Chairlift in a Mac Ad

It’s always fun for us here when a band we supported early on ends up in a Mac commercial.  It's happened a bunch, most recently with the Ting Tings (and a little known fact is that KCRW DJ/ Music Supervisor Liza Richardson placed Jet's song “Are You Gonna Be My Girl” in the iPod ad that launched their career).

The newest band is Chairlift, you know, “I tried to do handstands for you…” -- it’s catchy and sweet and really grabs your attention. Nic first played that song in July 2007 off a demo. His girlfriend was at a show and liked it so much she grabbed the CD for him. Bands out there – it just goes to show, you never know who is going to be in the audience! It’s another one of those “this is how you get on KCRW” stories.

He’s been playing “Bruises” again so keep an ear out for it and other new bands he is digging at the moment, including Australia’s Boat People, The Peth (Super Furry Animals drummer Dafydd Ieuan along with Rhys Ifans, Dic Ben, Kris Jenkins and Mick Hilton), Courteeners (a tip from our guest DJ Morrissey), and local singer Emily Wells.

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