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| Released | January 22, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
| Studio | Chairlift Studio, Brooklyn, New York City | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
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Moth is the third and final full-length album by American indie band Chairlift, released in the United States via Columbia Records on January 22, 2016. [5] The album art was created by NYC visual artist Rebecca Bird. [6]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.1/10 [7] |
| Metacritic | 73/100 [8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [9] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10 [10] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [11] |
| Spin | 8/10 [12] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [13] |
Before being released, Consequence of Sound , Pitchfork , Stereogum , and Billboard included Moth in their lists of most anticipated albums of 2016, and it has received generally favorable reviews. [14] [15] [16] [17] Brooklyn Magazine named the album its "Album of the Month" for January 2016. [18]
Moth received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73, based on 21 reviews,which indicates "generally favorable reviews". [19] Writing for Allmusic , Tim Sendra characterized Moth as "an album that amplifies the pop aspects of Something and blows it out into a sometimes brilliant listening experience." [9] In a positive review for Exclaim! , Stephen Carlick wrote that "with Moth, Chairlift make a strong claim to being one of pop music's best songwriting teams, with the production and vocal chops to bring their compositions fully and vibrantly to life." [10] Rolling Stone praised the album as "a record where love, music and love for music come together beautifully." [20]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Look Up" | Caroline Polachek | Chairlift |
| 2:14 |
| 2. | "Polymorphing" | Polachek | Chairlift |
| 4:43 |
| 3. | "Romeo" | Polachek | Chairlift |
| 3:08 |
| 4. | "Ch-Ching" |
| Chairlift |
| 3:47 |
| 5. | "Crying in Public" | Polachek |
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| 4:28 |
| 6. | "Ottawa to Osaka" | Polachek | Chairlift |
| 4:55 |
| 7. | "Moth to the Flame" | Polachek | Chairlift |
| 2:57 |
| 8. | "Show U Off" | Polachek | Chairlift |
| 3:32 |
| 9. | "Unfinished Business" | Polachek | Chairlift |
| 4:33 |
| 10. | "No Such Thing as Illusion" | Polachek |
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| 6:26 |
| Total length: | 40:43 | ||||
Notes
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Additional musicians
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| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [21] | 7 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [22] | 32 |
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