka, Sunday, 12 February 2012 08:57 (twelve years ago) link
This left me a bit cold on first listen and I'm struggling to put my finger on why.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 February 2012 11:55 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEOem7U2LPE
― owenf, Sunday, 12 February 2012 12:13 (twelve years ago) link
This also brings to mind the Christine McVie songs on Tango In The Night for me.
― Tim F, Sunday, 12 February 2012 12:19 (twelve years ago) link
^^^^^^ yep
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 12 February 2012 12:36 (twelve years ago) link
Really like the record but it's incoherent as fuck. I've listened to it several times all the way through and I'm still struggling to get a sense of it as one thing at all.
Amanaemonesia was played at the party I was at last night and it sounded pretty great in that setting, but I Belong In Your Arms is absolutely the best track on the album.
― Upt0eleven, Sunday, 12 February 2012 12:52 (twelve years ago) link
Really like 'Take it out on me' but cannot for the life of me pinpoint the songs it sounds exactly like (in terms of tune, not production)
― kinder, Sunday, 12 February 2012 20:38 (twelve years ago) link
It doesn't strike me as being particularly incoherent, it's all pretty standard 80s-inflected indie blog pop to these ears. There are a couple of nice songs but I think that 2/3rds of the album fall down by just not being very interesting melodically. It's one of those records where you can hear that from the basslines upward.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 February 2012 20:46 (twelve years ago) link
There are a handful of good songs though - I like Take It Out On Me and Cool As A Fire particularly. The rest I can take or leave.
― Matt DC, Sunday, 12 February 2012 20:48 (twelve years ago) link
i gave this a listen a couple of months ago - had never heard of them before, saw a couple of people raving about the album - and thought it was extremely dull
― first period don't give a fuck, second period gon get cut (lex pretend), Sunday, 12 February 2012 21:01 (twelve years ago) link
better than 2 bears
marginally
― post, Sunday, 12 February 2012 21:07 (twelve years ago) link
Aside from "I Belong In Your Arms", "Wrong Opinion" is the standout for me. So glassy. It's like a female-fronted Icehouse.
― Tim F, Sunday, 12 February 2012 21:55 (twelve years ago) link
just realized my last post reads like a compliment, is not the intention
― post, Sunday, 12 February 2012 22:14 (twelve years ago) link
I didn't care much for the first album, but this one presses a lot of my buttons, providing a bed for Polachek's remarkable vocals that isn't as averse to simple pleasures. Its rewarded repeat listens and I think its the best thing of its sort (New Wave textured indie pop) so far this year. That said, it'll probably fall out of rotation when the School of Seven Bells LP is released.
― Sanpaku, Sunday, 12 February 2012 23:01 (twelve years ago) link
Agreed, I started off just liking the ones mentioned but really enjoying the whole thing now.
― kinder, Sunday, 12 February 2012 23:15 (twelve years ago) link
new one is a thumbs up for me. amanamanamanesia is my fave so far
― The Invisible Superstars (dog latin), Saturday, 18 February 2012 16:43 (twelve years ago) link
I haven't made my mind up on this despite a few plays. It reminds me of Glasser, with more pop song structure and hooky choruses. There is some Stereolab sounding stuff there and plenty of other influences.. I'm not sure it is more than the collection of influences, whether it stands out at all. "I belong in your arms" is pretty catchy.
― mmmm, Saturday, 18 February 2012 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
Its a charcoal sketchbook by a preternaturally talented but untutored artist. The production is thin, the sound patches preset, the lyrics vague when present. One only wonders whether a full set of oils and canvas would ruin the charm.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Saturday, 18 February 2012 17:31 (twelve years ago) link
^ Posted in the wrong thread. I thought I was in the Grimes thread.
― Pauper Management Improved (Sanpaku), Saturday, 18 February 2012 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
Band reminds me of an amuse-bouche
― calstars, Saturday, 18 February 2012 18:18 (twelve years ago) link
really enjoying the new album, especially with repeat plays. some quality infectious party-numbers stacked upfront ("sidewalk safari", "i belong in your arms", "take it out on me") and some delicate and unconventional, though no less pretty, stuff tailing it out. love the unique phrasing and spacey, almost alt-country leanings of "frigid springs" and the icy Victorialand-isms of "turning". there's a distinct Sincerely Yours vibe happening in parts and a whole lot of 80s obviously, but i'm finding the package as a whole quite original and refreshing.
