yeah, I don't doubt that they have a strong setlist (and they're generally good at choosing non-obvious covers, although I'm not sure how often they play them in concert)
― small doug yule carnival club (unregistered), Friday, 26 February 2016 22:43 (eight years ago) link
i have not seen the live in person but last year, or the year before, they played Coachella and they owned. sometimes acts get lost on the big stage but they had the audience in the palm of their hands. was really one of the highlights from the youtube feed.
― Bee OK, Saturday, 27 February 2016 03:52 (eight years ago) link
i was going to go to this show here in Los Angeles this week but i waited too long to buy tickets. now they are sold out and i'm so pissed.
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 12 April 2016 06:59 (seven years ago) link
So I have found out this is a one off show as they're playing Coachella
― Bee OK, Tuesday, 12 April 2016 19:37 (seven years ago) link
i might have to scalp tickets. i really, really want to see this show!
― Bee OK, Thursday, 14 April 2016 02:02 (seven years ago) link
as Coachella is out
― Bee OK, Thursday, 14 April 2016 02:04 (seven years ago) link
not sure if i will live blog this year.
Listening to their coachella set now. Mayberry's voice sounds less magical in the live context but is still awesome... better even.
― Treeship, Sunday, 17 April 2016 17:13 (seven years ago) link
Like she knows that live she really needs to sing powerfully to keep up with those pulsing multidimensional synths.
I think this band is better than most people who listen to them assume. Their sound is very accessible but pretty unique, and Mayberry is an incredible vocalist especially compared to other indie synth bands of similar renown.
― Treeship, Sunday, 17 April 2016 17:17 (seven years ago) link
These songs are all so good
― Treeship, Sunday, 17 April 2016 17:25 (seven years ago) link
(not at coachella btw.. Listening on sirius xm in a car in new jersey)
― Treeship, Sunday, 17 April 2016 17:28 (seven years ago) link
I'd say they're about tied with Kendrick as my fave new artist of the decade thus far.
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Sunday, 17 April 2016 17:34 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, they're definitely one of my favourite acts of the decade too, if not my favourite!
― WHERE'S JIM!? (Turrican), Wednesday, 20 April 2016 21:44 (seven years ago) link
Gotta post this today:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mJ4wedBN10
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Thursday, 21 April 2016 19:17 (seven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-2vYI7cnaQ
when_worlds_collide.mp3
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Thursday, 9 June 2016 18:47 (seven years ago) link
any of you ilx0rs see them in NYC this weekend? the show tonight was very solid IMO
― Sharkie, Monday, 17 October 2016 05:56 (seven years ago) link
Lauren just walked in to the bar where Im at. What to do, what to do
― calstars, Sunday, 11 December 2016 20:43 (seven years ago) link
I'd probably just leave her to get on with her night, tbh.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Sunday, 11 December 2016 20:52 (seven years ago) link
Yes. That's my plan exactly.
― calstars, Sunday, 11 December 2016 20:53 (seven years ago) link
Dave Stewart (yes, he of the Eurythmics) just recently posted a picture of himself in the studio with Chvrches... wonder if there's a new LP in the works and Stewart's working on it...
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Friday, 24 February 2017 23:15 (seven years ago) link
don't get the allure of this band at all
― akm, Saturday, 25 February 2017 04:23 (seven years ago) link
Synths pulsing in your face
― Treeship, Saturday, 25 February 2017 04:28 (seven years ago) link
The allure of this band is that they're the best new UK synthpop band since Pet Shop Boys debuted in the mid '80s, which for synthpop fans such as myself is obviously a great thing. They've released two excellent albums and can't wait for their third. Plus, unlike some other acts, such as The 1975, Chvrches are an example of '80s revivalism done well. No posers in this band.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Saturday, 25 February 2017 16:01 (seven years ago) link
i read that entire post thinking "there's no way turrican can resist mentioning the 1975... ah there it is"
― the raindrops and drop tops of lived, earned experience (BradNelson), Saturday, 25 February 2017 17:06 (seven years ago) link
Lauren Mayberry has a piercing clear voice that commands its frequency range amidst the pulsing synths. Would be nice if the lyrics merited the clarity.
