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Boulder, Colorado, United States (2005 – present)

Chairlift is an electropop band which formed in 2005 in Boulder, Colorado, United States. The band consists of Caroline Polachek (vocals, keyboards), Aaron Pfenning (guitar, synths, vocals) and Patrick Wimberly (keyboards, drums).

The band formed in Boulder, Colorado in early 2006 to make live music for haunted houses. Frequenting the Broker Inn on the edge of town for empty late-night jazz shows, Caroline Polachek, Aaron Pfenning and Patrick Wimberly were mystified by the 1980’s faux-gothic architecture, oak-cabinet aquariums, vacant dancefloors, fake trees, crystal chandeliers and dark velveteen booths. The inn provided them with the ideal setting for a new breed of pop: a place where subtle clashes blossomed into uncanny pleasures.

Relocating to Brooklyn in the summer of 2006, the trio continued on to develop a hypnotic yet tongue-in-cheek style, playing shows around Brooklyn and the Lower East Side with a thriving society of experimental pop magicians including MGMT, Yeasayer, Suckers, and Mixel Pixel.

‘Evident Utensil’, released on 7” vinyl featuring a remix by MGMT, marks Chairlift’s first release on Kanine. Chairlift unleashed their first full-length album on Kanine Records on September 30th, 2008.

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Endolith wrote:
Saturday evening

@Music: WTF @Chick singer: OMG

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Morbiquam wrote:
Saturday morning

The Juan Maclean remix is very good.

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moodymat wrote:
last week

bruises ist bisher der erste song der mir von chairlift aufgefallen ist, aber auf anhieb auch super gefällt, wäre schön wenn da noch mehr in der art kommen würde ;-)

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pinepeach wrote:
last week

thats so awesome, I need to write a random chairlift line on a wall somewhere!

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Jose_fine wrote:
9 days ago

" All those frozen strawberries I used to chill your bruising knees " is written on the wall of our restroom in our school :-)

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MarcKass wrote:
last month

bruises <3

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Jangrafess wrote:
last month

you were amazing last night. Loved every moment

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Indieooo wrote:
last month

ilovebruisessss.

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a_dot_s wrote:
last month

I LOVE CHAIRLIFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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radiozak wrote:
last month

Hi! Song: Bruises is this week's Powerplay at Student Radio Żak of Technical University of Lodzi. Keep on rocking! :)

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MidnightScript wrote:
last month

Love Bruises and Evident Utensil <3

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Dtremendous wrote:
last month

Love it!!

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Un1bomber wrote:
last month

Bonnaroo 09!!! Great cover of Sexual Seduction :D

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thefirstpriest wrote:
last month

Disappointed too ._.

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solid snake wrote:
last month

Disappointed by their live performance yesterday...

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pandadede wrote:
last month

great vocal.

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vivacious_kate wrote:
last month

They opened for the Killers in Orlando and rocked! Glad I got to hear them live.

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htmlrulezd00d_ wrote:
September 2009

love em

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pinepeach wrote:
September 2009

just saw them in DC, fun times :D

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xoxsaramarie wrote:
September 2009

getting more and more into them. <3

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