PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN I gave up on time just like you said you would This is a stunning video, and the song doesn’t disappoint either. But we’ve come to expect that from Lauren Mayberry and CHVRCHES, who will release Every Open Eye on September 25th.
I’ve been unapologetic in my love, support and outright fandom of the new-ish Bieber song “What Do You Mean.” And while I’ve been ridiculed over and over and over again, this Chvrches cover somehow justifies my feelings. So, fuck all ya’ll. This song is dope.
Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES is the kind of live performer who doesn’t smile nor frown; if I had to pick one emotion, it would be that she looks rather pissed off. And on Every Open Eye, this kind of attitude is hard for me to ignore — it’s not indifference I hear in hear voice, … Read more
I’m a sucker for certain words in songs, and “recover” happens to be one of them. It’s right up there with “miss” and “wait” in my lonely, coffee-stained sad-bastard book. However, let’s talk CHVRCHES, which isn’t sad bastard music. In fact, I don’t know what it is, and I am uninterested in finding a semi-satisfying … Read more
Ladies and Gentleman, we pulled a Bud Selig. We have a tie. You’re just gonna have to listen to both of our #1’s very carefully and break it yourself. In any case, here are The 50 Best Albums of 2013 . . . according to us (with convenient links to stream, because we love you). … Read more
Photo by Eliot Hazel CHVRCHES’ The Bones of What You Believe was our third favorite album of 2013 because of songs like “Gun,” “Recover,” “The Mother We Share,” and “We Sink.” They’ll be in town on Monday, June 2nd at The Pageant in St. Louis, which also represents their St. Louis debut, and we have … Read more
Photo by Eliot Hazel I’m in misery where you can seem as old as your omens And the mother we share will never keep your proud head from falling The way is long but you can make it easy on me And the mother we share will never keep our cold hearts from calling There … Read more
All photos by Jason Gonulsen Day One of Lollapalooza featured terrific sets by Lorde, Arctic Monkeys, Phantogram, CHVRCHES, Lykke Li, Warpaint, Blood Orange, Courtney Barnett, Royal Blood, Temples, Lucius, and many more. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen. TEMPLES LUCIUS COURTNEY BARNETT J RODDY WALSTON WARPAINT JOHNNYSWIM of Verona GEMINI CLUB MEG MYERS IGGY … Read more
Photo by Eliot Hazel Keep me In your eyeline Keep believing What you said before Since you’ve already heard “The Mother We Share” and “Recover” by now (you have heard those songs, RIGHT?), let’s have a listen to “Lungs” from CHVRCHES’ The Bones of What You Believe, which was our third favorite album of 2013. … Read more