Monday, January 16, 2012

Chairlift - Does You Inspire You

I picked this up cheap a while back, after hearing "Evident Utensil" on a mix cd, and have finally got around to listening to it over the last few days after noticing that Chairlift are playing at laneway festival this year. Most of the rest of the album isn't as loopy and chipper as "Evident Utensil" (although other highlight "Bruises" is) - most of the songs have a bit of a spacey feel, other components in the mix being some droney elements, dashes of slightly 60ish pop, a bit of 90s-type post-shoegaze indie (eg mid-period Lush, Feline, early Drugstore) - and overall it's a bit uneven, though it has its moments.