The Bones of What You Believe

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AlbumSep 20 / 201312 songs, 48m 7s
Synthpop Electropop
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8.5 / 10

The Scottish trio Chvrches' debut is a seamless fusion of emotive theatrics, hook-loaded songwriting, and some of the most forward-thinking sonic tricks employed in electronic music right now. There are a dozen world-beating songs here, and The Bones of What You Believe bleeds big-scale ambition from every synthesized pore.

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At the end of 2012, Scottish electro-pop trio Chvrches had little more to its name than a couple songs online and a bit of buzz. When The Bones Of What You Believe, the group’s first full-length, comes out this week, the band will be on a sold-out U.S. tour, playing bigger rooms than it had when it came through those…

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Though we know how good about a third of it is already, it's the fresher efforts on the Glaswegians debut that are the most dazzling.

7.0 / 10

CHVRCHES have made it clear their name is not meant to call anyone to repentance.

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Arriving after a year's worth of anticipation that included plenty of blogger appreciation, several EPs, and inclusion in the BBC's Sound of 2013 shortlist, Chvrches' debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, surpassed the significant hype surrounding it.

CHVRCHES full-length debut is one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of 2013, partly due to the familiarity of such slices of perfect synth-pop as The Mother We Share, Gun, Lies, and Recover, which combine widescreen musical bombast and sharp lyrical focus. Lauren Mayberry's vocals contrast saccharine sweetness with a knowingly cynical, incisive lyricism, effortlessly outclassing lesser peers AlunaGeorge and Disclosure. They have more in common with the dark-edged, sugary fables of Purity Ring, although musically, they are closer to Chromatics and Com Truise's 80s-referencing synth excursions

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The Internet may have been breathing down Scottish trio Chvrches' necks for months now, but the anticipation and buzz are justified, not only by the singles we've been teased with, but by debut full-length The Bones of What You Believe as well.

As electro synthpop goes, Chvrches are without a doubt one of the most exciting bands to come out in recent history.

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Last year, when the walloping "Lies" and bittersweet "The Mother We Share" introduced listeners to the Glasgow synthpop trio, CHVRCHES, two focal points were vocalist Lauren Mayberry's stirring soprano and lyrics that exuded Glaswegian bite and gloom.

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Album review: Scottish trio CHVRCHES live up to the hype around them by delivering a brilliant debut album, 'The Bones Of What You Believe'

Chvrches' hooky take on electropop stands up to any accusations of hype, writes <strong>Ally Carnwath</strong>

The capable melodies on 'The Bones of What You Believe' never quite balance out the album's utter lack of thematic unity.

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CHVRCHES' “The Bones Of What You Believe” reviewed for Northern Transmissions by Kevin Piaskowski. The album finally comes out 9/17 on Glassnote Records.

Synth-pop trio Chvrches have been all over the internet for months, but their debut album should be enough to keep people from switching off, writes <strong>Harriet Gibsone</strong>

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