Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches shared the new track “Good Girls” from their forthcoming third album “Screen Violence“.
The new release is a follow up after recent singles: “He Said She Said” and “How Not To Drown“. “Good Girls” has been premiered as Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1 yesterday (12th July). Lauren Mayberry commented on the song “It feels like a churchy song in terms of a lot of the sounds and structure of it” with a “darker things” sneaked into a pop song. The full interview can listen here.
‘Good Girls’ is tonight’s Hottest Record! @CHVRCHES caught up with @anniemacmanus to talk more about the track and upcoming album ‘Screen Violence’
Listen back to @BBCSounds now to hear the full chat pic.twitter.com/2Qb1F2ABtR
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) July 12, 2021
In a statement, Mayberry added: “Women have to constantly justify their right to exist and negotiate for their own space. We’re told that Bad Things don’t happen to Good Girls. That if you curate yourself to fit the ideal – keep yourself small and safe and acceptable – you will be alright, and it’s just not fucking true.”
“The opening line (killing your idols is a chore) was something I wrote after listening to some friends arguing about the present day implications of loving certain problematic male artists – I was struck by the lengths that people would go to in order to excuse their heroes and how that was so juxtaposed to my own experiences in the world” she commented.
Watch listen to “Good Girls” below.
The Chvrches upcoming album “Screen Violence” is due on 27th August via EMI Records (UK) and Glassnote (US) and can be preordered here.
Alongside the new release, the band also announced their UK 2022 Tour. Tickets will be available from 23rd July at 9:30 am BST and can be purchased here.
You can also watch them at Splendour XR, a virtual music festival that will take place on 24-25th July 2021. Tickets and more info can be found here.
See UK Tour dates below:
14/03/22 – Corn Exchange – Edinburgh
15/03 – O2 City Hall – New Castle
16/03 – O2 Academy Brixton – London
18/03 – O2 Academy – Birmingham
19/03 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
