Chairlift, Darlings of the iPod, Release Debut LP and Hit Up EU

If you've seen those recent television commercials hawking the color-coded wares of the new range of iPod Nanos, then you've heard the music of New-York-by-way-of-Colorado trio Chairlift. Hailing from the same Brooklynite set as MGMT, Mixel Pixel, and Yeasayer, Chairlift fuse '80s power-balladry, retrofuturist synth squelch, and country twang together in a not-half-charming fashion.

Chairlift recently released their debut LP, Does You Inspire You, which features not just "Bruises," the cute tune used to shill MP3 players, but a host of other charmed pop-songs. Having just supported Yeasayer on a short jaunt through the America, Chairlift will be plugging their album's release in Europe (where it came out this week) with a seven-country, 22-date tour through November.

Chairlift's Euro Dates:
November 8: Prague, Czech Republic - Archa Theatre
November 9: Regensburg, Germany - Helmet Club
November 10: Cologne, Germany - Tsunami
November 11: Dudingen, Germany - Bad Bonn Club
November 12: Munich, Germany - Rote Sonne
November 13: Vienna, Austria - Transporter
November 14: Dresden, Germany - Beatpol
November 15: Berlin, Germany - Bang Bang Club
November 16: Brussels, Belgium - Old Bellevue Brewery
November 17: London, England - Wilmington Arms
November 18: London, England - Dublin Castle (Fandango)
November 19: Brighton, England - Coalition Club NME
November 20: Nottingham, England - Social Radar Night
November 21: Manchester, England - Retro Bar
November 22: Dublin, Ireland - Crawdaddy
November 23: Cork, Ireland - Cyprus Avenue
November 24: Liverpool, England - Magnet
November 25: London, England - Madam Jo Jo's
November 26: London, England - KoKo
November 27: Paris, France - Fleche D'Or
November 29: London, England - Showcase
November 30: London, England - Proud Galleries

Photo © [Ross Fraser]