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9.1
36431
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Angsty, dance-y, smart, and silly
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9.0
36340
9.0 |
The Fly
A joyous affair. Dark, bittersweet ballads, high-octane 80s electronics and innumerable hooks wrestle for centre stage, but the irrefutable star of the show is Polachek’s newly-unleashed vocal dexterity
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8.2
36338
8.2 |
Beats Per Minute
What we have on Something is Polachek and Patrick Wimberly sounding both confident and self-assured, and at the peak of their game
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8.0
36333
8.0 |
Pitchfork
In cutting away their baggage and hang-ups, Chairlift have opened themselves up to writing truly great pop
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8.0
36335
8.0 |
BBC
A confident, head-held-high reappraisal of the band’s MO, with the newly-promoted Wimberly a more than capable foil for Polachek’s songwriting smarts
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8.0
36341
8.0 |
DIY
Something’ is like a grand, multi-branched, ageing tree of 80s synth-pop, encompassing every variance of style and genre and recreating each classic movement with honour and aplomb
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8.0
36337
8.0 |
musicOMH
If anyone was intrigued but underwhelmed by Chairlift's debut then they will find much to be impressed with on a second album that is focused, coherent and, more importantly, absolutely chock full of excellent pop songs
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8.0
36345
8.0 |
Evening Standard
Uplifting, in every sense
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8.0
36364
8.0 |
Under The Radar
Their musical pendulum has swung away from the Knife-like ambience of debut album Does You Inspire You, and closer to pure 1980s bliss
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8.0
36511
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
If indie pop's most anticipated acts don't deliver in 2012, Something could end up a strong and satisfying default listen for forward-thinking pop fans
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8.0
36598
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Pillowy synths, soaring melodies and an equal affection for Blondie and T'Pau
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8.0
37180
8.0 |
Blurt
For a group that started off wanting to make background music for haunted houses, this is an enviable soundtrack of another size
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8.0
37375
8.0 |
Q
Unnervingly smart and catchy. Print edition only
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7.5
36691
7.5 |
Prefix
If this record is any indication of Chairlift's future endeavors, they're likely to be pop mainstays
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7.5
36509
7.5 |
The Quietus
An unexpected triumph, then, and proof that whatever doesn't kill hipster synthpop bands makes them stronger
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7.5
36386
7.5 |
Bowlegs
It’s a modern record built from the sounds of another time – flirting with the 80s has rarely sounded this good
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7.5
36344
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Where their first album felt laboured, its successor presents its charms in a way that’s assertive, unaffected, and most importantly, a lot of fun
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7.5
36339
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
When Something fires on all cylinders ... it showcases a duo that manages to make tunes that are both infectious and substantial – no easy task
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7.0
36336
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A killer synth-pop genre piece
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7.0
36466
7.0 |
NME
While Chairlift recreate the plastic decade with far less sonic sabotage than the majority of their peers, they don’t play the revivalist card entirely straight
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7.0
36470
7.0 |
Spin
[They can] deliver such full-bodied arena-pop cheese while remaining so cool and detached
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7.0
36710
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
It exists in a purgatory between exceedingly modern and blatantly nostalgic, and as a result, it ends up being an extremely slow burner
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7.0
36772
7.0 |
PopMatters
Lush, fragrant, bright, elegant
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7.0
36552
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Chairlift haven't so much redefined their sound as papered over the cracks with an added coat of emulsion for good measure
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7.0
36594
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Despite all the cascading synth lines and all the unusual percussive rhythms, Something simply could not be as effective without a singer as realized and confident as Caroline Polachek
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6.0
36473
6.0 |
Paste Magazine
A generally enjoyable, but nonetheless generally unremarkable next step for the band
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6.0
36538
6.0 |
The Guardian
A band stuck between rock and an art place
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4.0
36342
4.0 |
Uncut
For the most part, tired melodies and banal lyrics make for a disappointing collection. Print edition only
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