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10 Best Songs of the Week: The Cure, Bartees Strange, Tunde Adebimpe, Lauren Mayberry, and More 

Plus King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Ethel Cain, The Horrors, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Nov 01, 2024

Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humpries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 25 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More

Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES Shares Solo Album Details and New Song “Crocodile Tears”

Vicious Creature Due Out December 6 via Island; Tour Dates Also Announced

Oct 29, 2024

Lauren Mayberry, singer with Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, previously announced her debut solo album, Vicious Creature, without sharing too many details about it. Now she has confirmed those details and also released a new song from the album, “Crocodile Tears,” as well as announcing a 2025 North American tour. More

14 Best Songs of the Week: Ela Minus, Kassie Krut, The Weather Station, Lauren Mayberry, and More 

Plus The Smile, Bartees Strange, Waxahatchee, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Oct 04, 2024

Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Marina Malin, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. It was a very strong week for new tracks, so we considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More

Oct 01, 2024

Lauren Mayberry, singer with Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, has announced her debut solo album, Vicious Creature, and shared a new song from it, “Something in the Air.” More

Jun 13, 2024

In collaboration with Lauren Mayberry, HEALTH has shared the new track, “Ashamed,” which is a reworking of a song from their latest album, RAT WARS (released last December). More

Mar 08, 2024

Lauren Mayberry, singer with Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, has shared her third solo single, “Change Shapes.” More

Oct 10, 2023

Lauren Mayberry, singer with Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, has shared her second solo single, “Shame.” More

CHVRCHES Share Previously Unreleased Song “Talking In My Sleep”

The Bones of What You Believe (10th Anniversary Special Edition) Due Out October 13 via Glassnote

Sep 08, 2023

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, on October 13 via Glassnote. Now they have shared another previously unreleased song from it, “Talking In My Sleep.” More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Mannequin Pussy, Lauren Mayberry, Lael Neale, Slowdive, and More

Plus Will Butler + Sister Squares, Katy Kirby, Steven Wilson, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 01, 2023

Welcome to the 27th Songs of the Week of 2023. It was another quiet week for new songs, but we settled on 10 we liked. More

Sep 01, 2023

Lauren Mayberry, singer with Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, has shared her debut solo song, “Are You Awake?” Mayberry has been teasing her solo single in recent weeks and previously announced some solo tour dates. More

CHVRCHES Announce 10th Anniversary Reissue of Debut Album, Share Unreleased Song “Manhattan”

The Bones of What You Believe (10th Anniversary Special Edition) Due Out October 13 via Glassnote and Features Four Previously Unreleased Songs

Aug 16, 2023

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have announced a 10th anniversary reissue of their debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, and shared a previously unreleased song, “Manhattan,” from it. More

Aug 16, 2023

Death Cab for Cutie have shared a brand new song, “An Arrow In the Wall,” as well as a CHVRCHES remix of the single. More

Watch Elton John, Weyes Blood, CHVRCHES, Billy Nomates, and Other Highlights from Glastonbury 2023

Plus Caroline Polachek, Manic Street Preachers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Young Fathers, Hot Chip, Arctic Monkeys, Lana Del Rey, and More

Jun 26, 2023

If you missed the Glastonbury Music Festival this last weekend, never fear. This is your one-stop shop for many of the performances, including highlights from Elton John, Weyes Blood, CHVRCHES, Billy Nomates, Caroline Polachek, Manic Street Preachers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Young Fathers, and many others. More

Apr 04, 2023

In February, Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES shared a new song, “Over,” via a music video. Last night they were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed the song. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: U.S. Girls, Murray A. Lightburn, Hannah Jadagu, The National, and More

Plus Lost Under Heaven, Frankie Rose, Gruff Rhys, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 24, 2023

Welcome to the eighth Songs of the Week of 2023. Thanks in part to the Presidents Day holiday on Monday, the week was light on big album announcements, but there were still enough worthy songs to pick from. More

CHVRCHES Share Video for New Song “Over”

New Single Out Now via Island Records

Feb 24, 2023

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have shared a new song, “Over.” It’s the first single for the band’s new label, Island Records. More

Jan 26, 2022

And we’re back! Welcome to Why Not Both Wednesdays. Every week, in partnership with Why Not Both podcast, we’ll be presenting new podcast episodes that explore how multiple passions inform the inspiring lives of musicians, writers, actors, and creatives. This week, Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES on scary movies and crystals at the bottom of her dresser drawer. More