― charlie h, Tuesday, 27 March 2012 09:36 (twelve years ago) link
It's so much better than that first album. Can't believe it's the same band TBH.
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Tuesday, 27 March 2012 10:06 (twelve years ago) link
Just saw them live. Fantastic show. Caroline is adorable.
― Cuba Pudding, Jr. (jaymc), Saturday, 31 March 2012 07:24 (twelve years ago) link
I still love this album.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Saturday, 31 March 2012 20:01 (twelve years ago) link
"I Belong in Your Arms" is year end top five for sure. Love that bass line.
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 31 March 2012 20:04 (twelve years ago) link
Great song. The ones that I keep coming back to the most are 'Wrong Opinion', 'Amanaemonesia' and especially 'Met Before'.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Saturday, 31 March 2012 20:14 (twelve years ago) link
Hopefully gonna see them in SF
― kinder, Saturday, 31 March 2012 22:04 (twelve years ago) link
Very likeable live band if last night at the Scala is anything to go by. They seemed to amp up the 80s-ness even more than on the album and de-tweed Bruises a little - by swapping out the strawberries verse for one from Melt With You - which fit better with stuff from the new album.
― Upt0eleven, Thursday, 26 April 2012 10:10 (twelve years ago) link
"i belong in your arms" is a monster of a song, have had it on repeat all day
― ciderpress, Friday, 14 December 2012 18:39 (eleven years ago) link
I STILL love this album.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Friday, 14 December 2012 19:19 (eleven years ago) link
Top ten single
― the little prince of inane false binary hype (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 14 December 2012 19:43 (eleven years ago) link
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Tuesday, 28 May 2013 20:01 (eleven years ago) link
I need to bust this out some more. Discovered it through the EOY poll results (which I'm still processing, really) and thought it was a big standout.
― Doctor Casino, Tuesday, 28 May 2013 20:15 (eleven years ago) link
This, the Wild Nothing record (Nocturne) and the School Of Seven Bells album are all still getting regularly played here!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Tuesday, 28 May 2013 20:21 (eleven years ago) link
The kind of album where you think 'yeah I like a couple of songs on that' until you play it all the way through and there are maybe two short moments where it's slightly less than excellent.
― Pingu Unchained (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 May 2013 00:36 (eleven years ago) link
And I've been really enjoying Poliça for similar reasons recently too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eghzhlbv6Cc
New solo project from Caroline Polachek by the name Ramona Lisa. This song doesn't really go anywhere, but something else from the upcoming record might not suck.
― Johnny Fever, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 08:07 (ten years ago) link
Interesting... I thought Chairlift were in the studio last year?
― Toni Braxton-Hicks (Turrican), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 08:14 (ten years ago) link
It's nice to see Julia Holter's influence at work.
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 09:58 (ten years ago) link
I think there should be a new chairlift album soon too. But Caroline's been busy, she's done collaborations with blood orange and wrote "no angel", amongst other things.
― pearly-dewdrops' bops (monotony), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 12:29 (ten years ago) link
Caroline's solo album under name of 'Ramona Lisa' is available to stream on Soundcloud
― kinder, Saturday, 26 April 2014 16:08 (ten years ago) link
Was listening to SOMETHING today and was reminded of how a friend of mine got really into Chairlift b/c they reminded him of Tears for Fears
― jaymc, Friday, 12 September 2014 05:50 (nine years ago) link
btw my favorite track from the Caroline solo album is probably
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHawd3Dlpyo
― jaymc, Friday, 12 September 2014 05:52 (nine years ago) link
― kinder, Saturday, April 26, 2014 11:08 AM (4 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
man did nobody care about this at all?
i kind of forgot about them.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 12 September 2014 05:55 (nine years ago) link
"Backwards and Upwards" is the track to recommend to Ned/DJP-types.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYXTmJI8drU
― jaymc, Friday, 12 September 2014 05:59 (nine years ago) link
I never heard the ramona lisa album b/c I heard that it was a more experimental work and presumed it was just Caroline trying out ideas rather than essential listening. I'm hoping a new Chairlift album materialises soon.
