The Glasgow synth-pop trio Chvrches have come out with a cover of Avril Lavigne’s 2002 hit “I’m With You’” as part of an Apple Music Home Session, alongside a rendition of “California” from their recent album Screen Violence.

Chvrches have had a year packed with music releases; alongside their new album, they have also released an E.P. of remixed versions of the song ‘Good Girls’, a remix of ‘How Not To Drown’ by The Cure’s Robert Smith, and two additional remixes of ‘Good Girls’ and ‘Turning The Bones’ by none other than legendary horror director and composer John Carpenter, known as the mastermind behind classics such as 1978’s Halloween and 1982’s The Thing. In light of this, the group has also recently recorded a cover of ‘Cry Little Sister’ from the 1987 film The Lost Boys. The cover is to be featured in the upcoming Netflix film ‘Nightbooks’.

Beginning in 2011, Chvrches initially had little intention to actually play live, putting out a single entitled “Lies” on Neon Gold Records’ blog site and receiving almost immediate success, with the song even being played on BBC Radio 1. The group would release their debut album The Bones Of What You Believe two years later, following a successful slew of single releases and TV performances, both in the UK and in North America.

Chvrches’ recent Apple Music Home Session sees them take an entirely different approach to their own music; instead of thumping electronic drums and silky synth melodies, they have opted for a stripped-down set-up, featuring an acoustic guitar, a piano, and the satisfying sound of a brushed drumkit. It may seem out of the blue to some that Chvrches would choose to cover Avril Lavigne, however singer Lauren Mayberry referred to the song as: “A classic banger-ballad of our times” according to NME.

The session is of course exclusive to Apple Music, and can be listened to down below, or at this link.