Under the Radar’s Top 130 Songs of 2021

Our Favorite 2021 Tracks That You Can Listen to All Day Long, All Day Long

Jan 25, 2022

It is confounding that so many outlets insist on posting best songs of the year lists in early December. Not only are there several more weeks left in the year, in which a number of potential great songs could be released, it also takes time to digest all the tracks released in November and earlier in the fall. We’ve obviously taken too much time. More

Jan 07, 2022

2021 began and ended in a state of uncertainty, but was still a fruitful year for new music. Here are Under the Radar‘s 100 favorite albums from the year. More

Under the Radar Announces Special 20th Anniversary Double Issue

Issue 69 Has Two Cover Group Shots Featuring Grandaddy, CHVRCHES, Kamasi Washington, Bat For Lashes, Weyes Blood, The Divine Comedy, Elbow, Nilüfer Yanya, Miki Berenyi, The Horrors, and Rose Elinor Dougall

Dec 21, 2021

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is our special 20th Anniversary Issue. It’s a double issue celebrating two decades of the magazine (our first issue came out in December 2001). The issue has shipped out to subscribers and stores and can now be bought from us directly here. The issue features two special covers, each featuring a different group of musicians together. More

CHVRCHES Share Expanded Version of Their Latest Album with Three New Songs

Screen Violence: Director’s Cut Out Now via Glassnote

Oct 29, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have shared an expanded version of their latest album, Screen Violence. The new version, titled Screen Violence: Director’s Cut, features three new tracks: “Killer,” “Screaming,” and “Bitter End.” They are out now via Glassnote. More

Sep 15, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have covered Gerard McMann’s “Cry Little Sister,” a song made famous due to its inclusion on the soundtrack to 1987’s vampire horror film The Lost Boys. CHVRCHES version was also recorded for a soundtrack, to the Netflix film Nightbooks, which began streaming today and stars Krysten Ritter as a witch who imprisons a boy. More

Aug 27, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have released a new album, Screen Violence, today via Glassnote. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. The band has also shared a new lyric video for the album’s “California.” More

Aug 26, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Screen Violence, tomorrow via Glassnote. Last night they were the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where they performed the album’s “Good Girls.” The performances begins with frontwoman Lauren Mayberry singing on an old TV set, before the camera pans over to reveal that the full band is performing the song at night in what appears to be somewhere that overlooks the Los Angeles sprawl. More

CHVRCHES and John Carpenter Remix Each Other

Screen Violence Due Out August 27 via Glassnote; Lost Themes III Out Now via Sacred Bones

Aug 06, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have shared a remix of their song “Good Girls” done by legendary horror director John Carpenter. In return, Carpenter has shared a CHVRCHES remix of his song “Turning the Bones,” taken from his most recent instrumental album, Lost Themes III: Alive After Death. More

CHVRCHES Share Video for “Good Girls”

Screen Violence Due Out August 27 via Glassnote

Jul 16, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Screen Violence, on August 27 via Glassnote. Earlier this week they shared its third single, “Good Girls.” Now they have shared a video for the song. More

CHVRCHES Share New Song Challenging Misogyny – “Good Girls”

Screen Violence Due Out August 27 via Glassnote

Jul 12, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Screen Violence, on August 27 via Glassnote. Now they have shared its third single, “Good Girls,” which is about “the misogynistic ideals inflicted upon women.” More

Jun 25, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Screen Violence, on August 27 via Glassnote. Now they have shared a remix of recent single “How Not to Drown” by Robert Smith of The Cure, which is of particular interest because he also sings guest vocals on both the original version and his remix. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Japanese Breakfast, CHVRCHES and Robert Smith, Wolf Alice, and More

Plus Teenage Sequence, Nation of Language, LUMP, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jun 04, 2021

Welcome to the 21st Songs of the Week of 2021. We figured it would be a quiet week for new songs, with Monday being a holiday here in America, but we were wrong. More

Jun 04, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Screen Violence, on August 27 via Glassnote. On Tuesday they shared a new song from it, “How Not to Drown,” which features Robert Smith of The Cure. Now the band has shared a video for the song. The atmospheric video features both the band and Smith. More

Jun 02, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have announced a new album, Screen Violence, and shared a new song from it, “How Not to Drown,” which features Robert Smith of The Cure. The band have also announced some tour dates. More

Apr 23, 2021

On Monday, Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES shared a brand new song, “He Said She Said,” which is about the modern challenges of being a woman. Now they have shared a video for the song. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Kero Kero Bonito, Wolf Alice, Gruff Rhys, John Grant, and More

Plus UV-TV, CHVRCHES, Iceage, Pom Pom Squad, Yola, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Apr 23, 2021

Welcome to the 15th Songs of the Week of 2021.The big Under the Radar news was that on Wednesday we announced our new print issue. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More