"No Angel" still one of the best songs of the past 12 months imo
― uxorious gazumping (monotony), Friday, 12 September 2014 06:10 (nine years ago) link
I never heard the ramona lisa album b/c I heard that it was a more experimental work and presumed it was just Caroline trying out ideas rather than essential listening.
yeah that is probably true tbh
― jaymc, Friday, 12 September 2014 06:13 (nine years ago) link
i mean still worth a listen if you like her/chairlift but decidedly non-essential
Couple of great tracks iirc, the rest not so much. Must re-visit...
― kinder, Friday, 12 September 2014 11:52 (nine years ago) link
Given their closeness at a recent London performance it wouldn't surprise me if Christine &tQ is also infected
― monotony, Monday, 16 March 2020 03:28 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dtUmoxGT8I
lol at this christmas version of "so hot you're hurting my feelings"
― ufo, Monday, 21 December 2020 03:10 (three years ago) link
I fully endorse the concept of Christmas versions of existing tracks
― kinder, Monday, 21 December 2020 22:58 (three years ago) link
this album is really, really good btw
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson)
Brad otm here. It may have taken me five years, but I just had a moment with Moth. The songs I dismissed are suddenly sounding glorious.
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 04:33 (three years ago) link
I burned through everything related to Caroline this past year, and Moth was the album that grew on me most (though Something is still my favorite Chairlift by a long way). Sure, the intro track is kinda nothing, and "Unfinished Business" grates, but the eight other tracks are great. "Ottawa to Osaka" got clowned upthread but I love it. Does You Inspire You is the album that really doesn't have the depth of the other two. underwritten, and not much to recommend it past "Bruises"
― Vinnie, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 08:56 (three years ago) link
Caroline's cover of The Corrs' "Breathless" is probably unnecessary but pretty lolsy.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 09:19 (three years ago) link
i think it's kinda brilliant honestly
― ufo, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 09:30 (three years ago) link
I like it a lot but I have no idea how long I will feel that way.
― Tim F, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 09:54 (three years ago) link
it's a 2020 version of enya
― ufo, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 10:13 (three years ago) link
her new song "bunny is a rider" is fabulous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ5y2GMVVNQ
― monotony, Thursday, 15 July 2021 05:50 (two years ago) link
there's an of Montreal song called "Bunny Is No Kind Of Rider". Are they referring to the same thing?
― Urbandn hope all ye who enter here (dog latin), Thursday, 15 July 2021 08:51 (two years ago) link
pretty nice song, I also thought of the Of Montreal song
― Vinnie, Thursday, 15 July 2021 09:48 (two years ago) link
the weirdest thing is that I had a super disturbing dream last night in which my nephew killed a baby rabbit in front of me and then I woke up to see this... https://t.co/0DEYS0xJsu— of Montreal~she/he/they/them (@xxofMontrealxx) July 14, 2021
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 15 July 2021 13:43 (two years ago) link
Request to change title to Chairlift / Caroline Polachek was trying to post the new song but couldn’t find a Polachek thread and forgot this existed
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 15 July 2021 13:45 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zEQJrggKgk
real ray of light vibes here
― ufo, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 21:36 (two years ago) link
not her catchiest song, but a fun video, would like some of that glassware
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Wednesday, 9 February 2022 21:40 (two years ago) link
I love this
― braised cod, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 22:09 (two years ago) link
I think she deserves a solo thread now.
She’s at the top of her game, not sure it will be as good as Pang but it definitely has potential.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Wednesday, 9 February 2022 23:03 (two years ago) link
Ooh I like this one. The b-section was unexpected, deflating the build, but then that wonderful coda pays off that tension later. Love the production
― Vinnie, Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:07 (two years ago) link
Yeah second time listening to these and loving the 90’d vibe
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:31 (two years ago) link
*this
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 10 February 2022 00:32 (two years ago) link
ooh this is great
― Roz, Thursday, 10 February 2022 02:30 (two years ago) link