Chvrches
Scottish synthpop group
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Chvrches (pronounced "churches") are a Scottish synthpop band that started in Glasgow in 2011.
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Background information | |
Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
Genres | |
Years active | 2011–present |
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Members | |
Website | chvrch |
They released their first album, The Bones of What You Believe on 20 September 2013.[4] It got very good reviews. It was successful around the world. It reached No.9 in the UK Albums Chart[5] and 12 in the US Billboard 200. In December 2013 NME magazine put The Bones of What You Believe at number 23 on their list of Best Albums Of 2013.[6]
In 2015 they released their second album Every Open Eye.[7] In 2018 they released their third album Love Is Dead.[8] On 27 August 2021 they released their fourth album, Screen Violence.[9]
Band members
change- Lauren Mayberry - lead vocals, drums, percussion, additional synthesisers, sampler (2011-present)
- Martin Doherty - synthesisers, samplers, lead and backing vocals (2011-present)
- Iain Cook - synthesisers, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals (2011-present)
Touring musicians
- Jonny Scott[11] – drums, percussion (2018–present)
Discography
changeAwards and nominations
changeYear | Organisation | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2012 | BBC Sound of 2013 | Sound of 2013 | Fifth | [12] |
Rober Awards Music Poll | Most Promising New Artist | Nominated | [13] | |
2013 | Best Pop Artist | Nominated | [14] | |
Breakthrough Artist | Won | |||
South by Southwest | Inaugural Grulke Prize (for Developing Non-US Act) | Won | [15] | |
Popjustice £20 Music Prize | Best British Pop Single for "The Mother We Share" | Won | [16][17] | |
2014 | A2IM Libera Awards | Breakthrough Artist of the Year | Won | [18][19] |
The SAY Awards | Scottish Album of the Year | Nominated | [20] | |
NME Awards | Best New Band | Nominated | [21][22] | |
2015 | Best British Band | Nominated | [23][24] | |
Brit Awards | British Breakthrough Act | Nominated | [25] | |
2016 | The SAY Awards | Scottish Album of the Year | Nominated | [26] |
2018 | iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards | Best Rock/Alternative Artist or Group | Nominated | [27] |
Best Art Vinyl | Best Art Vinyl for Love is Dead | Nominated | [28] | |
2019 | Sweden GAFFA Awards | Best Foreign Band | Nominated | [29] |
The SAY Awards | Scottish Album of the Year (Longlisted) | Nominated | [30] | |
2021 | Consequence's 2021 Annual Report | Band of the Year | Won | [31] |
2022 | NME Awards | Best Song in the World for "How Not to Drown" | Nominated | [32] |
Best Song by a UK Artist for "How Not to Drown" | Won | |||
Best Band in the World | Nominated | |||
Best Band from the UK | Nominated | |||
Denmark GAFFA Awards | Best International Band | Nominated | [33] | |
Best International Album for Screen Violence | Nominated |
References
change- ↑ Phares, Heather. "Chvrches". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ "Get 'Lost in Music' with John Meagher". Irish Independent. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ "CHVRCHES announce summer tour". Consequence of Sound. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ "CHVRCHES: "We're not in the business of writing chirpy pop songs" | Music Interview | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "International Velvet - NME". NME. 26 November 2013.
- ↑ Perry, Kevin EG (31 July 2015). "Chvrches Return With Surging New Album 'Every Open Eye' - First Listen Review". NME. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ Copperman, Joshua (25 May 2018). "Stream Chvrches' New Album Love Is Dead". Spin (magazine). Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ Ruskin, Zack (27 August 2021). "Chvrches Stare Down Nightmares in 'Screen Violence': Album Review". Variety. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
- ↑ "CHVRCHES tours, tickets, shows - Last.fm". Last.fm.
- ↑ "CHVRCHES have a drummer now". NME. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ↑ Savage, Mark (31 December 2012). "BBC Sound of 2013: Chvrches". BBC News. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ "The Rober Awards 2012 Music Poll - Rober Awards". Roberawards.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ "The Rober Awards 2013 Music Poll - Rober Awards". Roberawards.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ "Grulke Prize Winners". SXSW. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ↑ "Chvrches' 'The Mother We Share' has won the 2013 Twenty Quid Music Prize". Pop Justice. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ↑ Corner, Lewis (12 September 2013). "Girls Aloud, MKS, Little Mix, 1D for Popjustice 20 Quid Music Prize". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ↑ Gesler, Andy (20 June 2014). "Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Daptone, Bruce Iglauer Honored at A2IM's Libby Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ Peters, Mitchell (25 April 2014). "A2IM Libby Awards: Chvrches, William Onyeabor, ATO, Glassnote Among 2014 Nominees (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ "The Albums". Sayaward.com. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ Harris, Jamie (15 January 2014). "NME Awards 2014: All the nominees in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ Renshaw, David (13 January 2014). "Arctic Monkeys, Haim lead NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas nominations – vote now". NME. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ↑ "Kasabian, Royal Blood and Jamie T lead NME nominations". BBC. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ Barker, Emily (17 December 2014). "NME Awards 2015 With Austin, Texas – Meet The Nominees". NME. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ↑ "Brit awards 2015: the full list of winners". The Guardian. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ Meighan, Nicola (16 June 2016). "Shortlist for the 2016 Scottish Album of the Year Award revealed". The Herald. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ Murphy, Sarah (1 August 2018). "Here's the Full List of 2018 iHeartRadio MMVA Nominees". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ "Best Art Vinyl Awards 2018 | ArtVinyl". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "GAFFA-priset 2019 – här är artisterna som ligger bäst till". GAFFA (in Swedish). Sweden. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ↑ Malt, Andy (9 September 2019). "Auntie Flo wins Scottish Album of the Year Award". Complete Music Update. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ↑ Ragusa, Paolo (7 December 2021). "2021 How 2021 Band of the Year Chvrches Navigated a COVID-Challenged Galaxy". Consequence. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ↑ "BandLab NME Awards 2022: Nominees". NME. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ↑ "GAFFA-PRISEN 2022 | GAFFA.dk". gaffa.dk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.