CHVRCHES Share New Song “He Said She Said”

Single Out Now via Glassnote

Apr 19, 2021

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have shared a brand new song, “He Said She Said,” which is about the modern challenges of being a woman. The song was recorded remotely during the pandemic, with Lauren Mayberry and Martin Doherty in Los Angeles and Iain Cook in Glasgow. More

Apr 27, 2020

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released a new album, Love Is Dead, in May 2018 via Glassnote. On Friday night they performed the album’s “Forever” for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. They did so remotely, with each member in their homes, but unlike most such performances in the pandemic era, it was quite dynamic, full of energy and with cool video effects. More

Watch CHVRCHES Perform “Death Stranding” on “The Late Late Show with James Corden”

DEATH STRANDING: Timefall (Original Music from the World of DEATH STRANDING) Out Now via RCA

Nov 08, 2019

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES recently shared a brand new song, “Death Stranding,” taken from the soundtrack of the PlayStation4 game of the same name. Last night they stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden to perform the song. More

CHVRCHES Share New Song “Death Stranding”

DEATH STRANDING: Timefall (Original Music from the World of DEATH STRANDING) Due Out November 7 via RCA

Oct 01, 2019

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have shared a brand new song, “Death Stranding.” It is taken from the soundtrack of the forthcoming PlayStation4 game of the same name. The soundtrack, DEATH STRANDING: Timefall (Original Music from the World of DEATH STRANDING), is due out November 7 via RCA. More

Sep 30, 2019

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released a new album, Love Is Dead, in May 2018 via Glassnote. Its track “Graves” is the intro song for the latest season of the Japanese Netflix reality show Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020 and now the band has shared a video of them performing the song in the living room of the Terrace House. More

Hopscotch 2019 Lineup – CHVRCHES, Sleater-Kinney, Jenny Lewis, James Blake, and More

Raleigh, NC Festival in September Also Features Kurt Vile, Lucy Dacus, Cate Le Bon, Gruff Rhys, Deerhunter, Dirty Projectors, Ryley Walker, Snail Mail, and Others

May 21, 2019

Raleigh, North Carolina’s Hopscotch Music Festival has announced its initial 2019 lineup. Headliners include CHVRCHES, Sleater-Kinney, Jenny Lewis, Little Brother, and James Blake. More

Apr 23, 2019

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have announced some new summer North American tour dates. They include a show at Radio City Music Hall with Charly Bliss opening. More

Apr 04, 2019

Marshmello, the 26-year-old dance producer from Philadelphia who wears a smiley marshmallow mask when he performs, recently teamed up with Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES for the new song “Here With Me.” More

Mar 08, 2019

Marshmello is a 26-year-old dance producer from Philadelphia who wears a smiley marshmallow mask when he performs. We have admittedly never covered him before, but now he has shared a new song, “Here With Me,” that is a collaboration with Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, a band we have covered a lot over the years. More

CHVRCHES Announce Spring U.S. Tour Dates

Love Is Dead and Hansa Session EP Both Out Now via Glassnote

Jan 30, 2019

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released a new album, Love Is Dead, in May 2018 via Glassnote. Then in November they released the five-song Hansa Session EP that was recorded in Berlin’s Hansa Studios, the same studio where David Bowie recorded his iconic Berlin trilogy with Brian Eno in the 1970s (Low, “Heroes”, Lodger). More

Nov 13, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released a new album, Love Is Dead, back in May via Glassnote. Now they have announced a new EP, Hansa Session, that was recorded in Berlin’s Hansa Studios, the same studio where David Bowie recorded his iconic Berlin trilogy with Brian Eno in the 1970s (Low, “Heroes”, Lodger), as well as where albums by U2, Depeche Mode, Iggy Pop, and others were recorded. More

CHVRCHES Share Video for “Graffiti”

Love Is Dead Out Now via Glassnote

Oct 15, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released a new album, Love Is Dead, back in May via Glassnote. Last week they shared a video for the album’s “Graffiti” and somehow we missed it, but we’re posting it now. More

Watch CHVRCHES Perform “Miracle” on “Ellen”

Love Is Dead Out Now via Glassnote

Oct 11, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released a new album, Love Is Dead, back in May via Glassnote. Now they have stopped by Ellen to make their daytime television debut and perform “Miracle,” a song that seems to be the big single from Love Is Dead (for example, it was played in this week’s episode of the FOX drama 9-1-1, while the firefighters were rescuing someone). More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Anna Calvi, Spiritualized, Petite Noir, Neneh Cherry, and More

Plus Phosphorescent, Moses Sumney, Robyn, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Teleman, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Aug 03, 2018

