Something (Chairlift album)
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Studio album by Chairlift | ||||
Released | January 24, 2012 | |||
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Length | 41:39 | |||
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Producer | Dan Carey and Alan Moulder | |||
Chairlift chronology | ||||
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Singles from Something | ||||
Something is the second full-length album by American indie band Chairlift, released in the United States via Columbia Records on January 24, 2012,[4] and in the United Kingdom via Young Turks on January 23, 2012.[2] The first album since founding member Aaron Pfenning left the band in 2010, Something features production from Dan Carey and Alan Moulder.[5] The first single, "Amanaemonesia", was released as a 7" on August 16, 2011 via Terrible Records.[6] In March, 2012, an interactive video for "Met Before" was released. The video, directed by Jordan Fish, allows the viewer to determine the direction the main character takes.[3]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Sidewalk Safari" | 3:50 |
2. | "Wrong Opinion" | 5:06 |
3. | "I Belong in Your Arms" | 3:27 |
4. | "Take It Out On Me" | 3:54 |
5. | "Ghost Tonight" | 3:07 |
6. | "Cool as a Fire" | 3:58 |
7. | "Amanaemonesia" | 5:00 |
8. | "Met Before" | 2:54 |
9. | "Frigid Spring" | 3:49 |
10. | "Turning" | 3:00 |
11. | "Guilty as Charged" | 3:34 |
Total length: |
41:39 |
Reception
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 76/100[8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The 405 | 8/10[9] |
The A.V. Club | A-[10] |
Boston Phoenix | [11] |
Consequence of Sound | [12] |
Electric Banana | [13] |
Glide Magazine | [14] |
musicOMH | [15] |
NME | 7/10[16] |
Pitchfork | 8/10[17] |
PopMatters | 7/10[18] |
Slant Magazine | [19] |
Spin | 7/10[20] |
Sputnikmusic | (great)[21] |
Something has been well received by music critics. In its first week, Something reached #184 on the Billboard 200 chart and #5 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[22]
The album was listed 9th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012.[23]
References
- ↑ Chris Coplan (October 13, 2011). "Chairlift readies Something for sophomore album". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
- 1 2 Michael Cragg (October 20, 2011). "New Music: Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- 1 2 Michael Cragg (March 2, 2012). "New music: Chairlift – Met Before". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ Alex Hudson (October 13, 2011). "Chairlift announce sophomore album". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ↑ Laura Studarus (October 13, 2011). "Chairlift Announce New Album, "Something"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ↑ Natasha Moningka (September 7, 2011). "Watch: Chairlift’s "Amanaemonesia" Music Video". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ↑ "Chairlift Something CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/something/chairlift
- ↑ Tom Jowett (January 20, 2012). "Chairlift-Something". The 405. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Chris Martins (January 30, 2012). "Chairlift: Something". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
- ↑ http://thephoenix.com/Boston/music/132580-chairlift-something/
- ↑ Paul De Revere (January 20, 2012). "Album Review: Chairlift – Something". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Pete Huxley (January 21, 2012). "Chairlift – Something". Electric Banana. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Jeffrey Taylor (January 20, 2012). "CD Review: Chairlift Something". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Martyn Young (January 23, 2012). "Chairlift - Something". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ "Chairlift - 'Something'". NME. January 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ Matthew Perpetua (January 20, 2012). "Chairlift: Something". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
- ↑ Matt James (February 2, 2012). "Chairlift: Something". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
- ↑ "Slant review".
- ↑ Dan Weiss (January 2012). "Chairlift 'Something'". Spin. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
- ↑ Tom Monaghan (January 22, 2012). "Chairlift: Something". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
- ↑ "Something - Chairlift". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ↑ http://stereogum.com/1210661/stereogums-top-50-albums-of-2012/franchises/listomania/