Criticism and the yardstick used for judging musical sapience has been debated long and hard for probably as long as the art-form itself has existed, but nothing shows craftsmanship quite like the ability to write a song in the major key without it being cheesy and on “Gun”, the au-courant Glasgow 4 piece CHVRCHES do just that. Brilliantly accessible yet not formulaic; “Gun” manages to be energetic but not in your face, maintaining a masterful level of subtlety throughout for a track that is so energized. As hyperactive synths bounce off each other like clattering lightsabres and 808 handclaps pound relentlessly, singer Lauren Mayberry desolately ponders “did you see another lifetime where I was not a part so far entwined?” in her sugary kawaii vocal. Taking into account the imminent summer festival circuit, a series of upcoming support slots with Depeche Mode and the antecedent success of electropop heavyweights such as La Roux and Little Boots in recent years, you can’t help but get the impression CHVRCHES are standing on the cusp of something big.
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