. 'Released: 5 November 2012. 'Released: 6 February 2013. 'Released: 15 July 2013. 'Lies'Released: 2 December 2013.
'We Sink'Released: 28 March 2014. 'Under the Tide'Released: 30 September 2014. 'Tether'Released: 29 March 2015The Bones of What You Believe is the debut studio album by Scottish band, released on 20 September 2013 by and Goodbye Records.
Recorded between 2011 and 2013 in, the album was written, composed, and produced by the band as a collaborative effort. It was made available as both a 12-track standard edition and an 18-track special version, the latter including two extra songs, two remixes and two live videos. The album was debuted with a launch party broadcast live on music streaming platform.The album's title derives from a lyric in the song 'Strong Hand'; according to frontwoman, it refers to the raw 'creativity and effort' that served as the figurative and literal skeleton for the album. Musically, The Bones of What You Believe is primarily a synth-pop and album that incorporates 'neon-' influences.The Bones of What You Believe received critical acclaim, with many complimenting Mayberry's songwriting and vocal performance, and and 's use of and vocal loops. The album debuted at number nine on the, selling 12,415 copies in its first week. It also reached the top 15 in Australia, Ireland and the United States, and the top 20 in Austria and Canada. As of September 2015, the album had sold 120,318 copies in the UK and 184,000 copies in the US.
The album was considered the 180th best album of 2010s, according to.The album spawned seven singles: ', ', ', 'Lies', 'We Sink', 'Under the Tide' and 'Tether', with the lead single becoming a moderate commercial success, charting in the top 10 in Belgium and Japan, as well as the top 40 in the United Kingdom. It also peaked at number 12 on the chart in the United States. Contents.Critical reception Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRating80/100Review scoresSourceRatingAB8/108.5/108/10The Bones of What You Believe received mostly positive reviews from music critics. At, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 39 reviews, indicating 'generally favorable reviews'. Kyle Ryan of complimented Mayberry's songwriting and wrote that Chvrches 'have crafted one of the year's best albums, which means that buzz won't be dying down any time soon.'
Joe Rivers of lauded the album as 'an exceptionally strong debut where every track is a potential single', noting that 'not only do CHVRCHES revive the synthpop sound, they push it forward, with wave upon wave of shimmering synths, more hooks than an angling shop and a songwriting acumen that belies the group's relative infancy.' Reed Fischer of stated, 'The heartbreaking and indignation in Lauren Mayberry's laser-precise voice makes her an imperfect protagonist in the song length dramas found throughout her band's debut', adding that 'even more devastation (the building-crushing kind this time) stems from Ian Cook and Martin Doherty's sophisticated and catchy layers of synthesizers and vocal hoops.'
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Larry Fitzmaurice of described the album as 'a seamless fusion of emotive theatrics, hook-loaded songwriting, and some of the more forward-thinking sonics in electronic music right now', and found that 'the hooks on The Bones of What You Believe are indelible regardless of instrumentation, and the sound is immaculate.' At, Puja Patel opined that the album is 'at its best on its revenge tunes', concluding, 'In a mainstream landscape that's still reveling in the -fueled fuck-yous of and 's ',' CHVRCHES' poppy electronic textures and bleakly lyrical brashness raises the bar.' 's Jon Dolan expressed, 'Even when Chvrches are just competently mopey, their neon-Eighties visions are far from retro pose-striking.' Barry Nicolson of the praised the album's 'great songwriting' and felt that 'while not every track has the immediacy of 'Lies' or 'Recover', there's not a weak one among them.'
