Martin Doherty Explained

Martin Doherty
Birth Name:Martin Clifford Doherty
Birth Date:24 December 1982
Origin:Clydebank, Scotland
Years Active:1999–present
Current Member Of:Chvrches

Martin Clifford Doherty (born 24 December 1982)[1] [2] is a Scottish musician, singer and record producer. He is a member of Glasgow-based pop band Chvrches, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Prior to forming Chvrches, Doherty was a touring member of the indie rock bands The Twilight Sad and Aereogramme.

Doherty plays keyboards, sampler, guitar and performs main vocals and backing vocals. He also contributes to Chvrches' songwriting and production.

Doherty’s father is also a Catholic Deacon and Religious Education teacher. He supports Celtic.[3]

Biography

Prior to the formation of Chvrches, Doherty was a touring member of The Twilight Sad.[4] He was also the frontman of the rock band Julia Thirteen, founded in 1999 and disbanded in 2006.[5] He met and befriended future Chvrches bandmate Iain Cook in 2004 while attending the University of Strathclyde.[6] [7] In 2006, Cook co-recorded Julia Thirteen's debut EP before Doherty joined Cook's own band Aereogramme in 2007.[5]

Both on Chvrches' debut album The Bones of What You Believe and in concert, Doherty performs lead vocals for the songs "Under the Tide" and "You Caught the Light", the latter on which he also plays bass guitar. Some early performances of the song "We Sink" featured Doherty as the lead vocalist, though lead singer Lauren Mayberry later assumed that role full-time. Chvrches' second album Every Open Eye has Doherty on lead vocals for the songs "High Enough to Carry You Over" and "Follow You", the latter of which is a bonus track included on deluxe versions of the album.[8] [9] Though initially excluded from set lists early in the Every Open Eye tour, "High Enough to Carry You Over" made its live debut on 13 March 2016 at the Riviera Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[10] Like Lauren Mayberry, Doherty currently lives in LA with his partner.

Discography

With Chvrches

See main article: Chvrches discography.

With The Twilight Sad
With Aereogramme
With Julia Thirteen[5]

Notes and References

  1. doksan . Martin Doherty . 547767228700319745 . 24 December 2014 . Legit now Lord Martin C Doherty. .
  2. Web site: Rising: Chvrches . . 27 February 2013 . 23 May 2015 . Cohen, Ian.
  3. https://twitter.com/doksan/status/1603106264166252544?t=X3gMs-Ivvm_pFnfqCIbCNw&s=19
  4. Web site: The Roots of Chvrches: Aereogramme, the Twilight Sad, and the Glasgow Scene . . 25 September 2013 . 3 May 2015 . Cohen, Ian . 6 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906212256/http://pitchfork.com/thepitch/78-chvrches-previous-bands/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Six Degrees of Julia Thirteen. Chris. 29 June 2011. The SKinny. 17 October 2015. Cusack.
  6. News: One to watch: Chvrches . . 27 October 2012 . 4 May 2015 . Mossman, Kate.
  7. News: Chvrches: Music for the masses? . . 13 June 2013 . 4 May 2015 . Wolfson, Sam.
  8. CHVRCHES: Falling But Not Alone. Matt. Fink. Under the Radar. 7 August 2015.
    1. 54
    . 48–59.
  9. doksan . Martin Doherty . 646068907514662913 . 21 September 2015 . it's Follow You .
  10. Web site: CHVRCHES Setlist at Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA. 13 March 2016. setlist.fm. 23 March 2016.

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