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News: CHVRCHES release emotional new single Overthinker ahead of 2027 album

CHVRCHES are back with Overthinker, the second single from their forthcoming fifth album, All The King’s Men, due out on 22 January 2027. The Glasgow trio have swapped political commentary for something…

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Track: CHVRCHES return after five years with fierce new single ‘Roses’

Five years is a long time in pop, but CHVRCHES are finally back. The Glasgow trio of Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty and Iain Cook return today with ‘Roses’, their first…

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Chvrches performing at Barrowland Ballroom in June 2023

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Live Review: CHVRCHES – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow 10.06.23

Chvrches shared chilling visions with a killer synth-pop soundtrack to a reverent Glasgow congregation as their Screen Violence World Tour reached its climax. Barrowlands buzzed with anticipation, as an eerie…

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Live Review: Chvrches / High School – Brixton Academy, London 16.03.2022

On the 16th of March, Scottish alt-pop trio CHVRCHES returned to London’s Brixton Academy for a long-awaited celebration of their fourth studio album, Screen Violence, released in 2021. The audience were…

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Track: CHVRCHES share ‘How Not To Drown’ (feat Robert Smith) with new album ‘Screen Violence’ coming out 27 August

Glasgow synth-pop greats CHVRCHES have shared a special remix of their latest single How Not To Drown featuring one of the band’s musical heroes, The Cure frontman Robert Smith. With…

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See: CHVRCHES – ‘He Said She Said’

CHVRCHES use the powerful punch of their unique brand of electro-pop to address men’s attitudes towards women in hard-hitting new single ‘He Said She Said’. “Being a woman is fucking…

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Feature: Top 20 albums of the year – Backseat Mafia staff pick

How do you judge what were the best albums of the year? Well, here at Backseat Mafia its a collaborative affair, where everyone that writes for us has as much…

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Album Review: Chvrches – Every Open Eye

If I were to introduce you to my sister I’d probably say: “She hates loud noises, dark spaces, and people.” She’s not a fan of music and her opinions of…

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Film Review: Drive – Radio 1 Rescore

I was hollow-stomached with worry when I heard about this reworking. It took some courage to press play. It’s only a few months ago that I watched the film with…

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