Screen Violence
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.
There’s only so much distance from the group’s debut, but the Glasgow band’s latest record gets deeper—and better—with repetition
The Glasgow trio embody the digital experience on a fourth album that sees them enlist The Cure's Robert Smith
Chvrches settle confidently into their pop soundscapes on Screen Violence
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.
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.
A record born in a screen-dependant lockdown results in reflection of online existence and one of CHVRCHES’ strongest albums yet.
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.
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
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.
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.
Screen Violence by CHVRCHES Album review by Adam Williams. The Scottish band's full-length comes out on August 27, via Glassnote/EMI
A vast improvement on Love Is Dead but lacking the Glaswegian trio’s early punch