Lots of strong Songs of the Week contenders this week. We were tempted to do a Top 12 again like last week, instead of our usual Top 10, but resisted the excess. There are lots of Europeans in this week’s list. More

Aug 03, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released a new album, Love Is Dead, back in May via Glassnote. Now they have shared a brand new song, “Out of My Head,” that is a collaboration with the Japanese pop trio Wednesday Campanella. It was shared via an animated video. More

Jul 20, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released a new album, Love Is Dead, back in May via Glassnote. Now they have stopped by Australia’s Triple J radio station to take part in their Like a Version series where a band does a cover version. Their choice: Kendrick Lamar‘s “LOVE.” from his Pulitzer Prize winning DAMN. album. More

Album of the Week: Tracyanne & Danny

Tracyanne & Danny Out Now via Merge

May 25, 2018

Tracyanne & Danny, is a new project from Camera Obscura frontwoman Tracyanne Campbell and Danny Coughlan (who has previously released music as Crybaby). Their self-titled debut album, Tracyanne & Danny, came out today via Merge. More

May 16, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Love Is Dead, on May 25 via Glassnote. Last night they stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform “Miracle.” Watch the energetic performance below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

Apr 25, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Love Is Dead, on May 25 via Glassnote. Now they have shared a new video for recent single “Miracle.” Warren Fu directed the clip, which was shot in one take and features frontwoman Lauren Mayberry wandering a street battle at night that slowly takes on science fiction vibes. More

Apr 23, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Love Is Dead, on May 25 via Glassnote. Now they have announced some fall North American tour dates. More

Apr 10, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Love Is Dead, on May 25 via Glassnote. Now they have shared a fourth song from the album, “Miracle.” CHVRCHES are sponsoring Girls Rock Glasgow this summer, which is a program in the Scottish city for girls aged 8-16 where they learn instruments, can form a band, make merchandise and zines, and more. More

Outside Lands 2018 Lineup: Florence + The Machine, Janet Jackson, CHVRCHES, Beck, Bon Iver, and More

Plus The Weeknd, Huey Lewis and the News, Father John Misty, Broken Social Scene, Jamie xx, Mac DeMarco, Jessie Ware, Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, James Blake, and More

Apr 03, 2018

Outside Lands have announced their 2018 lineup. The festival goes down August 10 - 12 at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. The headliners are Florence + The Machine, Janet Jackson, and The Weeknd. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Natalie Prass, Tracyanne & Danny, Wye Oak, Stars, and More

Plus Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Laura Veirs, CHVRCHES, John Parish, Eels, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 30, 2018

Last week we crammed two weeks into Songs of the Week, but this week we’re back on track with a regular one-week wrap-up. There was plenty to choose from this week. Our #1 is a funky feminist anthem and our #2 was a close second. Artists whose songs almost made the Top 10 include Hinds, Air Waves (feat. Kevin Morby), mastersystem (remixed by Mogwai), The Lemon Twigs, Sam Evian, and Bernice. More

Soundtracking the Resistance - Still Marching

The Gun Control Fight Continues

Mar 30, 2018

This week we talk the anti-gun violence movement which seems to be picking up steam, plus scandals, redistricting, Julian Assange, racism, Wes Anderson, and CHVRCHES. More

CHVRCHES Share New Song “Never Say Die”

Love Is Dead due Out May 25 via Glassnote

Mar 29, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Love Is Dead, on May 25 via Glassnote. Previously they shared its first two singles, “Get Out” (which was our #1 Song of the Week) and “My Enemy”(which features the guest vocals of Matt Berninger of The National and EL VY and was also one of our Songs of the Week). Now they have shared the third single from the album, the ultra shiny “Never Say Die.” More

Mar 23, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Love Is Dead, on May 25 via Glassnote. Previously they shared its first two singles, “Get Out” (which was our #1 Song of the Week) and “My Enemy”(which features the guest vocals of Matt Berninger of The National and EL VY and was also one of our Songs of the Week). More

Lollapalooza 2018 Lineup - The National, Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, CHVRCHES, and More

Plus St. Vincent, Jack White, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Parquet Courts, Lykke Li, Stars, and More

Mar 21, 2018

This year’s Lollapalooza is going down August 2-5 at Grant Park in Chicago and now the lineup has been revealed. The headliners are The Weeknd, Bruno Mars, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, Travis Scott, The National, Vampire Weekend, and Odesza. More

Mar 15, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES are releasing a new album, Love Is Dead, on May 25 via Glassnote. Previously they have shared its first two singles, “Get Out” (which was our #1 Song of the Week) and “My Enemy” (which features the guest vocals of Matt Berninger of The National and EL VY and was also one of our Songs of the Week). More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Tracyanne & Danny, Natalie Prass, CHVRCHES, and More

