Screen Violence
2021 studio album by Chvrches
Screen Violence is the fourth studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches.
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Released | 27 August 2021 | |||
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Length | 42:53 | |||
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Producer | Chvrches | |||
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Singles from Screen Violence | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The A.V. Club | B+[4] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
The Line of Best Fit | 7/10[6] |
Paste | 6.1/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10[8] |
PopMatters | 8/10[1] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
The album contains singles like "He Said She Said", "California", "Violent Delights" and "Lullabies".
Track listing
changeAll songs written and composed by Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry; "How Not to Drown" co-written by Robert Smith.
Screen Violence track listing | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
1. | "Asking for a Friend" | 5:05 | |||||||
2. | "He Said She Said" | 3:09 | |||||||
3. | "California" | 4:08 | |||||||
4. | "Violent Delights" | 5:20 | |||||||
5. | "How Not to Drown" (with Robert Smith) | 5:31 | |||||||
6. | "Final Girl" | 4:30 | |||||||
7. | "Good Girls" | 3:19 | |||||||
8. | "Lullabies" | 3:45 | |||||||
9. | "Nightmares" | 4:34 | |||||||
10. | "Better If You Don't" | 3:32 | |||||||
Total length: |
42:53 |
Japanese edition (bonus track)[10] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
11. | "How Not to Drown" (Robert Smith Remix) | 7:07 |
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No. | Title | Length | |||||||
11. | "Killer" | 3:20 | |||||||
12. | "Screaming" | 3:34 | |||||||
13. | "Bitter End" | 4:38 |
Personnel
changeChvrches
- Lauren Mayberry – vocals, keyboards, percussion, production
- Iain Cook – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, production, mixing
- Martin Doherty – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, additional vocals on "Violent Delights", production, mixing
Additional personnel
- Robert Smith – vocals, bass (playing a Fender Bass VI) and backwards guitar on "How Not To Drown"
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Samuel Stewart – vocal engineering
- Scott Kiernan – creative direction
- Lary 7 – original cover photography
Charts
changeChart (2021) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 6 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] | 19 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 19 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] | 49 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] | 74 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[16] | 71 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] | 91 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] | 15 |
Irish Albums (OCC)[19] | 4 |
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[20] | 46 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] | 65 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] | 1 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] | 52 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 19 |
UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 4 |
US Billboard 200[26] | 31 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Piatkowski, Peter (23 August 2021). "Chvrches' 'Screen Violence' Reaches for the Heart, Mind, and Feet". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "Screen Violence by Chvrches Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Phares, Heather (26 August 2021). "Screen Violence – Chvrches". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ McLevy, Alex (27 August 2021). "Chvrches' album Screen Violence finds a newly mature band rediscovering its strengths". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ↑ Blinov, Paul (24 August 2021). "CHVRCHES Find New Vitality in Analyzing Modern Society's 'Screen Violence'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Oleinik, Marie (24 August 2021). "Chvrches settle confidently into their pop soundscapes on Screen Violence". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ Sharples, Grant (23 August 2021). "CHVRCHES' Screen Violence Does Little to Refine or Evolve Their Sound". Paste (magazine). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ St. Asaph, Katherine (2 September 2021). "Chvrches: Screen Violence Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ↑ Mason, Eric (23 August 2021). "Review: Chvrches's Screen Violence Transforms Hopelessness Into Inspiration". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ↑ "BEATINK.COM Cavalcade". Beatink.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Chvrches Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 202135 on the field besides the word "Zobrazit", and then click over the word to retrieve the correct chart data. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2021/09/01". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "チャーチズ" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Chvrches – Screen Violence". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Chvrches – Screen Violence". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ↑ "Chvrches Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2021.