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Chairlift

Chairlift, the indie-pop trio whose "Bruises" became the soundtrack to the newest iPod nano commercial, packed Piano's in what became the most popular CMJ showcase on Wednesday night. "Last year, we played this same exact room and there were only two people in the audience," singer/keyboardist Caroline Polachek said. "One of the people became our manager, and the other was Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT." During their efficient five-song set they channeled the Zombies' psychedelia on "Garbage," and turned out the Björkish "Make Your Mind Up" and poppy new wave "Planet Health." As for the iPod ad, "Apple found us," Polachek says. "At first, we were like 'There's no way in hell they want us.' " DANIEL KREPS

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