Chvrches on the “stabilising” power of writing a new album when “the whole world was on fire”
nme.comChvrches have spoken about the grounding experience of writing their fourth album ‘Screen Violence’ during the coronavirus pandemic.The Scottish trio spoke to NME for this week’s Big Read interview in which bandmember Martin Doherty described the writing and recording process as “stabilising” in an otherwise uncertain year.“Making this record was really good for finding something to centre you when it felt like the whole world was on fire,” said Doherty.
He, along with frontwoman Lauren Mayberry and fellow multi-instrumentalist Iain Cook, made the record largely virtually, since they were stuck living miles apart during various lockdowns.Additionally, per the album’s exploration of the intersection of human beings and technology, frontwoman.
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