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• POST | 8 CHVRCHES Songs For Your Next Summer Kickback

Grass is greening, flowers are blooming, people are sneezing, it hasn't stopped raining yet, and you finally remembered all the reasons not to go outside, like: the wonderful smell of trash rotting in the sun and car exhaust that somehow seems to be worse when it's 90 degrees outside....

• POST | Chvrches Fund Girls Rock Glasgow And Share New Song 'Miracle'

Scottish synth-pop trio Chvrches have shared yet another track off their forthcoming album, Love Is Dead....

• POST | CHVRCHES Amp Up The Intensity With New Song 'Never Say Die'

In preparation for their highly-anticipated album Love Is Dead, out May 25th, Scottish electronic trio CHVRCHES have been teasing us with their new singles, "Get Out" and "My Enemy" which featured The National's Matt Berninger....

• POST | CHVRCHES Get Intimate With Acoustic Cover of Beyonce's 'XO'

Today, Scottish trio CHVRCHES performed three acoustic renditions for iHeartRadio and Honda on the Honda Stage at Power Station....

• POST | Watch CHVRCHES Nail A Cover of The 1975's 'Somebody Else'

[Photo Credit: Kirsten Spruch] Earlier this morning, Scottish trio CHVRCHES appeared on BBC Radio 1's "Live Lounge" where they performed a cover of The 1975's "Somebody Else" and, spoiler alert, they totally crushed it....

• POST | CHVRCHES Get Serious in New Track 'My Enemy' Feat. The National's Matt Berninger

Baeble Favorite CHVRCHES is out with another swooning electro-pop tune - one that is perhaps more melancholy and serious than their previous record, 2015's Every Open Eye....

• POST | 'Love Is Dead' According To CHVRCHES

LOVE IS DEAD. pic.twitter.com/3S2bnDODtj - CHVRCHΞS (@CHVRCHES) February 26, 2018 CHVRCHES have recently shared a possible tracklist for their newest album and we couldn't be more excited! This excited to be exact: The synth-pop trio has been teasing their return for some weeks now and things just got a little more concrete with their most recent Tweet in which they share a picture with what seems to be the track list for their new album....

• POST | 12 Iconic Scottish Acts

With synth-pop trio CHVRCHES back on the scene, and indie-rock royalty Franz Ferdinand just releasing their fifth album Always Ascending last week, it feels like the perfect time for a trip to the highlands....

• POST | THROWBACK THURSDAY: CHVRCHES at Central Park Summerstage

The moment we've all been waiting for is finally here: CHVRCHES has released new music. We've been waiting for this moment precisely since 2016, when they released their critically-acclaimed sophomore album Every Open Eye....

• POST | CHVRCHES Return With 'Get Out,' First New Track In 2 Years

Scottish electro-pop trio CHVRCHES have been teasing new material over the past couple of days, with some rather cryptic posts appearing on their social media....

• POST | CHVRCHES Tease New Music In Mysterious Clip

GET IN https://t.co/uTVnB29QRi pic.twitter.com/RBb5yf5c8d- CHVRCHΞS (@CHVRCHES) January 30, 2018 Today, Glasgow trio CHVRCHES have released a mysterious video along with the caption "GET IN....

• POST | THROWBACK THURSDAY: CHVRCHES Live In Central Park - One Year Later

It's hard to believe it's been one year to the day that we all woke up with massive knots in our stomachs, knowing mother nature would have the ultimate say in whether we go through with our biggest concert production to date....

• POST | CHVRCHES Just Dropped The Most Epic Remix of 'Bury It' ft Hayley Williams

CHVRCHES just released a remix of "Bury It" featuring Hayley Williams. The remix was done by Keys N Krates and for lack of better words, it is epic....

• POST | WATCH: CHVRCHES New Animated Video for "Bury It" Featuring Hayley Williams

Electronic trio, CHVRCHES and Paramore's Hayley Williams have released the video for "Bury It," which depending on your preferences is the kind of song you blast with the car windows down until being exposed at a traffic light with a flicker of shame in your eyes....

• POST | CHVRCHES Up The Ante With Paramore's Hayley Williams

Had you asked us a few months back if we thought there was a way to make CHRVRCHES' epic anthem "Bury It" a bit more....

• POST | CHVRCHES Just Quietly Released A Brand New Song

We're on our 5th straight play of "Warning Call"; a song CHVRCHES just gifted the world with, not to mention the first slice of new music since the release of their excellent sophomore album, Every Open Eye, last fall....

• POST | Now Playing: CHVRCHES Brave The Rain And Deliver An Electric Show in Central Park

We were convinced that it was going to rain all week. We scoured the weather reports, debated multiple models, and ultimately accepted that yes, one of the most ambitious concert shoots we have ever put together would ultimately be washed away....

• POST | Coming Next Week: Chvrches Full Length Concert at Central Park Summerstage

Baeble's bread and butter is our sessions, concerts, and interviews, and we've shot hundreds and hundreds of those videos over the years....

• POST | Chvrches Had A Surprise Performance With Paramore's Hayley Williams

Paramore hosted it's second Parahoy cruise with special guest Chvrches (amongst a few other bands) and now that the ship has anchored, attendees have stories to tell about the four day voyage....

• POST | Chvrches: Warrior Princess

The theme for the Every Open Eye music video cycle is increasingly clear: Chvrches are going to be alt-pop megastars, and it's time you all know it....

• POST | Now Playing: CHVRCHES - Behind The Scenes at Central Park Summer Stage

"I'm always like, is this a prank? Is someone going to turn around in a minute and say 'it was all made up....

• POST | Coming Soon: Chvrches And Their Fans Take Over Central Park

One of the best parts of working at Baeble is when you know we have great video content on the site that we're on the verge of sharing with the rest of the world....

• POST | Chvrches Share Their Humorous Side on The Late Late Show

Baeble's favorite Glaswegian synthpop trio, Chvrches, stopped by the only American late night show with a British host, The Late Late Show With James Corden, for a comedy sketch called the bandmate game....

• POST | Chvrches Let Loose On Corden

I suppose its Lauren Mayberrys ability to project both anxiety and confidence on stage unthinkingly or maybe its her child-like voice....

• POST | Chvrches Perform A Teenager's Awkward Love Song

Being a teenager is miserable. Anyone who says otherwise either came from a position of extreme privilege or they've repressed the memories of the constant existential horror that is being in middle school/high school....

• POST | Chvrches Lay Out An 'Empty Threat'

Scottish synthpop trio Chvrches just released their video for the single "Empty Threat" off their sophomore studio release Every Open Eye....

• POST | Neo Millennial Disco With Chvrches and Neon Indian

Back in the day, you were either under the shining disco ball wearing platforms, or you were throwing beer cans and milkshakes at the people who were....

• POST | Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry and Combating Music Industry and Internet Misogyny

I was the lead singer of a band in high school. I was the only girl in the band. At the time, that aspect was something I really enjoyed....

• POST | 5 Inspired and Recent Covers To Jam To

[Ed. Note: Everybody loves a good cover. It's why we get so mad when we hear a bad cover. Don't tackle somebody else's music unless you know that you can do it justice and bring something new to the table....

• POST | Chvrches Every Open Eye

Lauren Mayberry has made it clear she is a force to be reckoned with. Even before she rejected a marriage proposal and flipped off another obnoxious dude live on-stage, her stage presence and vocal capabilities alone speak for themselves....

• POST | Chvrches Continue To Dominate America On Fallon

I had to fight the urge to applaud Chvrches when I finished watching the video of their performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon....

• POST | That's A Wrap: Chvrches Were On Top Of The World At Central Park

(Photo Credit: Lily Moffly) One of the real perks of working at Baeble is that you get to be at the ground floor of a constant stream of exciting acts who are just getting their foot in the door in the music industry and their first taste of fame....

• POST | Chvrches Turn Justin Bieber's 'What Do You Mean' Into A Sparkling Dance Anthem

The BBC Live Lounge has their s*** together as of late in terms of getting talented musicians to make already good songs into something even better....

• POST | Chvrches Are Streaming Their New Record

The day we've all waited for is finally here. The new Chvrches album is finally available for public consumption....

• POST | Chvrches Shimmer With A 'Clearest Blue'

We're all big fans of Chvrches here in the Baeble offices, and when we shot them at SXSW in 2013 just before they released The Bones of What You Believe, we were banking on them turning into the massive pop act that they've become....

• POST | Chvrches Embrace Their Inner Pop Superstars In New Video

I think it's official that Chvrches are shooting for pop superstardom on next month's Every Open Eye....

• POST | Chvrches Release The Effervescent 'Never Ending Circles'

The best days are the days where you get surprise new Chvrches tracks, and today turned into one of those days....

• POST | Mixtape Wednesdays: Women Are Taking Over Rock

A couple months back, my little sister made an offhand comment that struck me as sad. She lamented the lack of titanic female figures in rock & alternative pop that existed in the 90s....

• POST | CHVRCHES Are Back And It Feels So Good

Ahhhh yeah. There we go. After two years of a million different pretenders wanting to be the next CHVRCHES, it's nice to have the genuine Scottish article back in our lives again....

• POST | CHVRCHES Unveil New Song At Austin City Limits

This week at Austin City Limits, Scottish electronic trio CHVRCHES played a new tune, which has appeared on setlists under rotating names, "Richard Pryor," "Gene Wilder," and "Eddie Murphy....

• POST | Linkin Park Almost Made A Good Point

Back in April Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda created a few waves when a Noisey interview was published, in which the singer condemns indie-pop....

• POST | CHVRCHES Cover Janelle Monae's 'Tightrope' For Target

Back in January we watched CHVRCHES cover Janelle Monae's "Tightrope" in honor of the R&B singer at Billboard Women In Music 2013....

• POST | CHVRCHES Perform 'Recover' on The Tonight Show

Mr. Fallon must be fond of CHVRCHES, but then again, why wouldn't he be? After hosting the Scottish trio's first U....

• POST | CHVRCHES Set Loose Fresh Versions of Three Throwbacks

Our favorite Glaswegians CHVRCHES have fine-tuned their first album The Bones of What You Believe and come April 22, the trio will be re-releasing the album with several note-worthy additions....

• POST | Rihanna Meets CHVRCHES In 'The Umbrella We Share'

Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre performer and apparent mashup specialist Dan Chamberlain shared a Throwback Thursday special on his Tumblr today, smashing together CHVRCHES' "The Mother We Share" with Rihanna's "Umbrella"....

• POST | CHVRCHES Endorse Fan-Made 'Strong Hand' Aerobics Video

CHVRCHES took to Twitter to share their new "official" but unofficial "Strong Hand" music video made by a fans....

• POST | CHVRCHES Make Lorde's 'Team' All Their Own

CHVRCHES stopped by BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge earlier today to perform their own rendition of Lorde's "Team" off the New Zealand artist's debut record Pure Heroine....

• POST | CHVRCHES Covers Bauhaus for 'Vampire Academy'

Just when you were beginning to think Hollywood's inventory of shabby vampire-themed teen dramas had finally run dry, they go ahead and throw some sexy blood-suckers in prep-school uniforms....

• POST | CHVRCHES Cover Janelle Monae at Billboard Women In Music 2013

More often than not tabloids lead us to believe that female pop artists are a constantly feuding and volatile bunch....

• POST | CHVRCHES Covers Brit Boy Band Classic

After making appearances on many year-end lists—including our own Best New Artists, Best Albums, Best Songs—CHVRCHES left their highly acclaimed debut LP The Bones Of What You Believe on the shelf during a recent visit to the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge....

• POST | CHVRCHES Say Farewell to the US on Letterman

Shortly after announcing their spring tour (below), Glasgow's CHVRCHES visited the Ed Sullivan Theater to perform The Bones of What You Believe track "We Sink"....

• POST | CHVRCHES Treat Kimmel with Two-Song Set

Our favorite Scottish synth-pop pixie Lauren Mayberry and CHVRCHES unleashed their apocalyptic purr on a charmed Kimmel audience last night....

• POST | CHVRCHES
  The Bones of What You Believe

Glasgow's electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released their highly anticipated debut album The Bones of What You Believe last week, and I've been playing it on repeat ever since....

• POST | Album Review: CHVRCHES

Glasgow's electro-pop trio CHVRCHES released their highly anticipated debut album The Bones of What You Believe last week, and I've been playing it on repeat ever since....

• POST | CHVRCHES Covered Whitney Houston's 'It's Not Right But It's Okay'

Everything Glasgow-based CHVRCHES touch turns to eerie 80s gold. But what happens when they try to tackle pre-existing greatness? Well, their recent cover of Whitney Houston's late-90s comeback classic "It's Not Right But It's Okay" performed on BBC Radio 1, should answer that question....

• POST | CHVRCHES Share Full Stream Of 'The Bones Of What You Believe'

Early last week, we shared a premature stream of Scottish synth-pop outfit CHVRCHES' debut album The Bones Of What You Believe....

• POST | Stream CHVRCHES Debut Album Before It's Too Late!

The general consensus in our office is that Scottish synth-pop trio CHVRCHES is one of the best surprises of 2013....

• POST | CHVRCHES Fire Off New Single

Last week, Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES caught us off guard with her surprisingly sanguine cover of Rage Against The Machine classic "Killing In The Name"....

• POST | Hear CHVRCHES' Lovey Cover of Rage Against The Machine

Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES will certainly piss off a hell of a lot of Rage Against the Machine faithful with her sweet cover of "Killing In The Name" that's recently surfaced, but we admittedly kinda enjoyed its serene sincerity....

• POST | CHVRCHES Inject 80s Euphoria Into MS MR's 'Hurricane'

Scottish electronica aficionados CHVRCHES have transformed Brooklyn-based MS MR's "Hurricane" from a soft-spoken trip-hop meditation into a full-blown 80s party anthem, turning insecurity into flamboyance so that the refrain "Welcome to the inner workings of my mind" is not a reluctant admission but a joyous invitation....

• POST | Watch CHVRCHES Perform "Lies" in Glasgow

A day hasn't gone by since SXSW without hearing the infectious Scottish synth pop of CHVRCHES bellowing from a Baeble cubicle....

• POST | CHVRCHES Command a Synth-Pop Legion Live at Hype Hotel

Photography By Jesse DeFlorio We aim to keep track of the most buzzed about indie groups, and we're confident in our assessment that Scottish synth-pop trio CHVRCHES will continue to coast atop the crest of of the indie wave....

• POST | Watch CHVRCHES Cover Game Of Thrones Theme

We're all thrilled Game Of Thrones is finally back in its third season, and apparently, so is our new favorite Scottish synth-pop group CHVRCHES....

• POST | See CHVRCHES Hit The Roller Rink

It didn't take long for us to fall for the Scottish synth serenade of CHVRCHES, after catching them live down at Hype Machine's Hype Hotel....