Plus Ryley Walker, Young Fathers, Lost Under Heaven, Gwenno, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 02, 2018

It was another good week for new songs. Any of our Top 3 songs could’ve been our #1 and we also quite enjoyed CHVRCHES’ collaboration with The National‘s Matt Berninger (on a weaker week that probably would’ve been #1). More

Feb 28, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have announced their new album, Love Is Dead, and shared another song from it, “My Enemy,” which features the guest vocals of Matt Berninger of The National (and EL VY). More

10 Best Songs of the Week: CHVRCHES, Wye Oak, Julia Holter, Hookworms, and More

Plus Middle Kids, GUM, Ed Schrader's Music Beat, Soccer Mommy, Laura Veirs, Jay Som, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 02, 2018

Wow, what a week for fantastic new tracks. Last week when we were putting together the Songs of the Week the pickings were slimmer and the best we could come up with was nine songs, rather than a full 10. More

CHVRCHES Share New Song “Get Out”

The First Taste of Their Third Album

Jan 31, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have shared a new song, “Get Out.” It follows a mysterious social media video they posted yesterday that teased the song and is the first taste of their yet-to-be-announced third album. More

CHVRCHES Tease New Music with Mysterious “Get In” Social Media Video

Perhaps Features a New Song Entitled "Get Out"

Jan 30, 2018

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have been working on a new album. In February 2017 we reported that the band had started work on their third album and were working with Dave Stewart of iconic 1980s duo Eurythmics. Then there was word they were working with Grammy winning producer Greg Kurstin (Adele, Tegan and Sara). Now they have shared a mysterious social media video that features frontwoman Lauren Mayberry drawing a heart on a bathroom mirror and then crossing it out. More

Governors Ball 2018 Announces Lineup Featuring Jack White, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, CHVRCHES, and More

Plus Wolf Alice, Eminem, Cut Copy, Margo Price, Alvvays, Moses Sumney, Dirty Projectors, and Others

Jan 03, 2018

Governors Ball has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in New York City’s Randall’s Island Park the weekend of June 1 - 3. The headliners are Eminem (also announced as a Coachella headliner today), Jack White, Travis Scott, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. More

Dec 01, 2017

The Archies is a new comic book series that features Archie and his friends (Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and Reggie) in a band on tour. Most issues will feature a guest appearance by a different real life band. Under the Radar‘s publishers Mark and Wendy Redfern have a cameo in issue #3, where they are interviewing CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry backstage, alongside MTV’s Crystal Bell. More

Soundtracking the Resistance - One Year On

The Anniversary of the Trump Election and a Very Short List of His Accomplishments Since

Nov 10, 2017

We’ve had a year of a world in which America elected Donald Trump to run the country, so we’re talking about the anniversary this week, while also catching up on local elections, gun control, and repression outside Trump’s America. More

CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry Addresses Gun Control in New Social Media Video

She Calls Out Donald Trump and Mike Pence and Refers Back to a Mass Shooting in Her Home Town

Nov 06, 2017

Lauren Mayberry, frontwoman for Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, has posted a new video to her Twitter account in which she addresses gun control in the wake of yesterday’s mass shooting at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. More

8 Best Songs of the Week: Charlotte Gainsbourg, Morrissey, CHVRCHES, Wolf Alice, and More

Plus Angel Olsen, TORRES, Stars, Cults, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 22, 2017

We’re back down to eight Songs of the Week, after promising last week to stick with a Top 10 for awhile. But it was a slow week for new tracks. Still, there were some clear gems this week, as you will see below, with an easy choice for top song. More

Sep 18, 2017

Tegan and Sara previously announced that they are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album The Con with a tour and The Con X: Covers, an album due out October 20 (via Warner Bros) in which other artists cover each song on The Con, with all net proceeds going to the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which works in support of LGBTQ girls and women. More

Tegan and Sara’s “The Con X: Covers” Album Features CHVRCHES, Ryan Adams, Grimes, and More

Also Includes Hayley Williams of Paramore, Bleachers, Kelly Lee Owens, Shamir, and Others

Sep 13, 2017

Tegan and Sara previously announced that they are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their album The Con with a tour and The Con X: Covers, an album due out October 20 (via Warner Bros) in which other artists cover each song on The Con, with all net proceeds going to the Tegan and Sara Foundation, which works in support of LGBTQ girls and women. More

CHVRCHES to Guest Star in New Archie Comic Book “The Archies”

