Seconds into the start of “I Belong In Your Arms,” Chairlift‘s new single briefly mimics the rapid-fire beat of Michael Sembello’s “Maniac” from Flashdance, before venturing into territory reminiscent of Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere” as sung by a clearly enunciating Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins rather than Christine McVie. The track amazingly manages to be both propulsively upbeat and dreamy.

“I Belong In Your Arms” is taken from Something, the first new album from the Brooklyn-based band in three years, following the 2010 departure of founding member Aaron Pfenning. Checking into Chairlift’s new set, it’s obvious Caroline Polachek and Patrick Wimberly have big love for the ’80s, but theirs is not a whole-cloth co-option of music from the Me Decade. Instead, Chairlift pulls from seemingly disparate musical threads — sounds that together in any other hands would likely clash — and weave them seamlessly in, out, and around their own original sound.

In “I Belong In Your Arms,” for instance, besides the previously mentioned references, listen for Polachek’s spot-on Robert Smith cry and some early decade dub. “I Belong In Your Arms” is also iTunes’ Single of the Week, which means it’s free for a few more hours. Which also means you’ve no excuse for it not to be in your ears.

Free download of Chairlift – “I Belong In Your Arms” via iTunes.