The bones of what you believe

"Thankfully, the long-awaited The Bones of What You Believe doesn't just check its considerable hype, it transcends it. By corralling everything in vogue with today's soundscape - ethereal atmospherics, pulsing synths, '80s throwbacks - with infectious hooks and the emphatic vocals of Lauren Mayberry, CHVRCHES has created 12 pop songs that are as accessible as they are layered".

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"Der er gode sange på stribe på The Bones Of What You Believe, og blandt højdepunkterne finder man den smukt melankolsk pulserende himmerigsmundfuld Lies og den nærmest eventyrlige Recover, der er insisterende i al sin medrivende galopperen i et florlet og rigt illustreret lydlandskab med højt til loftet og et uafrysteligt omkvæd oveni.Der er således absolut stort potentiale at spore på Chvrches' debut. Eneste anke er imidlertid, at det synthtunge univers trods den gode produktion savner lidt variation, og flere af numrene smelter mere sammen, end godt er".

"The Mother We Share is a perfect encapsulation of what they do so well. With electro stabs, "Coh, oh, oh" vocal ticks, quirky keyboard hooks and a chorus coated in what appears to be sugar, it's a pop masterclass. Lyrically it's an emotional mess: "When it all fucks up, you put your head in my hands, it's a souvenir for when you go," sings Mayberry in the style of an '80s pop-starlet. It turns out that the chorus isn't coated in sugar, but powdered anti-depressants. "We've come as far as we're ever going to get," she sings at the start. For all the pop exuberance on display, this is a song that realises that the end is here".

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