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The members consist of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesizers), Iain Cook (synthesizers, guitar, bass, additional vocals) and Martin Doherty (synthesizers, samplers, additional vocals, and occasional lead vocals). Since 2018, they have also had Jonny Scott contribute drums live and in the studio.

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The members consist of Lauren Mayberry Music/LaurenMayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesizers), Iain Cook (synthesizers, guitar, bass, additional vocals) and Martin Doherty (synthesizers, samplers, additional vocals, and occasional lead vocals). Since 2018, they have also had Jonny Scott contribute drums live and in the studio.
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* OlderThanSheLooks: Lauren is 35, but looks (and sounds) much younger.
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* ADayInTheLimelight[=/=]StepUpToTheMicrophone: Martin Doherty gets to do some vocals on at least one song per album.
** On ''The Bones of What You Believe'', his vocals can be heard on "ZVVL", "Under the Tide" and "You Caught the Light".
** On ''Every Open Eye'', he is the lead singer on "High Enough to Carry You Over". It's SophistiPop style fits his voice ''extremely'' well. He also sings lead on "Follow You", a bonus song that was later included in the Extended Edition.
** ''Love is Dead'' features his vocal stylings on "God's Plan", with Lauren singing backup.
** On ''Screen Violence'', he sings the line "I don't want to see it/I don't want to see it/I don't want to sleep alone, no" on "Violent Delights".


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* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Martin Doherty gets to do some vocals on at least one song per album.
** On ''The Bones of What You Believe'', his vocals can be heard on "ZVVL", "Under the Tide" and "You Caught the Light".
** On ''Every Open Eye'', he is the lead singer on "High Enough to Carry You Over". It's SophistiPop style fits his voice ''extremely'' well. He also sings lead on "Follow You", a bonus song that was later included in the Extended Edition.
** ''Love is Dead'' features his vocal stylings on "God's Plan", with Lauren singing backup.
** On ''Screen Violence'', he sings the line "I don't want to see it/I don't want to see it/I don't want to sleep alone, no" on "Violent Delights".
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CHVRCHES (pronounced "Churches") is a Scottish SynthPop trio, formed in 2011 in Glasgow. It was initially formed by long-time friends Iain Cook and Martin Doherty as a synth-pop project. At the same time, Iain was producing a record for the band Blue Sky Archives, which included Lauren Mayberry. Iain asked Lauren if she would be interested in singing backing vocals for this new project, and she agreed. Lauren was later promoted to being the band's lead vocalist.

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CHVRCHES (pronounced "Churches") is a Scottish SynthPop trio, formed in 2011 in Glasgow. It was initially formed by long-time friends Iain Cook and Martin Doherty as a synth-pop project. At the same time, Iain was producing a record for the band Blue Sky Archives, which included Lauren Mayberry.Music/LaurenMayberry. Iain asked Lauren if she would be interested in singing backing vocals for this new project, and she agreed. Lauren was later promoted to being the band's lead vocalist.
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* ''The Bones of What You Believe'' (2013)

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* ''The ''[[Music/TheBonesOfWhatYouBelieve The Bones of What You Believe'' Believe]]'' (2013)
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'''CHVRCHES''' (pronounced "Churches") is a Scottish SynthPop trio, formed in 2011 in Glasgow. It was initially formed by long-time friends Iain Cook and Martin Doherty as a synth-pop project. At the same time, Iain was producing a record for the band Blue Sky Archives, which included Lauren Mayberry. Iain asked Lauren if she would be interested in singing backing vocals for this new project, and she agreed. Lauren was later promoted to being the band's lead vocalist.

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'''CHVRCHES''' CHVRCHES (pronounced "Churches") is a Scottish SynthPop trio, formed in 2011 in Glasgow. It was initially formed by long-time friends Iain Cook and Martin Doherty as a synth-pop project. At the same time, Iain was producing a record for the band Blue Sky Archives, which included Lauren Mayberry. Iain asked Lauren if she would be interested in singing backing vocals for this new project, and she agreed. Lauren was later promoted to being the band's lead vocalist.
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'''CHVRCHES''' (pronounced "Churches") is a Scottish SynthPop trio, formed in 2011 in Glasgow.

