Moth (album)
2016 studio album by Chairlift
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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]
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| Released | January 22, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
| Studio | Chairlift Studio, Brooklyn, New York City | |||
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| Label | Columbia | |||
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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
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Look Up" | Caroline Polachek | Chairlift |
| 2:14 |
| 2. | "Polymorphing" | Polachek | Chairlift |
| 4:43 |
| 3. | "Romeo" | Polachek | Chairlift |
| 3:08 |
| 4. | "Ch-Ching" |
| Chairlift |
| 3:47 |
| 5. | "Crying in Public" | Polachek |
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| 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 |
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| 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
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] | 7 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] | 32 |