Chairlift - Does You Inspire You reviews
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| Rollingstone |
 Thanks to an iPod ad, Chairlift had a modest hit last year with their single "Bruises" (you know, that cute tune about doing all those "handstands for you"). On their debut album, this Brooklyn trio reveal they've got some bite: Singer Caroline Polachek delivers PJ Harvey-worthy tales about coke-addled boyfriends, mice-infested apartments and having sex in a "forest full of lungs" with her sweet, opera-trained voice. The tunes go down smooth, ranging from breezy exercises in Eighties-excess synth pop to country-tinged reveries. The hottest track here: "Le Flying Saucer Hat," a surreal French-language romp that Salvador Dalí would've loved....full text |
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| Spin |
| In 2007, Chairlift moved from Colorado to Brooklyn to pursue a strangely common 21st-century dream -- to create a thoroughly modern indie-pop album inspired by '80s synth-goth kitsch. The result is the trio's startlingly impressive debut: astute, melodic evocations of plinky new wave ("Bruises," "Evident Utensil") and the Cocteau Twins' smeary dreams ("Planet Health") that achieve a timeless emotional resonance. The lyrics can be ungainly ("The most evident utensil is none other than a pencil"? Really?), but when Caroline Polachek's exquisite vocals pierce the fog belt of keyboards and rumbling bass on "Home Alone" and "Make Your Mind Up," the future starts to come into focus....full text |
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| Popmatters |
It’s that very important time in every young band’s life: when they’ve got to prove that they’re worth the buzz. The hotly-tipped Chairlift have been featured by Spin, insulted by Kanye West (but really, who hasn’t), and spotlighted on every blog worth its indie cred. While this trio might originally be from Colorado, their time in Brooklyn has been well spent. Does You Inspire You? is a hipster-friendly mix of ‘80s nostalgia and pop hooks that just skirts the edge of irony. This remastered edition of their debut features two new tracks, but strives to keep the original album’s balance between trendy and inventive.
Let’s talk inventive first. When Chairlift are good, they’re phenomenal. Opener “Garbage” is righteous and innovative, sounding like PJ Harvey fronting for Al Gore (“So much garbage will never ever decay / And all your garbage will outlive you one day”). It’s a melancholy opening move that might give the wrong impression—nowhere else does Chairlift sound so subdued, or so bold. Elsewhere, songs like the bluesy “I Don’t Give a Damn” truly save Chairlift from being run-of-the-mill indie, with lead singer Caroline Polachek pushing herself to try something complex and different....full text |
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