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'''CHVRCHES''' (pronounced "Churches") is a Scottish SynthPop trio, formed in 2011 in Glasgow. \n It was initially formed by long-time friends Iain Cook and Martin Doherty as a synth-pop project. At the same time, Iain was producing a record for the band Blue Sky Archives, which included Lauren Mayberry. Iain asked Lauren if she would be interested in singing backing vocals for this new project, and she agreed. Lauren was later promoted to being the band's lead vocalist.

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* AlbumClosure: "Broken Bones," the last track (and closest thing to a TitleTrack) on ''The Bones of What You Believe'', is an ominous, {{dystopia}}n-sounding story song distinct from the upbeat SynthPop of the rest of the album.

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"Broken Bones," the last track (and closest thing to a TitleTrack) on ''The Bones of What You Believe'', is an ominous, {{dystopia}}n-sounding story song distinct from the upbeat SynthPop of the rest of the album.album.
** "Better If You Don't", the last track on ''Screen Violence'', is an introspective guitar-led ballad.
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** "''Screen Violence'' has a semi-example in the line "pull me into the screen at the end" from "California".

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** "''Screen ''Screen Violence'' has a semi-example in the line "pull me into the screen at the end" from "California".

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* AlbumTitleDrop: A semi-example; the title's dropped in the bonus track "Strong Hand," rather than the album proper. "Give me ''the bones of what you believe'' / Maybe they'll save you from me..."

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* AlbumTitleDrop: A semi-example; the AlbumTitleDrop:
** There's a semi-example in ''The Bones of What You Belive''. The
title's dropped in the bonus track "Strong Hand," rather than the album proper. "Give me ''the bones of what you believe'' / Maybe they'll save you from me..."


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** "''Screen Violence'' has a semi-example in the line "pull me into the screen at the end" from "California".
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* PostRock: ''Screen Violence'' has elements of this. This isn't that surprising, considering Iain and Martin were both involved in the post-rock band Aerogramme before Chvrches.
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* PerishingAltRockVoice: Martin has elements of this. While his pitch tends to be very good, he can sometimes be a bit difficult to understand due to his strong Scottish accent.

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* ADayInTheLimelight[=/=]StepUpToTheMicrophone: Martin Doherty performs on "ZVVL", "Under the Tide" and "You Caught the Light".

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* ADayInTheLimelight[=/=]StepUpToTheMicrophone: Martin Doherty performs gets to do some vocals on at least one song per album.
** On ''The Bones of What You Believe'', his vocals can be heard
on "ZVVL", "Under the Tide" and "You Caught the Light".


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** On ''Screen Violence'', he sings the line "I don't want to see it/I don't want to see it/I don't want to sleep alone, no" on "Violent Delights".
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* GenreThrowback: To 1980s synthpop.

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* GenreThrowback: To 1980s synthpop.synthpop, on their earlier albums.



* OlderThanSheLooks: Lauren turned 32 in 2019 but looks (and sounds) much younger.
* PerkyGoth: The video for "Empty Threat" is about a group of goth teens passing time with some underage drinking and smoking before heading to the waterpark and having some fun. Lauren herself was a PerkyGoth as a teenager and still dresses in all black or black and white when she can.

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* OlderThanSheLooks: Lauren turned 32 in 2019 is 35, but looks (and sounds) much younger.
* PerkyGoth: The video for "Empty Threat" is about a group of goth teens passing time with some underage drinking and smoking smoking, before heading to the waterpark and having some fun. Lauren herself was a PerkyGoth as a teenager and still dresses in all black or black and white when she can.



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* SynthPopSynthPop: Was the band's prominent style before ''Screen Violence''.
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* LongRunnerLineUp: The band has had the same lineup since its formation.

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The members consist of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesizers), Iain Cook (synthesizers, guitar, bass, additional vocals) and Martin Doherty (synthesizers, samplers, additional vocals, and occasional lead vocals).

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The members consist of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, additional synthesizers), Iain Cook (synthesizers, guitar, bass, additional vocals) and Martin Doherty (synthesizers, samplers, additional vocals, and occasional lead vocals). Since 2018, they have also had Jonny Scott contribute drums live and in the studio.


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* NewSoundAlbum: ''Screen Violence''. It noticeably tones down the synthpop elements of previous albums and explores more of the band's rock influences. Guitars and bass guitar is more prominently featured than before, and the band's live drummer Jonny Scott contributed live drums to the recording sessions. The only song that sounds like it could have fit on a previous album is "Good Girls".
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* FinalGirl: The song of the same name is about this trope.

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* FinalGirl: The song of the same name is about uses this trope.trope as a way of exploring the pressures of being a woman with a public profile.
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* CoverVersion: [[Music/{{Prince}} "I Would Die 4 U"]], stylised as [[XtremeKoolLetterz "I Would Die 4 V"]], [[Music/WhitneyHouston "It's Not Right But It's Okay"]] and [[Music/{{Bauhaus}} "Bela Lugosi's Dead"]].

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* CoverVersion: [[Music/{{Prince}} "I Would Die 4 U"]], stylised as [[XtremeKoolLetterz "I Would Die 4 V"]], [[Music/WhitneyHouston "It's Not Right But It's Okay"]] and Okay"]], [[Music/{{Bauhaus}} "Bela Lugosi's Dead"]].Dead"]] and [[Film/TheLostBoys "Cry Little Sister"]].
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* NotChristianRock: Despite the name, they're not a Christian band. They chose the name because it "[[RuleOfCool sounded cool]]".
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--> Singles: "He Said She Said" (2021), "How Not To Drown" (feat. [[Music/TheCure Robert Smith]], 2021), “Good Girls” (2021)

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--> Singles: "He Said She Said" (2021), "How Not To Drown" (feat. [[Music/TheCure [[Music/{{The Cure|Band}} Robert Smith]], 2021), “Good Girls” (2021)



* TheCameo: [[Music/{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] pops up on an remixed version of "Bury It", and [[Music/TheCure Robert Smith]] appears on "How Not to Drown".

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* TheCameo: [[Music/{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] pops up on an remixed version of "Bury It", and [[Music/TheCure [[Music/{{The Cure|Band}} Robert Smith]] appears on "How Not to Drown".
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--> Singles: "He Said She Said" (2021), "How Not To Drown" (feat. Robert Smith, 2021), “Good Girls” (2021)

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--> Singles: "He Said She Said" (2021), "How Not To Drown" (feat. [[Music/TheCure Robert Smith, Smith]], 2021), “Good Girls” (2021)
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* TheCameo: [[Music/{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] pops up on an remixed version of "Bury It".

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* TheCameo: [[Music/{{Paramore}} Hayley Williams]] pops up on an remixed version of "Bury It".It", and [[Music/TheCure Robert Smith]] appears on "How Not to Drown".



* PrecisionFStrike: "The Mother We Share" and "We Sink".

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* PrecisionFStrike: "The Mother We Share" and Share", "We Sink".Sink" and "Good Girls".
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* ''Screen Violence'' (to be released August 2021)
--> Singles: "He Said She Said" (2021), "How Not To Drown" (feat. Robert Smith, 2021)

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* ''Screen Violence'' (to be released August 2021)
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* ''Screen Violence'' (to be released August 2021)
--> Singles: "He Said She Said" (2021), "How Not To Drown" (feat. Robert Smith, 2021)
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** ''Love is Dead'' features his vocal stylings on "God's Plan", although unlike the other tracks Lauren's voice can still be heard on backup vocals.

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** ''Love is Dead'' features his vocal stylings on "God's Plan", although unlike the other tracks Lauren's voice can still be heard on backup vocals.with Lauren singing backup.
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* AlbumClosure: "Broken Bones," the last track (and closest thing to a TitleTrack) on ''The Bones of What You Believe'', is an ominous, {{dystopia}}n-sounding story song distinct from the upbeat SynthPop of the rest of the album.
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** ''Love is Dead'' features his vocal stylings on "God's Plan", although unlike the other tracks Lauren's voice is still heard singing backup.

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** ''Love is Dead'' features his vocal stylings on "God's Plan", although unlike the other tracks Lauren's voice is can still be heard singing backup.on backup vocals.

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