The Scottish Band Will Mentor the Fictional Band

Aug 21, 2017

Archie and his friends Betty, Veronica, Jughead, and Reggie have gotten a lot hipper in recent years, in part thanks to the darker version of their story and characters in Riverdale (and the well-received CW TV adaptation). In October a new comic book series, The Archies, will feature Archie and his friends in a band on tour. More

CHVRCHES and Kristen Stewart Share New Version of “Down Side of Me” for Planned Parenthood

New Live Version Presented in Video Directed by Stewart for 7-Inches for Planned Parenthood Project

Apr 28, 2017

CHVRCHES have shared a new live version of “Down Side of Me” via a video directed by actress Kristen Stewart. It’s for the 7-Inches for Planned Parenthood project, which is a new 7-inch box set with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Planned Parenthood. More

Björk, CHVRCHES, Feist, Etc. Part of Planned Parenthood 7-Inches; Watch Video Feat. St. Vincent

Video Also Features Zach Galifianakis and John Legend; Project Also Features Bon Iver, Elliott Smith, Sharon Van Etten, and More

Apr 10, 2017

7-Inches for Planned Parenthood is a new 7-inch box set with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Planned Parenthood. More

CHVRCHES Working on Third Album with Dave Stewart of Eurythmics

The Follow-up to Every Open Eye Has Begun

Feb 24, 2017

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released their well-received second album, Every Open Eye, in 2015 via Glassnote (it was #9 on Under the Radar‘s Top 100 Albums of 2015 list). The band have started work on their third album and they are working with Dave Stewart of iconic 1980s duo Eurythmics. More

Nov 04, 2016

Last night Lauren Mayberry, frontwoman of Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, took part in a comedy show at Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right venue. The show included standup sets from Greg Barris, Dave Hill, Seaton Smith, and others, but Mayberry wasn’t there to tell jokes, instead she performed a set of cover songs with a backing band. More

Under the Radar Examines Music and Politics with the 2016 Protest Issue

Special Issue Takes On Sexism and Feminism in the Music Industry, Tackles the Election, and Features Amanda Palmer on the Cover

Sep 09, 2016

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our 2016 Protest Issue (out September, October, and into November), which is out now both digitally and on newsstands. We’ve done a Protest Issue every U.S. Presidential election year since 2004 and as before this issue features articles examining the intersection of music and politics and photo shoots with musicians holding protest signs of their own making. Then in mid-October we will be launching our charity Protest Auction, in which we auction off all the protest signs in the issue, with all profits going to the American Cancer Society. More

Jul 11, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES last month shared a new version of their song “Bury It” that featured additional vocals from Paramore’s Hayley Williams. Now this version of the song has a video. More

Jun 16, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES and American indie-rock mainstays Death Cab for Cutie have had a handful of tour dates together this month. Last night in Charleston, SC, CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry got up on stage with Death Cab for Cutie to sing the band’s “Brothers on a Hotel Bed,” from Death Cab’s 2005 album Plans. More

Listen to CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry and Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard Interview Each Other

For The Talkhouse Music Podcast in Conjunction with Their Joint Tour

Jun 13, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES and American indie-rock mainstays Death Cab for Cutie have a handful of tour dates together this month. In honor of this The Talkhouse Music Podcast have gotten CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry and Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard together for a joint interview, which was apparently the first time the two had ever actually met. More

Jun 10, 2016

CHVRCHES have shared a new version of their song “Bury It” that features Hayley Williams of Paramore. More

CHVRCHES and Death Cab for Cutie to Stand Against HB2 at Joint North Carolina Show

"It is with a heavy heart that we announce these shows in Asheville and Charlotte will be our last in North Carolina as long as HB2 stands." - Ben Gibbard

Jun 03, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES and American indie-rock mainstays Death Cab for Cutie have a handful of tour dates together this month. They include a show in Charlotte, North Carolina at The Uptown Amphitheater on June 16. More

May 12, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have shared a brand new song, “Warning Call.” It was written for the new video game Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, an update of the 2008 game Mirror’s Edge. Frontwoman Lauren Mayberry wrote the lyrics from the perspective of the game’s main character, Faith, “a daring Runner who uncovers a hidden truth within the walls of the city of Glass,” as the game’s description describes her. More

May 09, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released their well-received second album, Every Open Eye, last year via Glassnote (it was #9 on Under the Radar‘s Top 100 Albums of 2015 list). More

Mar 01, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES and American indie-rock mainstays Death Cab for Cutie have announced some co-headlining tour dates together. The dates go down in June are below. More

Watch: CHVRCHES - “Clearest Blue” Video

Every Open Eye Out Now via Glassnote

Feb 19, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released their well-received second album, Every Open Eye, last year via Glassnote (it was #9 on Under the Radar‘s Top 100 Albums of 2015 list). Now the band has shared a video for single “Clearest Blue.” More

