| Chvrches | |
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Chvrches in 2014. From left to right: Iain Cook, Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Synthpop,[1] indie electronic[2] |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | |
| Website | chvrch.es |
| Members | Iain Cook Martin Doherty Lauren Mayberry |
Chvrches (pronounced as “churches”[3] and stylised as CHVRCHΞS) are a Scottish electronic band, formed in 2011. The group consists of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesisers, samplers), Iain Cook (synthesisers, guitar, bass, vocals), and Martin Doherty (synthesisers, samplers, vocals).[4]
Chvrches came fifth on the BBC‘s Sound of 2013 list of the most promising new music talent.[5] In March 2013, they released Recover EP. Their debut studio album The Bones of What You Believe was released on 20 September 2013. Their second album, Every Open Eye, is set to be released on 25 September 2015.[6]
Their song “The Mother We Share” was featured in the opening video for the 2014 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony in Glasgow, Scotland, on the 23rd July 2014.
