In 2008, Polachek formed Girl Crisis choir with twelve other female singers, including members of Au Revoir Simone and Class Actress. In addition, she directed the album's music videos, including 'Amanaemonesia', and 'I Belong in Your Arms'. Polachek and Wimberly went on as a duo to write and produce their second studio album Something (2012) alongside producers Dan Carey and Alan Moulder. That year, the band released their first EP, Daylight Savings, which was followed by their debut studio album Does You Inspire You in 2008. They relocated to New York, where Polachek studied art at New York University, and were joined by Patrick Wimberly in early 2007. Polachek founded the band Chairlift with musician Aaron Pfenning after the pair met during her sophomore year at the University of Colorado.

Career 2006–2012: Career beginnings, Chairlift, and collaborative work She played in a couple of bands in high school and college. Mike Patton of Faith No More once personally walked her into a show at the Knitting Factory when her fake ID was rejected. As a teenager, she began traveling to New York to attend concerts, which were a mix of post-hardcore emo, DIY punk and jazz shows. Polachek recounts her early exposure to traditional Japanese songs and anime themes as being influential on her musical education. She describes herself as 'a very hyperactive kid' and said that they would play Enya at their respective houses to calm her senses. She was a synthesizer player from a young age as her father gave her a Yamaha keyboard to dissuade her from being disruptive on the piano. Her family relocated to Tokyo, Japan, where she lived between the ages of one and six, and later settled in Greenwich, Connecticut, where Polachek started singing choir in the third grade. Polachek was born in Manhattan, New York City, on June 20, 1985, to James Montel Polachek (1944–2020), a scholar in Chinese history and trained classical musician, and Elizabeth Allan.

Polachek has worked extensively with other artists, collaborating with Blood Orange, Fischerspooner, Charli XCX, Oneohtrix Point Never and Flume, as well as writing material for Beyoncé (' No Angel'). In 2023, Polachek released Desire, I Want to Turn Into You which became her first record to enter the charts in multiple territories and earned her a Grammy nomination. Her debut studio album, Pang (2019), featured an avant-pop sound and was released to critical acclaim, with the single ' So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings' receiving viral attention.

The duo emerged from the late-2000s Brooklyn music scene with the sleeper hit 'Bruises'.įollowing her time in the band, she worked on the solo projects Ramona Lisa and CEP before embarking on a career under her own name after Chairlift disbanded in 2017. Raised in Connecticut, Polachek co-founded the indie pop band Chairlift while studying at the University of Colorado. Caroline Elizabeth Polachek (born June 20, 1985) is an American singer, producer, and songwriter.

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