Chvrches

any more details about the album Brad?

yeah that Cid Rim mix is great.

The elpee doesn't come out until the 30th September, does it? Long wait.

Fwiw, I haven't listened to the EP all that much, but it's perked my interest enough to check the album out when it's out.

when will the abuse of consonants end please tell me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mTRvJ9fugM

any more details about the album Brad?

it's like the singles but times 12; i'm not as in love with it as i thought i'd be but it's still really lovely

also the bloke sings too much

I almost saw them last month but then didn't for some reason. Really love the singles but don't know if I could handle a whole album of that? Hmm.

http://www.nme.com/news/chvrches/72677

I am going to see them tonight!

Have fun! I mean, really, who could hate this stuff?

Thanks, I'm pretty excited!

I was just listening to them in the car!
I tried to stream the album on NPR but it kept failing >:(

I mean, really, who could hate this stuff?

― I have gathered no gaudy flowers of speech in other men's gardens (dowd), Tuesday, September 17, 2013 7:34 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

surprised at how much i hate this stuff tbh! vocals seem particularly awful?

v weak vocals but i guess thats the appeal to some?

feel like i like other similar indie dance stuff with weak vocals like YACHT or whatever... mb that's more deadpan or something

Yeah, I mean obviously people can hate this stuff just fine. I suppose it's on the fey side? You think with a more powerful voice you would like it more?

Solid album but the first thing I ever heard by this lot was The Mother Will Share and there's nothing to touch it. Haim they are not.

i felt the same way about "gun" at first but it's now apparent to me that "night sky" is the best thing on here

really REALLY hate the dude vocals

"night sky" and "we sink" really

very enjoyable album IMO, very in the vein of Purity Ring

xp cosign on the dude vocals, the bleating on "under the tide" is horrible

honestly I don't remember the dude vocals

The mother we share is great. The vocals are rough but every time I hear a bit of her scottish accent in it all is forgiven.

Having heard the dude vocals now, I feel like ppl are looking for reasons to hate them?

I like "The Mother We Share", but it was "Lies" that really grabbed me initially. I wouldn't claim that every song on the album is of equal intensity or immediacy, but I think it's a great debut by a really promising band. Frightened Rabbits + Robyn, or a post-indie version of Berlin, or something. The hype, such as it is, is absolutely fine with me.

http://s8.postimg.org/os01f2p91/perpetua.png

lmaoo

It seems like just about everyone on this thread has a different favorite song, despite the album basically operating in the same tiny box all the way through. Mine's still Recover.

this genre of music was started by Telepathe in 2008, i think

They were pretty great last week btw and one of my favorite songs was one one of the dudes sang. He was a crazy dancer. Everyone at the show was like 12.

OK maybe like 20 but man it was a YOUNG crowd which is not surprising at all it was just something I noticed.

ha that's like the exact opposite of the PSB crowd, where I am pretty sure the median age was 47

Can confirm both of you; I seem to only go to shows nowadays where the crowd is way younger or way older than me

oh for the days when 47 was way older than me ;_;

http://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2013/sep/30/chvrches-lauren-mayberry-online-misogyny

Just went from liking this band to loving this band.

It's heart-sinking that this is part of the job of a woman in a band now. Obviously sexism isn't new but the task of combing through social media interactions every day, knowing that it will contain shit like that, is.

can't wrap my head around the fact that this band is so under-appreciated here. not that they're great or anything but we share our mother and gun are eprfect pop songs.

"The Mother We Share" might be my Single of the Year.

Love them. Maybe my album of the year. Top three for sure.

i like the album a lot but - and i assume i am in the minority here - i feel like Purity Ring does it better.

Recover is my favorite jam (tho Mother is great), and i don't mind when the dude sings.

Need to listen to the album more. Mother and Lies have made the final cut onto my 'drivetime classix' cds i.e. ones to belt out in the car

Hurricanes (chvrches remix) by Ms Mr is good and chvrchesy too

On paper this Knife-aping vaguely indie pop is designed for me but I just can't get into them, and I'm a fan of Nikki And The Dove.

this album is very hit-or-miss for me but I'm digging parts of it more than I thought I would.

My god is their "Bela Lugosi's Dead" cover a steaming pile.

Haven't heard it. Is it worse than Lorde's cover of "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"?

Differently so, but yes. But DJP likes it and my soul hurts a little. It's streaming at Stereogum if you want to hear it.

I voted for "Mother We Share" in the EOY poll, largely on the strength of this unnominated waning summer remix:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZIA7H24F48

<3 <3 <3

Listened to Screen Violence because this thread resurfaced and I'm so glad I did. I only cared for about four tracks from their previous output, but this album is top-to-bottom excellent.

I liked most of the first album and it felt like diminishing returns since. They did have that good single with Wednesday Campanella, after the last album, that introduced me to them. Though after that there was that big single with Marshmello (still their most Spotify plays by far) so I really had no clue where they were headed.

