Screen Violence

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AlbumAug 27 / 202110 songs, 42m 53s
Synthpop
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7.2 / 10

On its fourth album, the Scottish trio steps back from the grandest pop aspirations and embraces a horror-movie concept without losing its signature brightness and sense of joy.

B

There’s only so much distance from the group’s debut, but the Glasgow band’s latest record gets deeper—and better—with repetition

6 / 10

The Glasgow trio embody the digital experience on a fourth album that sees them enlist The Cure's Robert Smith

7 / 10

Chvrches settle confidently into their pop soundscapes on Screen Violence

Wallowing in the bad stuff has never sounded so good

6.1 / 10

The Scottish synth-pop trio retread well-trodden territory on their fourth album.

On 'Screen Violence, the Glasgow band Chvrches experiments with darker themes while expanding their maximalist sound.

Their most euphoric rallying cry to date.

Maisie Peters releases a debut album that revels in emotional extremes , while Scottish band Chvrches offer up a gothic-tinged record

Chvrches conjure up some of their early sound on album number four 'Screen Violence', a landscape of exploding synths and final girl fury.

No matter what musical direction they take, Chvrches go all in.

A record born in a screen-dependant lockdown results in reflection of online existence and one of CHVRCHES’ strongest albums yet.

8 / 10

Screen Violence, CHVRCHES' fourth album, seems haunted by uncertainty: with choices made, with the world at large, and with (as its title su...

CHVRCHES, as their magnificent new album Screen Violence demonstrates, are one of those bands.

8 / 10

After a much-needed break, Scottish synth trio CHVRCHES are back to exorcise their screen demons with fifth studio album ‘Screen Violence’.

The Glaswegian trio use horror film tropes to<em> </em>explore fame, double standards and battles closer to home on their intense fourth album

7 / 10

Chvrches are back with an album constructed mostly at a distance during lockdown – and it's a real return to melodic, emotive form 

Chvrches’s ‘Screen Violence’ is imbued with an overt sense of political purpose, but it’s also abundant in hooks. Read our review.

8 / 10

Creating warm, emotional synthpop is Chvrches' forte, and Screen Violence is the kind of bruised pop record that can only be made after a year of so much loss.

9.0 / 10

Screen Violence by CHVRCHES Album review by Adam Williams. The Scottish band's full-length comes out on August 27, via Glassnote/EMI

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Album Reviews: Chvrches - Screen Violence

61 %

A vast improvement on Love Is Dead but lacking the Glaswegian trio’s early punch

8 / 10