Chairlift 'Does You Inspire You' album

2008 proved to be a whirlwind of a year for Brooklyn's dream-pop trio Chairlift, culminating with the band’s recent signing to Columbia Records. Chairlift plans to re-release Does You Inspire You through their new label home on April 21st. The album has been remastered and features two new tracks. The first, "Dixie Gypsy" was produced by Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, and is more psychedelic than the band's previous ventures. The second, "Le Flying Saucer Hat", is both French and English, lounge and disco, dance and pop, and serves as a great example of the group's versatility.

After a move from Boulder to Brooklyn, in 2007, Caroline Polacheck, Aaron Pfenning and Patrick Wimberly started developing their hypnotic, synth-pop sound. Their first release was an acclaimed 7-inch and digital DL single for "Evident Utensil." The B-side of this limited 7" includes a psyched-out remix by MGMT.

The band spent the summer of '08 touring the US with Ariel Pink, and in the early fall, Chairlift’s popularity exploded when the band’s catchy pop single “Bruises” got chosen for the colorful new iPod Nano-Chromatic commercial. In October, Chairlift played a well-received series of CMJ shows before heading to Canada to join Yeasayer on a brief US tour. By November, they were in Europe for their first overseas tour. They rounded out the year on the west coast playing a few dates with Vampire Weekend.

Chairlift tour dates
SXSW DATES:

Thurs. 3/19 Other Music Showcase @ Red 7 - 12AM
Thurs. 3/19 Gigotron/Videothing Showcase @ Club 1808
Fri. 3/20 Urban Outfitters Party - 5PM
Fri. 3/20 Under the Radar Party @ Flamingo Cantina - 3:15PM
Sat. 3/21 Filter Magazine Party@ Cedar Street Cafe 1PM
Sat. 3/21 This Side Up Sounds Party @ Red Eyed Fly

Additional Dates with YACHT, Sebastian Tellier and Peter, Bjorn & John:
Chairlift Only
03/07/09 NEW YORK, NY- SANTO’S PARTY HOUSE

With Yacht
03/13/09 CLEVELAND, OH -GROG SHOP
03/14/09 CHICAGO, IL -SCHUBAS TAVERN
03/16/09 ST. LOUIS, MO-THE GARGOYLE
03/17/09 LAWRENCE, KS -JACKPOT
03/18/09 NORMAN, OK -OPOLIS PRODUCTION

With Yacht
03/22/09 DALLAS-FT. WORTH, TX -HOUSE OF BLUES-DALLAS
03/23/09 HOUSTON, TX -WAREHOUSE LIVE
03/24/09 BATON ROUGE, LA -SPANISH MOON
03/25/09 NEW ORLEANS, LA - HOUSE OF BLUES
03/26/09 TALLAHASSEE, FL- FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, CLUB DOWNUNDER
03/27/09 ATHENS, GA -40 WATT CLUB

Chairlift Only
03/28/09 NASHVILLE, TN- EXIT/ IN

With Sebastien Tellier
04/13/09 SEATTLE, WA -CHOP SUEY
04/14/09 VANCOUVER, BC- RICHARD’S ON RICHARD’S
04/15/09 PORTLAND, OR -DOUG FIR LOUNGE
04/17/09 SAN FRANCISCO, CA -THE INDEPENDENT

Chairlift Only
04/19/09 DENVER, CO- BLUEBIRD THEATRE

Supporting Peter Bjorn and John
04/21/09 MINNEAPOLIS, MN -FINE LINE MUSIC CAFE
04/22/09 MILWAUKEE, WI -PABST THEATRE
04/23/09 CHICAGO, IL -METRO
04/24/09 NEWPORT, KY -SOUTHGATE HOUSE
04/25/09 TORONTO, ON- PHOENIX THEATRE
04/26/09 OTTAWA, ON- CAPITAL MUSIC HALL
04/27/09 MONTREAL, QC- LE NATIONAL
04/28/09 BOSTON, MA -PARADISE ROCK CLUB
04/29/09 NEW YORK, NY -WEBSTER HALL
04/30/09 WILLIAMSBURG, NY -MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG

05/01/09 PHILADELPHIA, PA -WORLD CAFE
05/02/09 WASHINGTON, DC -9:30 CLUB

BONNAROO Festival
06/11/09 MANCHESTER, TN- BONNAROO

Chairlift biography
Frequenting the strange Broker Inn on the edge of Bouder, CO to see empty late-night jazz shows, Caroline Polachek, Aaron Pfenning and Patrick Wimberly are mystified by the 1980's faux-gothic architecture. The oak-cabinet aquariums, vacant dancefloors, fake trees and muffled velveteen booths provide the 'ideal hypothetical setting' for a new breed of pop music. Thus inspired, Chairlift formed in the summer of 2006, intent on making live music for haunted houses.

By 2007, they are Brooklyn based and developing their sound into a hypnotic yet tongue-in-cheek style of synth-pop by drawing further inspiration from their new surroundings and from playing shows around Williamsburg and the Lower East Side with a thriving society of experimental pop magicians including MGMT, Yeasayer and Mixel Pixel.

The "Evident Utensil" 7 inch and digital download single was the first official release in January 2008. The NME called it "a charming pop oddity," Exclaim! gave it "immediate cult status," and RCRDLBL.com deemed it "the best single from a Brooklyn band since like TV on the Radio or something." Comparisons were made to The Knife, Of Montreal, and Yaz(!). It is a French website however, that gets it best, citing Chairlift is "just as at home in a David Lynch film as in the aisles of a supermarket." (Les Inrocks)

In the wake of their single, Chairlift got busy recording their debut album "Does You Inspire You" during late night and weekend sessions, while fitting in touring with MGMT, YACHT and Mixel Pixel whenever possible.

With the album now finished, Chairlift's schedule will be booked on the road for the rest of the year - starting this July on tour with Ariel Pink and embarking on an October tour with Yeasayer. There is a lot of ground to cover between Colorado and Brooklyn.

press quotes
Equally away with the fairies are electro trio Chairlift...Reminiscent of The Knife on charming pop oddity 'Evident Utensil'" NME

"Somewhere between Hot Chip, Of Montreal and The Blow comes this magnificent Brooklyn Band. We're loving this" Pure Groove (UK)

"To call the act indie rock or synth pop is to miss entirely the richness and depth of its music." Westword

"Those delightfully naff lyrics...which give it immediate cult status" Exclaim!

"This Brooklyn-based threesome fishes the electro-laden 80's and the psychedelic acoustics of the '60's to 'update' their indie-folk. Originally from Boulder, Chairlift is fronted by...haunted vocals...and adorned with sweet synth keys." This Week in Denver

"The young trio knows how to skirt the edge of pretension with out falling over, and makes a chirpy, joyously brainy noise in the process." The Onion

"Endorsed by Yeasayer and MGMT, Chairlift are a nutty cut-and-paste trio who make warped-but-catchy electropop in praise of pencils (Evident Utensil) and inspired by David Lynch and department stores (Blooingdales). " The Guardian

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