Screen Violence is so good I'm going to have to revisit the in between albums. Feels like a lock for my 2021 #1.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNtMdNc0Qaw

was sad that i had to miss this show bc i was out of town. suddenly thankful for people who hold their phone up for the whole show. "violent delights" is incredible live

speaking of the 1975 and Chvrches:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEdRhmBx8IU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HYI26sG8u0

i didn't go to the funeral
heard you cry on the phone
your voice was so beautiful
and now i need to let it go

And some of them arе not our friends
And some of them arе still our friends, but dead

Oh, I already posted that one already.

And it feels like the weight is too much to carry
I should quit, maybe go get married

also brings the tears

saw them live on wednesday, and the new material is quite spectacular live. the venue was large and besides “science/visions,” not much of the older stuff could fill the room like that

“how not to drown,” “violent delights,” “better if you don’t,” and especially “asking for a friend” went fucking hard

wanted to see this show but the tickets were like maybe about $20 too expensive ;_;

no release date yet but something called "OVER" appears to be coming soon:

OVER – Coming 2023.https://t.co/wJ8BeWn6WT pic.twitter.com/wQAbiyoYwW

— CHVRCHES (@CHVRCHES) February 9, 2023

seems like it's a new single, maybe even with a new album on the way already? looking forward to whatever it is

"coming 2023" i.e. settle in for a six-month+ rollout. nevertheless, stoked.

Just this one song being released, apparently. Have not started on an album yet.

OVER – OUT 24 FEB 
A brief reprieve from the horrors of CHV4, we finished a new song and couldn’t wait to share it with you.

Pre-save it here: https://t.co/wJ8BeWn6WT pic.twitter.com/JzzAg6V2bJ

— CHVRCHES (@CHVRCHES) February 14, 2023

"CHV4" being the last album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkEbEYoAwe4

"over" is fine but a big step down from the last album. notably co-written/produced by oscar holter ("run away with me", "blinding lights", many other hits of varying quality) & matthew koma (about half of crj's kiss). at least it's better than some of their previous big pop moves like "miracles" and the marshmello song. seems to just be a one off based on this interview: https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/chvrches-interview-over-single-island-records-feature-1235259499/

I like it a lot, but am still digesting it. I need to go back and re-listen to the Screen Violence bonus tracks as well. I wasn't fond of those when the deluxe edition came out, but I'm wondering if that just wasn't some kind of knee-jerk reaction.

https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/chvrches-interview-over-single-island-records-feature-1235259499/

Oh wait - didn't realize that I clicked on your interview, read it, and thought "that'd be a good thing to share with ilx."

"Screaming" was the best of the Screen Violence bonus tracks, better than a couple that made the album, but largely I think they made the right choices with what they left off

"over" is a solid one-off, feels like screen violence lyrics sung over something from every open eye

i think i'm just a big fan now tho so i no longer trust myself

yeah my problem is just it's good and not great like screen violence was

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikLc9_0TJ-w

All I can think of is the absolute agony associated with holding your arms up for 2:30 minutes straight

I'm betting that wasn't the first time she tried that.

Solo tour!

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cu7Qi_Mrmq3/

This year is the 10th anniversary of the first CHVRCHES album. I met Iain and Martin when I was 23 — a little baby of a person, in hindsight. Looking back on what we’ve achieved together, so much of it doesn’t feel real or even possible. Thank you to every person who has been a part of that.

I am so proud of all the chapters our band has been able to have and I am so grateful to my bandmates for taking me on that journey with them. We are all confident that the CHVRCHES story has many more pages yet to be written.

For now, though, I am excited / terrified / bewildered to tell you that I have been working on my first ever solo music and will be able to start sharing it soon.

For a long time, I couldn’t imagine ever doing anything outside of CHVRCHES. Since I was 15 years old, I have always, only, ever been in a band. I always wanted so badly to belong somewhere — to be one of the boys, and to fit in. But as I sail / stumble through this era of my life (your 20s really do go by in a flash, kids), it has started to feel like there are things I want to write and say and do that need to be done on my own.

Thank you for being kind to us and for giving me the opportunity to do this. The first headline shows are now announced and on sale at 10am local tomorrow in the US and Monday in Europe. I guess here we fucking go?!

First track from the upcoming Lauren Mayberry album. Gorgeous piano ballad. The official video premiers at 12:45pm ET.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMhnoRR935o

really lovely ;_; gonna have to try to see one of her solo shows out of pure curiosity

her solo show was SOOOOOOOO good, i cannot wait for this record to come out

Seeing her in Boston tonight, and enjoying the fact that I really don't know what to expect.

oooh so im assuming the rest of her solo stuff is good? if the album is anywhere near as wonderful as "Are You Awake?" then this could really be something. I've been playing that track over and over.

i listened to some live recordings and the main reference points are 80s madonna (she's even covering "like a prayer") and pretty hate machine (surprisingly enough), it all sounds pretty good

In concert, at least, the other songs were all much more upbeat than "Are You Awake?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN5171u8a1Q