Watch CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry Impersonate Cher, Sing “Believe”

Backstage at The Late Late Show with James Corden

Jan 26, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES recently stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden and delivered a great performance of “Clearest Blue.” Now the show has shared a video of the band backstage at the show in which frontwoman Lauren Mayberry is convinced by her bandmates to impersonate Cher, specifically the song “Believe.” Watch the clip below, followed by the band’s tour dates. More

CHVRCHES Announce More Tour Dates

Every Eye Open Out Now via Glassnote

Jan 22, 2016

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have announced some more tour dates. They include some European shows and some U.S. festival dates and are in honor of CHVRCHES’ well-received second album, Every Open Eye, which is out now via Glassnote. Check out the dates below, followed by the video for “Leave a Trace.” More

Bonnaroo 2016 Lineup Announced: LCD Soundsystem, M83, Tame Impala, CHVRCHES, etc.

Father John Misty, HAIM, Death Cab For Cutie, Kurt Vile, Natalie Prass, Purity Ring, Pearl Jam, and Others

Jan 20, 2016

Bonnaroo have announced their 2016 lineup. The festival goes down in Manchester, Tennessee from June 9-12 and this year, their 15th year, the lineup includes LCD Soundsystem, M83, Tame Impala, CHVRCHES, Father John Misty, HAIM, Death Cab For Cutie, Kurt Vile, Natalie Prass, Purity Ring, Pearl Jam, and many others. More

Coachella 2016 Announces Line-up Featuring LCD Soundsystem, Guns N’ Roses, Lush, CHVRCHES, and More

Plus M83, Wolf Alice, Beach House, Grimes, Sufjan Stevens, Foals, Deerhunter, Bat For Lashes, and Others

Jan 04, 2016

Coachella has announced the line-up for their 2016 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday and Saturday are headlined by two newly reformed bands, LCD Soundsystem and Guns N’ Roses (featuring the reunion of Axl Rose and Slash). Calvin Harris headlines Sunday night. More

Listen: CHVRCHES - “Leave a Trace (Goldroom Remix)”

Every Eye Open Out Now via Glassnote

Dec 17, 2015

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES’ “Leave a Trace” has gotten the remix treatment by Goldroom. The Los Angeles producer keeps the basic skeleton of the song, but adds more beats to make it a bit more dancefloor-friendly. Check it out below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates.

Dec 16, 2015

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES stopped by The Late Late Show with James Corden last night and absolutely killed, delivering a great performance of “Clearest Blue.” Lots of flashing lights and frontwoman Lauren Mayberry dancing like crazy. More

Dec 07, 2015

In the Mortified podcast adults reflect on embarrassing moments of their youth. In the latest installment, entitled “Boys Do Cry,” they debuted a segment called “The Mortified Muse.” For it they got the Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES to cover a song a man named Nat Miller wrote when he was 14 for his unrequited love Laurel. More

Watch Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES and Matt Berninger of The National/EL VY Interview Each Other

CHVRCHES' Every Open Eye and EL VY's Return to the Moon Both Out Now

Dec 02, 2015

Lauren Mayberry of Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES and Matt Berninger of The National and EL VY have interviewed each other for Live Nation TV. Mayberry and Berninger sat down together before the Treasure Island festival in San Francisco in October. At the festival Mayberry got up on stage with The National to perform The National’s “I Need My Girl.” More

Nov 30, 2015

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have put together a “Bedtime Mix” for Phil Taggart’s show on BBC Radio 1. It’s a regular feature on the Sunday night show and last night CHVRCHES’ Ian Cook put together the mix and was interviewed by Taggart. It features Mogwai, Tangerine Dream, Aphex Twin, Brian Eno, My Bloody Valentine, and more. More

Nov 20, 2015

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have shared a video for “Empty Threat,” a track from the band’s well-received second album, Every Open Eye, which is out now via Glassnote. CHVRCHES don’t actually appear in the video, which instead centers of Florida teen goth girls who all go to a waterpark, a very un-goth thing to do. More

Oct 28, 2015

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES performed at Nashville, TN’s Marathon Music Works last night. Paramore’s Hayley Williams joined them onstage as a special guest to help sing “Bury It,” a track from CHVRCHES’ well-received second album, Every Open Eye, which is out now via Glassnote. More

Watch CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry Perform with The National at the Treasure Island Festival

Performed "I Need My Girl," Plus The National Debuted a New Song on Friday

Oct 19, 2015

Last night at the Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco The National brought up Lauren Mayberry, frontwoman for Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES, to duet on “I Need My Girl,” a song from The National’s Trouble Will Find Me. Of course a fan captured video of the performance, which you can watch below. More



