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Chairlift Streaming New Single 'Romeo'

12/03/2015
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(Columbia) Pop duo Chairlift has released their second single "Romeo, which is a track off their forthcoming album Moth will be released both physically and digitally on January 22, 2016 via Columbia Records.

As to "Romeo", the unique song is based on the Greek myth of Atalanta, a heroine abandoned at birth who becomes an excellent runner: her father hears of her prowess and demands that she return to society to marry, however, she refuses and proudly announces that she'll only marry a man who can beat her in a foot race, and will behead those who lose. After hundreds have been killed and no winner emerges, a suitor named Melanion finally beats her in the race by throwing golden apples into her path to distract her, crossing the finish line first. "Romeo" is essentially told from the point of view of the braggadocio Atalanta, as her last race is about to start; hence the arrogant and aggressive nature.

Producer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wimberly describes that while in the nascent stages of "Romeo", he and Caroline "started building a groove and it felt like a running beat. Caroline wanted the lyrics to stay true to that idea."

When asked to describe the songwriting of "Romeo," frontwoman Caroline Polachek recalls, "I started studying opera two years ago, and immediately fell in love with Handel. I tried to channel that same stately, baroque feeling in the chorus of "Romeo".

Stream "Romeo" here.

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