CHVRCHES are an electronic band from Glasgow, Scotland, and for the past year or so they've been steadily building a fanbase with their last EP and the singles, "The Mother We Share" and "Recovery". To me, they sound like a mix of M83 and the vocal sensibilities of a band like Camera Obscura; which on paper sounds like a pretty great combination, and sometimes, especially on the aforementioned singles, is.
In fact, the album opens up with the track "The Mother We Share", a track I absolutely adore, and its followed up by the track "We Sink" which isn't half bad. But, it doesn't take long for this LP to dip in quality, with the tracks "Gun", "Tether" and "Under the Tide" all featuring forgettable melodies and "Under the Tide" has male vocals that have none of the passion or finesse of the female vocals.
Then the track "Recover" starts, and for a moment, I am reminded why I was excited to listen to this album in the first place. This track has a great melody and an explosive chorus that I won't forget, come lists time in a couple of months. "Night Sky", like "We Sink" is an okay follow up to the previous track, but it's hard to shake the feeling that the album is going downhill again at this point.
And that's kind of how the album carries on, granted, I thought the track "Science/Visions" wasn't bad, but nothing on The Bones of What You Believe ever reaches the same heights that the singles do.
6.0/10
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