On New LP ‘Moth,’ Chairlift Is Drawn to the Flame of New York City

Moth is Chairlift’s “New York” record. In interviews promoting the new album, out January 22 on Columbia, the Brooklyn-based, Colorado-born duo’s Caroline Polachek says they called the record Moth because it’s about a “soft thing in a hard place.” It’s symbolism any bright-eyed NYC transplant can understand; being drawn to the city’s bright lights, only to be hardened by its harsh winters, brutal cost of living, and Hunger Games level of competition. But New York is a town that rewards survivors, and Polachek and Patrick Wimberly’s latest LP is the song of the victors. Chairlift’s music has always exuded a favorable mix of hip, catchy, and quirky, and on Moth, they seem to have come to terms with their vulnerabilities, their mastery manifesting itself as the kind of cool confidence the comes only with experience. …Read More