Something (Chairlift album)

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Something
Something cover.jpg
Studio album by
Chairlift
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Genre
Length41:39
Label
Producer Dan Carey and Alan Moulder
Chairlift chronology
Does You Inspire You
(2008)		Something
(2012)		 Moth
(2016)
Singles from Something
  1. "Amanaemonesia"
    Released: August 16, 2011 [1]
  2. "Sidewalk Safari"
    Released: October 18, 2011 [2]
  3. "Met Before"
    Released: November 30, 2011 [3]

Something is the second full-length album by American indie band Chairlift in the United States via the 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]

Contents

In discussing the musical influences on the album, lead singer Caroline Polachek mentioned Strawberry Switchblade, Bill Nelson, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) and Art of Noise, along with black metal and Japanese classical music. [7]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [8]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club A− [9]
Boston Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [10]
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [11]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
NME 7/10 [13]
Pitchfork 8/10 [14]
PopMatters 7/10 [15]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [16]
Spin 7/10 [17]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg(great) [18]

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. [19]

The album was listed 9th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012. [20]

I Belong in Your Arms was ranked 95th tracks in the 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far in 2014 by Pitchfork. [21]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Chairlift (Caroline Polachek, Patrick Wimberly). Additional co-writers listed below

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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"
  • Jorge Elbrecht
3:58
7."Amanaemonesia" 5:00
8."Met Before" 2:54
9."Frigid Spring" 3:49
10."Turning"
  • Feldman
3:00
11."Guilty as Charged" 3:34
Total length:41:39
Something – Japanese edition (bonus track)
No.TitleLength
12."Grown Up Blues"3:18
13."Peculiar Paradise"4:57
14."Silica"3:30
15."I Belong In Your Arms (Japanese Version)"3:29
Total length:56:53

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [22] 45
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 38
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 3
UK Albums (OCC) [24] 131
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [25] 15
US Billboard 200 [26] 184
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [27] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [28] 29
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [29] 47

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References

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  2. 1 2 Michael Cragg (October 20, 2011). "New Music: Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari". The Guardian . Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  3. 1 2 Michael Cragg (March 2, 2012). "New music: Chairlift – Met Before". The Guardian . Retrieved 2012-03-06.
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