Interviews

Nov 22, 2017

Comics’ perennial teenage band, The Archies, are back for new musical adventures. The new comic book series of the same name, written by Alex Segura and Matt Rosenberg, with art by Joe Eisma, sees the fictional band interact with illustrated versions of real life musicians, while, as ever, The Archies fret, bicker, and try to remember that, despite the many difficulties, being in a band is about the fun of it all. More

Feminist Firewall

How Women in the Music Industry Are Using Social Media to Confront Sexism and Misogyny

Dec 28, 2016

A Conversation with Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, CHVRCHES’ Lauren Mayberry, Lower Dens’ Jana Hunter, Lush’s Miki Berenyi, Beth Martinez, Amanda Palmer, Natalie Prass, Perfect Pussy’s Meredith Graves, Tegan and Sara’s Sara Quin, and Chelsea Wolfe. More

2015 Artist Survey: CHVRCHES

Lauren Mayberry and Iain Cook on 2015's Best Albums, Music Streaming, the Election, Star Wars, Venue Security, and Disastrous Dates

Feb 26, 2016

For Under the Radar’s 13th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2015. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2015 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions. Here are some answers from Lauren Mayberry and Iain Cook of CHVRCHES. More

Nov 20, 2015

To hear them tell it, everything has been easy for the members of CHVRCHES since they officially formed in the fall of 2012. Well, maybe not everythingthey’ve had to deal with the pressure of being an overnight blog sensation, the wear and tear of two years on the road, and the stress of creating the follow-up to their breakthrough debut album, 2013’s The Bones of What You Believe. More

Nov 19, 2015

It’s a rare sunny day in Glasgow in early July, and the members of CHVRCHES are finally able to take a breath. After an intensive six-month period of writing and recording, they have (as of this afternoon) signed off on the final masters for Every Open Eye, their second full-length release. More

CHVRCHES

Synth Pop Sanctuary

Jul 12, 2013

CHVRCHES’ euphoric electro pop can’t be shaken. The Scottish trio blends floor-rattling synths and rhythm loops with sweet, wide-eyed vocals. Ahead of the release of their first EP, Recover, and forthcoming debut album, The Bones of What You Believe, the band, which uses the ‘v’ rather than ‘u’ to make their name easier to find on search engines, has already earned comparisons to Purity Ring and The xx. Singer Lauren Mayberry had only been recording with keyboardists Iain Cook and Martin Doherty for less than a year before two of their early tracks, “Lies” and “The Mother We Share,” took off online in mid-2012. More


Reviews

May 24, 2018

The first two albums of Scottish synth-pop trio CHVRCHES’ career have shown how brilliant and how average they can be, largely in equal measure. Most of their debut album, The Bones Of What You Believe, is about as good as this sub-genre can possibly get, applying expressive and substantive melodic runs to infectious beats and brought together by the fascinatingly unique vocals of Lauren Mayberry. More

Sep 23, 2015

As good as CHVRCHES’ debut album The Bones of What You Believe was (and it was very good indeed), the whole record did often seem to be running to catch up with arguably the finest opening track on a debut album this decade in “The Mother We Share.” More

Oct 04, 2013

CHVRCHES thrilled to a near-packed house in Philadelphia. More

Sep 20, 2013

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. More

Mar 26, 2013

Liverpool’s Dan Croll survived the SXSW performance maelstrom only to pop up to a horribly snowy and cold New York City for a pair of back-to-back shows with CHVRCHES. It was nice to find the congenial singer and his band in such high spirits after working their asses off for most of the last week in Austin, Texas. More

Mar 26, 2013

Glasgow synthpop trio CHVRCHES sparked fervent interest last year with two tracks that brought out different sides of the band. “Lies” was a staggering, minor-key powerhouse complemented by wily lyrics from singer Lauren Mayberry, while its official debut single, “The Mother We Share,” expressed a more solemn sentiment. More

Mar 23, 2013

Despite our high hopes and daisy-fresh worldviews, Wednesday night was a mixed bag, with sets from Peace, NO CEREMONY///, Ex Cops, CHVRCHES, and alt-J. More

Mar 22, 2013

My wife Wendy and I were warned not to bring a baby to SXSW but had little choice but to take our two-and-a-half-month-old daughter Rose to Austin with us. Here’s a recap of what I saw Tuesday and Wednesday night during the music portion of SXSW in between worrying about the new addition to our family, including sets by Divine Fits, CHVRCHES, Peace, EX Cops, alt-J, and others. More