Chairlift joins Columbia's roster and embarks on huge tour of the US
From the press release: 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. Listen here: http://musicslut.blogspot.com/2008/10/world-of-b-sides-rarities-814.html
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.
Check out the bands new video for "Evident Utensil": http://pitchfork.tv/videos/chairlift-evident-utensil
To hear one of the new tracks from the album, "Le Flying Saucer Hat," go to Daytrotter: http://daytrotter.com/article/1566/chairlift
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
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RELATED LINKS
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/chairlift
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