The Bones Of What You Believe (Special Edition)

CHVRCHES

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Released on 20/09/2013 by Virgin Records Ltd
Main artists: CHVRCHES
Genre: Alternative & Indie
Distinctions: Pitchfork: Best New Music

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Arriving after a year's worth of anticipation that included plenty of blogger appreciation, several EPs, and inclusion in the BBC's Sound of 2013 shortlist, Chvrches' debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, surpassed the significant hype surrounding it. Many of these songs already appeared on those buzz-building EPs, most notably "The Mother We Share," "Gun," and "Recover," all of which exemplify the Glasgow trio's way with frosty synths and poignant melodies. Within the album's context, though, they reveal a band not nearly as arty or aloof as seemingly like-minded contemporaries. With their ready hooks and fondness for grand gestures, Chvrches bring pop with a capital P back to synth pop. As their early EPs hinted, a large part of their appeal comes from Lauren Mayberry's voice. There's something about her bright, slightly raspy soprano that grabs ears and hearts, even though she spends most of the album telling off those near and dear to her. On "Lungs," she sings "All the things you tell yourself offer no resolution" to a melody so sweet that it just sharpens the sting of her words, and the way she delivers the refrain "I'll be a thorn in your side" on "We Sink" sounds more like a promise than a threat. While keyboardist/vocalist Martin Doherty's lead turns on "Under the Tide" and the dreamy album-closer "You Caught the Light" offer pleasant respites from Mayberry's intensity, his tracks take the band in a direction that sounds more like a synth-driven version of Frightened Rabbit or the Twilight Sad (in fact, Doherty was a touring member of the latter band). Like those bands, as well as their '80s influences, Chvrches embrace big sounds and feelings without a trace of irony, whether it's "Tether"'s massive drums or Mayberry's pleas to "make me blind so I don't ever look back" on the slow-building "Night Sky." This combination of disarming emotional directness and huge melodies makes The Bones of What You Believe a fine introduction to one of the bands who helped shape the sound of the 2010s

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The Mother We Share Explicit

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Bob Ludwig, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Costey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Cooke, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Kasych, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CHVRCHES, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Iain Cook, Programmer, Performer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bo Hill, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Martin Doherty, Programmer, Performer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Lauren Mayberry, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer