“Chairlift return with an even more confident pop swagger”
“In 2008, it seemed like Chairlift might be one-hit wonders. The concurrence of their debut album release with an iPod Nano ad placement for their song "Bruises" put the then-trio on the map, but they seemed just a little too of their time: the twee lyrics, sweet but simple melodies and overused synth presets of the embarrassingly titled Does You Inspire You made the record feel quirkier than it wa”
“Chairlift's Moth is a glossy and odd record about being overwhelmed by love and sensation, and it is also the band's most song-for-song consistent release to date.”
“Chairlift comes through with another slick, sweet synth pop effort with a bit of class.”
“Brooklyn duo Chairlift have attained the synth-pop holy grail: They're the Yaz of our time, filling their albums with perfectly sculpted, searchingly lovely tunes wrought from tense, tugging intimacy just as Vince Clark and Alison Moyet did on classic songs like "Bad Connection" and "Only You" 30 years ago. Yet Chairlift are built for our more casually eclectic times: Singer Caroline Polachek and ”
