- Hey guys. It's 2:25 AM where I am and I hate sleep. That makes it a Sunday, so I figured I'd just go ahead and officially kick off our Weekly DJ program. The first album is The Bones of What You Believe, by CHVRCHES. I was originally going to go with RJD2's new album More Is Than Isn't, but that doesn't officially release until this Tuesday. Perhaps another week. In any case, I hope you enjoy the album and the discussion that comes with it. Major props to Esrever for the template, I definitely think it should be used from now on. So, without further ado...
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Artist: CHVRCHES
Album: The Bones of What You Believe
Release: 2013/09/20
Genres: #synthpop
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BIO
Chvrches (pronounced as "churches", sometimes stylized as CHVRCHES or CHVRCHΞS) are a Scottish synthpop band from Glasgow, formed in 2011. The group consists of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesizers and samplers), Iain Cook (synthesizers, guitar, bass, vocals), and Martin Doherty (synthesizers, samplers, vocals).
The Bones of What You Believe is Chvrches first studio album to be released, and capitalizes on its synthpop style. Lauren's voice, even at its most powerful, presents a certain delicacy and relatable tone that creates a familiar tone in the album's lyrics. Each song is catchy to a degree, and there's no trouble listening to the album from beginning to end without boredom creeping up on you.
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TRACKLIST
01. The Mother We Share
02. We Sink
03. Gun
04. Tether
05. Lies
06. Under the Tide
07. Recover
08. Night Sky
09. Science/Visions
10. Lungs
11. By the Throat
12. You Caught the LightIt's hard to quite say whether or not I like the album. Some songs were great (The Mother We Share) and others were, IMO, so bad that I couldn't sit through the song (You Caught the Light). It doesn't even sound like the same band at some points.
I don't know if it's the genre, the artist, or the album, but there were only two things going through my head while listening. The first is that most of the songs are generic and bland. Stuff that I'd imagine hearing while in a public area. Background noise. The other thing going through my head was: I bought good headphones so I don't have to hear sound distortion and low quality music. Honestly, the album would probably sound the same no matter which speakers you play it through. And that might be a good thing for some, but for me it kind of just wrecks the experience.
That said, overall, the album is fine if I want to throw on something and just kind of have it as background music. But I don't see myself actively going out and listening to more albums or concerts or anything.
Some of the songs are pretty good though. I'm wondering if the songs are made by several band members, with each having "control" over a song. It's easy to see why these guys got popular in such a short time.
posted 3853 days ago