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CMU Approved
Approved: Chairlift – Ch-Ching
By Andy Malt | Published on Monday 19 October 2015
Last week, Chairlift announced that they will release their third album, ‘Moth’, at the beginning of next year. And what album announcement is complete without some new music? Not even one, that’s what.
‘Ch-Ching’ isn’t exactly new music though, having featured in the duo’s live sets since 2013. But hearing it in its studio form – rather than via crappy phone-filmed YouTube videos – is a shift in quality that is as eye-opening as the song’s brightly-coloured video.
The duo’s Patrick Wimberly explains that the song is “an experiment in combinations that began by banging on my living room coffee table, layering drastically different grooves, and forcing them to work together… a Sunday morning impulse that pretty much reflects manic New York life”.
Bandmate Caroline Polachek adds that lyrically it’s about “that moment of disbelief when you’re confronted with a huge opportunity or stroke of luck, and you take it and run with it – pumped full of adrenaline, but you pretend it is business as usual. It’s the kind of miracle people move to NYC for. The audition you didn’t think you’d get, the lie that accidentally works brilliantly, finding a $100 bill on the sidewalk”.
So, there you go. This song is like finding a $100 bill. Watch the video here:
