Chvrches

Chvrches (pronounced "churches") are a Scottish synthpop band that started in Glasgow in 2011.

Chvrches
Chvrches performing in Los Angeles in October 2016
Chvrches performing in Los Angeles in October 2016
Background information
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
Genres
Years active2011–present
Labels
  • Virgin
  • Goodbye
  • Glassnote
  • Virgin EMI
Members
Websitechvrch.es

They released their first album, The Bones of What You Believe on 20 September 2013. It got very good reviews. It was successful around the world. It reached No.9 in the UK Albums Chart[4] and 12 in the US Billboard 200. In December 2013 NME magazine put The Bones of What You Believe at number 23 on their list of Best Albums Of 2013.[5]

In 2015 they released their second album Every Open Eye. In 2018 they released their third album Love Is Dead. On 27 August 2021 they released their fourth album, Screen Violence.

In 2014-present they do concerts in Europe.[6]

Band members


Touring musicians

  • Jonny Scott[7] – drums, percussion (2018–present)

Discography
See the main article: Chvrches discography

Awards and nominations
Year Organisation Award Result Ref.
2012 BBC Sound of 2013 Sound of 2013 Fifth [8]
Rober Awards Music Poll Most Promising New Artist Nominated [9]
2013 Best Pop Artist Nominated [10]
Breakthrough Artist Won
South by Southwest Inaugural Grulke Prize (for Developing Non-US Act) Won [11]
Popjustice £20 Music Prize Best British Pop Single for "The Mother We Share" Won [12][13]
2014 A2IM Libera Awards Breakthrough Artist of the Year Won [14][15]
The SAY Awards Scottish Album of the Year Nominated [16]
NME Awards Best New Band Nominated [17][18]
2015 Best British Band Nominated [19][20]
Brit Awards British Breakthrough Act Nominated [21]
2016 The SAY Awards Scottish Album of the Year Nominated [22]
2018 iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards Best Rock/Alternative Artist or Group Nominated [23]
Best Art Vinyl Best Art Vinyl for Love is Dead Nominated [24]
2019 Sweden GAFFA Awards Best Foreign Band Nominated [25]
The SAY Awards Scottish Album of the Year (Longlisted) Nominated [26]
2021 Consequence's 2021 Annual Report Band of the Year Won [27]
2022 NME Awards Best Song in the World for "How Not to Drown" Nominated [28]
Best Song by a UK Artist for "How Not to Drown" Won
Best Band in the World Nominated
Best Band from the UK Nominated
Denmark GAFFA Awards Best International Band Pending [29]
Best International Album for Screen Violence Pending

References
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  5. "International Velvet - NME". NME. 26 November 2013.
  6. "CHVRCHES tours, tickets, shows - Last.fm". Last.fm.
  7. "CHVRCHES have a drummer now". NME. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
  8. Savage, Mark (31 December 2012). "BBC Sound of 2013: Chvrches". BBC News Online. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  9. "The Rober Awards 2012 Music Poll - Rober Awards". Roberawards.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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  11. "Grulke Prize Winners". SXSW. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  12. "Chvrches' 'The Mother We Share' has won the 2013 Twenty Quid Music Prize". Pop Justice. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  13. Corner, Lewis (12 September 2013). "Girls Aloud, MKS, Little Mix, 1D for Popjustice 20 Quid Music Prize". Digital Spy. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  14. Gesler, Andy (20 June 2014). "Arcade Fire, Arctic Monkeys, Daptone, Bruce Iglauer Honored at A2IM's Libby Awards". Billboard. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  15. Peters, Mitchell (25 April 2014). "A2IM Libby Awards: Chvrches, William Onyeabor, ATO, Glassnote Among 2014 Nominees (Exclusive)". Billboard. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  16. "The Albums". Sayaward.com. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  17. Harris, Jamie (15 January 2014). "NME Awards 2014: All the nominees in full". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  18. Renshaw, David (13 January 2014). "Arctic Monkeys, Haim lead NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas nominations – vote now". NME. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  19. "Kasabian, Royal Blood and Jamie T lead NME nominations". BBC. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  20. Barker, Emily (17 December 2014). "NME Awards 2015 With Austin, Texas – Meet The Nominees". NME. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  21. "Brit awards 2015: the full list of winners". The Guardian. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  22. Meighan, Nicola (16 June 2016). "Shortlist for the 2016 Scottish Album of the Year Award revealed". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  23. Murphy, Sarah (1 August 2018). "Here's the Full List of 2018 iHeartRadio MMVA Nominees". Exclaim!. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  24. "Best Art Vinyl Awards 2018 | ArtVinyl". Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  25. "GAFFA-priset 2019 – här är artisterna som ligger bäst till". GAFFA (in Swedish). Sweden. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  26. Malt, Andy (9 September 2019). "Auntie Flo wins Scottish Album of the Year Award". Complete Music Update. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  27. Ragusa, Paolo (7 December 2021). "2021 How 2021 Band of the Year Chvrches Navigated a COVID-Challenged Galaxy". Consequence. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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  29. "GAFFA-PRISEN 2022 | GAFFA.dk". gaffa.dk. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 25 March 2022 suggested (help)

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