Moth (album) explained
| Moth |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Chairlift |
| Cover: | Chairlift - Moth.png |
| Recorded: | 2014–2015 |
| Studio: | Chairlift Studio, Brooklyn, New York City |
| Genre: |
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| Label: | Columbia |
| Producer: |
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| Prev Title: | Something |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
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.[1] The album art was created by NYC visual artist Rebecca Bird.[2]
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.[3] [4] [5] [6] Brooklyn Magazine named the album its "Album of the Month" for January 2016.[7]
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".[8] 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." 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." Rolling Stone praised the album as "a record where love, music and love for music come together beautifully."[9]
Track listing
Notes
- 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)
Notes and References
- Web site: Chairlift Detail New Album Moth. Jazz Monroe. January 1, 2016. Pitchfork Media. 2016-01-02.
- Web site: Moth Album Art by Rebecca Bird . Caroline Polachek . January 24, 2016. Twitter. 2017-05-31.
- Web site: The 50 Most Anticipated Albums of 2016. Consequence of Sound Staff. December 28, 2015. Consequence of Sound. 2016-01-02.
- Web site: The 27 Albums We're Most Excited for in 2016. January 12, 2016. Pitchfork staff. Pitchfork Media. 2016-01-15.
- Web site: The 101 Most Anticipated Albums Of 2016 . December 28, 2015. Stereogum staff. Stereogum. 2016-01-02.
- Web site: 10 Rock/Alternative Albums to Get You Amped For 2016: St. Lucia, Chairlift and Beyond. Chris Payne. December 25, 2015. Billboard. 2016-01-02.
- Web site: Album of the Month: Chairlift's Moth. Caitlin White. January 1, 2016. 2016-01-03. Brooklyn Magazine.
- Web site: Moth – Chairlift . . December 15, 2016.
- Web site: Chairlift's New Album:Moth. Rolling Stone. January 26, 2016. Jon Dolan. 2016-01-29.