― президентских компромат (Sanpaku), Monday, 27 February 2017 17:44 (seven years ago) link
they're the best new UK synthpop band since Pet Shop Boys debuted in the mid '80s
That title belongs to Ladytron or Goldfrapp imo.
― LeRooLeRoo, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 04:32 (seven years ago) link
I'm also open to Pooka (2001 album), Client or Hot Chip as the opposition.
I like Chvrches, but I fully recognize they're some sort of "Cranberries +" Rorschach test.
― Sanpaku, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 04:43 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, def. Ladytron or Goldfrapp over Chrvrches.
This owns though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRwRsF5_NVM
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 05:38 (seven years ago) link
that is a jam
― niels, Wednesday, 15 March 2017 08:07 (seven years ago) link
I love Ladytron and think they have some wonderful stuff, but they didn't come into their own for me until Witching Hour
I also love Goldfrapp and they'd undoubtedly take the title for me if they didn't have a split personality of synthpop band vs. folk act.
Chvrches have released two superb albums and have never deviated from their synthpop template, therefore it's them.
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 12:08 (seven years ago) link
Client were/are garbage, and I don't like Hot Chip at all.
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 12:09 (seven years ago) link
Also, unlike a lot of synth-pop revivalists, Chvrches has a vocalist who can actually sing.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 12:16 (seven years ago) link
^ Absolutely. Which is why I find that Cranberries comparison incredibly wtf.
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 12:25 (seven years ago) link
I cannot think of a single stylistic similarity between Chvrches and the Cranberries.
― some sad trombone Twilight Zone shit (cryptosicko), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 12:26 (seven years ago) link
client were/are great but I'd still pick Ladytron; Chvrches don't really work in the same vein except for a few scattered songs mostly on the debut, also wtf cranberries
― a self-reinforcing downward spiral of male-centric indie (katherine), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 17:21 (seven years ago) link
Which is why I find that Cranberries comparison incredibly wtf.
It's a horrible thing to accuse anyone of.
― Return of the Flustered Bootle Native (Tom D.), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 17:43 (seven years ago) link
Goldfrapp's two explicitly synthpop records "Black Cherry" and "Supernature" are miles better than Chvrches.
UK based Fear of Men's last album "Fall Forever" did interest things with synth-pop but was totally slept on in 2017
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 18:48 (seven years ago) link
It all comes down to personal taste anyway *shrugs*
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 18:49 (seven years ago) link
I'd definitely rank Supernature as being up there with any Chvrches LP, yes.
― Coolio Iglesias (Turrican), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 19:01 (seven years ago) link
Cheers, Turrican. Probably should get back into Chvrches again...
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Wednesday, 15 March 2017 19:04 (seven years ago) link
Accidentally playing Somebody Else by The 1975 at double speed makes it a @CHVRCHES-esque banger. pic.twitter.com/vag1603n0V— Steve Holden (@SteveH1982) June 5, 2017
― nxd, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 08:24 (six years ago) link
Yeah, I'm not clicking on that.
― The Anti-Climax Blues Band (Turrican), Tuesday, 6 June 2017 08:42 (six years ago) link
I was going to, but then I had a Change of Heart, ah ah ah...
― Mark G, Tuesday, 6 June 2017 13:28 (six years ago) link
So I'm guessing that the new album isn't going to show up this year? There's been no news about it since February...
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Saturday, 16 September 2017 09:03 (six years ago) link
Just spotted Lauren AGAIN - getting lunch at my regular spot. This girl and I are on the same wavelength or sumthin
― calstars, Thursday, 12 October 2017 16:13 (six years ago) link
Ha, no way!
― more Allegro-like (Turrican), Thursday, 12 October 2017 16:18 (six years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHUKKrcXfJs
new single is underwhelming, feels more like an album track?
album is titled Love Is Dead according to a recent interview
― ufo, Wednesday, 31 January 2018 20:14 (six years ago) link
Yes!! About time!!
― Full of bile and Blue Nile denial (Turrican), Wednesday, 31 January 2018 21:33 (six years ago) link
that's underwhelming, sounds like chvrches but the songwriting's off
hope the next single is better
― niels, Saturday, 3 February 2018 18:50 (six years ago) link
Agree with all of that.
― iCloudius (cryptosicko), Saturday, 3 February 2018 18:51 (six years ago) link