Heather Phares of wrote, 'Even on the darkest moments, such as 'Lies' or 'Science/Visions,' there's a disarming emotional directness to The Bones of What You Believe that makes it a unique, fully realized take on a style that seemed close to being played out.' Ally Carnwath of commented that Chvrches are 'more robust and melodic than arty peers such as Grimes and Purity Ring—choruses are foregrounded, synthy jabs pummel Lauren Mayberry's vocals, beats drop from satisfying heights—but Mayberry's lyrics also carry a subversive twist of angst and obsession.' In a mixed review, 's Kevin Liedel remarked, 'While the album has its fair share of sweet spots, the handful of capable melodies never quite balances out its bizarre impulses or the utter lack of thematic unity.' Accolades PublicationRankList4The 23 Best Albums of 20131315 Best Albums of 20134Top 50 Albums of 201323Top 100 Albums of 20132350 Best Albums of 20138The 50 Best Albums of 201336The Top 50 Albums of 20138The 75 Best Albums of 20133250 Best Albums of 201322The 25 Best Albums of 201321The 50 Best Albums of 2013Track listing All tracks are written. We Sink'3:343.' Under the Tide'4:327.'
Night Sky'3:519.' By the Throat'4:0912.' You Caught the Light'5:37Total length:48:00special edition bonus tracksNo.TitleLength13.' Strong Hand'3:2614.'
Broken Bones'3:4415.' Gun' (KDA Remix)6:1516.' The Mother We Share' ( Remix)5:5817.'
Recover' (live at Village Underground) (video)4:0218.' Lies' (live at Village Underground) (video))3:59German limited edition bonus tracksNo.TitleLength13.'
Strong Hand'3:2614.' The Mother We Share' ( RMX)3:17Japanese edition bonus tracksNo.TitleLength13.' Strong Hand'3:2614.' Broken Bones'3:4415.'
Gun' (KDA Remix)6:1516.' The Mother We Share' (We Were Promised Jetpacks Remix)5:5817.' The Mother We Share' ( Remix)3:5618.' The Mother We Share' (Kowton's Feeling Fragile Remix)5:01deluxe edition bonus tracksNo.TitleLength13.' Recover' (Alucard Session)4:1114.' The Mother We Share' (Alucard Session)3:1715.' Gun' (Alucard Session)4:2416.'
'3:28Asian deluxe edition – Disc 2No.TitleLength1.' Strong Hand'3:262.' Broken Bones'3:443.' Now Is Not the Time'3:455.'
Recover' (Alucard Session)4:126.' The Mother We Share' (Alucard Session)3:187.' Gun' (Alucard Session)4:258.' Tightrope' (Alucard Session)3:309.'
Recover' (Cid Rim Remix)5:4810.' Recover' (Claire Remix)4:1312.' Lies' (Tourist Remix)6:3213.' Recover' (Kingdom Remix)3:2014.' Tether' (Junior Sanchez Remix)6:2315.'
Gun' (KDA Remix)6:1616.' The Mother We Share' ( Remix)3:5717.' Recover' (KDA Remix)6:1718.' Under the Tide' (radio version)4:33Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Bones of What You Believe. – production (all tracks); mixing ('Tether', 'By the Throat'). Amy Burrows – design.
Martin Cooke – (all except 'Tether' and 'By the Throat'). – mixing (all except 'Tether' and 'By the Throat'). Bo Hill – mixing assistant (all except 'Tether' and 'By the Throat'). Eric Isip – mixing assistant (all except 'Tether' and 'By the Throat'). Chris Kasych – Pro Tools (all except 'Tether' and 'By the Throat'). – mastering.
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(2 fans)Chvrches (pronounced 'churches'; stylised as CHVRCHΞS) are a synth-pop band from Glasgow, Scotland, formed in September 2011. The band consists of Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty. Mostly deriving from the synthpop genre, Chvrches also incorporate indietronica, indie pop, and electronic dance into their sound.Two years after their formation, Chvrches released Recover EP in March 2013, which included hits 'The Mother We Share' and 'Recover'. Their debut studio album, The Bones of What You Believe, was released on 20 September 2013, while the band was ranked fifth on the Sound of 2013 list by the BBC.
Two years later, on 25 September 2015, the group released their second album, Every Open Eye. Their third album, Love Is Dead, was released on 25 Ma.