Something (Chairlift album)

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]

Something
Studio album by
Chairlift
ReleasedJanuary 24, 2012 (2012-01-24)
Genre
Length41:39
Label
ProducerDan 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]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sidewalk Safari"
  • Kurt Feldman
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

[7]

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[8]
Review scores
SourceRating
The 4058/10[9]
The A.V. ClubA-[10]
Boston Phoenix [11]
Consequence of Sound[12]
Electric Banana[13]
Glide Magazine[14]
musicOMH[15]
NME7/10[16]
Pitchfork8/10[17]
PopMatters7/10[18]
Slant Magazine [19]
Spin7/10[20]
Sputnikmusic(great)[21]

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.[22]

The album was listed 9th on Stereogum's list of top 50 albums of 2012.[23]

I Belong In Your Arms was ranked 95th tracks in the 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far in 2014 by Pitchfork.[24]

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 45
Belgian Alternative Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 38
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 131
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[28] 15
US Billboard 200[29] 184
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[30] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[31] 29
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[32] 47
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gollark: Then the rest of the initial wave will be sloewd.
gollark: First purchasers put it up 100 shards.
gollark: It's self-correcting, I just realised, ish.
gollark: If it does, it'll probably be fixed within a few weeks.

References
  1. Chris Coplan (October 13, 2011). "Chairlift readies Something for sophomore album". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2011-10-16.
  2. Michael Cragg (October 20, 2011). "New Music: Chairlift - Sidewalk Safari". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
  3. Michael Cragg (March 2, 2012). "New music: Chairlift – Met Before". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  4. Alex Hudson (October 13, 2011). "Chairlift announce sophomore album". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  5. Laura Studarus (October 13, 2011). "Chairlift Announce New Album, "Something"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  6. Natasha Moningka (September 7, 2011). "Watch: Chairlift's "Amanaemonesia" Music Video". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  7. "Chairlift Something CD Album". CD Universe. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  8. "Something by Chairlift". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. Tom Jowett (January 20, 2012). "Chairlift-Something". The 405. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  10. Chris Martins (January 30, 2012). "Chairlift: Something". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2012-01-30.
  11. "Chairlift - Something". Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  12. Paul De Revere (January 20, 2012). "Album Review: Chairlift – Something". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  13. Pete Huxley (January 21, 2012). "Chairlift – Something". Electric Banana. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  14. Jeffrey Taylor (January 20, 2012). "CD Review: Chairlift Something". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  15. Martyn Young (January 23, 2012). "Chairlift - Something". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  16. "Chairlift - 'Something'". NME. January 20, 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  17. Matthew Perpetua (January 20, 2012). "Chairlift: Something". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2012-01-24.
  18. Matt James (February 2, 2012). "Chairlift: Something". PopMatters. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  19. "Slant review".
  20. Dan Weiss (January 2012). "Chairlift 'Something'". Spin. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  21. Tom Monaghan (January 22, 2012). "Chairlift: Something". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2012-01-23.
  22. "Something - Chairlift". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
  23. "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2012". 5 December 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  24. "The 200 Best Tracks of the Decade So Far (2010-2014)". 18 August 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  25. "Australiancharts.com – Chairlift – Something". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  26. "Chairlift – Something" (in Dutch). Ultratop Flanders. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  27. Chart Log UK: "CHART: CLUK Update 4.02.2012 (wk4)". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  28. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  29. "Chairlift Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  30. "Chairlift Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  31. "Chairlift Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
  32. "Chairlift Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
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