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2016 studio album by Chairlift
Moth
Released January 22, 2016 (2016-01-22 ) Recorded 2014–2015 Studio Chairlift Studio, Brooklyn, New York City
Genre
Label
Columbia
Producer
"Ch-Ching" Released: October 14, 2015
[1]
"Romeo" Released: November 30, 2015
[2]
"Crying In Public" Released: January 8, 2016
[3]
"Moth To The Flame" Released: January 13, 2016
[4]
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]
Critical reception
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]
Track listing
Moth
[5] Title Lyrics Music Producer(s) 1. "Look Up"
Caroline Polachek
Chairlift 2:14 2. "Polymorphing" Polachek Chairlift 4:43 3. "Romeo" Polachek Chairlift Wimberly Polachek Cecil Frena
[a] 3:08 4. "Ch-Ching" Chairlift 3:47 5. "Crying in Public" Polachek Chairlift Joey Postiglione 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 Chairlift David "Dj" Ginyard Postiglione Kurt Feldman Patrick South 6:26 Total length: 40:43
Notes
^[a] signifies an additional producer.
Personnel
Chairlift
Caroline Polachek – vocals (all tracks), synthesizer (1–3, 5–10), bass (2, 4, 5, 7),
bongos (2, 7), drums (2, 4, 7); horn,
shaker (2);
castanets , violin (6);
engineering , percussion (7); piano (8),
oboe , snare drum (9)
Patrick Wimberly – engineering (all tracks); drums (1–4, 8, 10), guitar (1, 2, 5, 8, 9),
marimba (1), horn (2, 4, 10), percussion (2, 7–9), synthesizer (2–10), vocals (2–4), acoustic guitar (3), bass (4–6, 9);
autoharp , cymbals (7);
programming (7, 8, 10)
Additional musicians
Danny Meyer – saxophone (1, 2, 4, 8, 10)
David Ginyard – bass (2, 8, 10)
Joey Postiglione – guitar (2, 5), synthesizer (10)
Kurt Feldman – guitar (2, 10)
John Lake – trumpet (2)
Miles B.A. Robinson – speaker (3)
Robin Hannibal – bass (4), drums (4, 7, 8); keyboards, percussion (4, 8)
Juri Onuki – speaker (6)
Emily Holden – violin (6)
Joel Van Dijk – guitar (7, 8)
Dustin Schletzer – snare drum (9)
Technical
Chris Gehringer –
mastering
Jaycen Joshua –
mixing (1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Mick Guzauski – mixing (2, 7, 9, 10)
Tom Elmhirst – mixing (5)
Jake Aron – engineering
Miles B.A. Robinson – engineering
Yale Yng-Wong – engineering
Rob Cohen – engineering (4, 7, 8)
Maddox Chhim – engineering assistance (1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Ryan Kaul – engineering assistance (1, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Chad Wilson – engineering assistance (4, 8)
Joe Visciano – engineering assistance (5)
Charts
References
^ Michelle Geslani (October 14, 2015).
"Chairlift premiere new song "Ch-Ching" — listen" .
Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 2016-01-02 .
^ Evan Minsker (November 30, 2015).
"Chairlift Share New Single "Romeo" " . Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-01-02 .
^ Breihan, Tom (8 January 2016).
"Chiarlift - "Crying In Public", January 8, 2016" . Stereogum.com . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^ Claymore, Gabriella Tully (13 January 2016).
"Chairlift - "Moth To The Flame", January 13, 2016" . Stereogum.com . Retrieved 19 February 2023 .
^
a
b Jazz Monroe (January 1, 2016).
"Chairlift Detail New Album Moth" .
Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2016-01-02 .
^ Caroline Polachek (January 24, 2016).
"Moth Album Art by Rebecca Bird" .
Twitter . Retrieved 2017-05-31 .
^
"Moth by Chairlift reviews | Any Decent Music" . www.anydecentmusic.com . Retrieved 1 November 2016 .
^
"Reviews for Moth by Chairlift" .
Metacritic . January 26, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-26 .
^
a
b Sendra, Tim (January 26, 2016).
"Moth - Chairlift" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 2016-01-26 .
^
a
b Carlick, Stephen (January 20, 2016).
"Chairlift - Moth" .
Exclaim! . Retrieved January 20, 2016 .
^ Zevolli, Giuseppe (January 26, 2016).
"Chairlift - Moth" .
Drowned in Sound . Archived from
the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016 .
^ Andrew Unterberger (January 26, 2016).
"Review: On 'Moth,' Chairlift Are Indeed That Kind of Band, Mama" .
Spin . Retrieved 2016-01-27 .
^ Brad Nelson (January 20, 2016).
"Chairlift: Moth" .
Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2016-01-28 .
^ Consequence of Sound Staff (December 28, 2015).
"The 50 Most Anticipated Albums of 2016" .
Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 2016-01-02 .
^ Pitchfork staff (January 12, 2016).
"The 27 Albums We're Most Excited for in 2016" .
Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 2016-01-15 .
^ Stereogum staff (December 28, 2015).
"The 101 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2016" .
Stereogum . Retrieved 2016-01-02 .
^ Chris Payne (December 25, 2015).
"10 Rock/Alternative Albums to Get You Amped For 2016: St. Lucia, Chairlift and Beyond" .
Billboard . Retrieved 2016-01-02 .
^ Caitlin White (January 1, 2016).
"Album of the Month: Chairlift's Moth" .
Brooklyn Magazine . Retrieved 2016-01-03 .
^
"Moth – Chairlift" .
Metacritic .
CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 15, 2016 .
^ Jon Dolan (January 26, 2016).
"Chairlift's New Album:Moth" .
Rolling Stone . Retrieved 2016-01-29 .
^
"Chairlift Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^
"Chairlift Chart History (Top Rock Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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