Screen Violence Explained

Screen Violence
Type:studio
Artist:Chvrches
Cover:Chvrches - Screen Violence.png
Alt:A dark room with red light glowing, a TV is plugged in with a hand touching over window blinds.
Studio:
  • Glasgow, Scotland
  • Los Angeles, United States
Genre:
Length:42:53
Producer:Chvrches
Prev Title:Hansa Session EP
Prev Year:2018

Screen Violence is the fourth studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches. It was released on 27 August 2021 through EMI Records in the UK and Glassnote Records in the US.[2] Lead single "He Said She Said" was released on 19 April.[3] The album was announced alongside the second single, "How Not to Drown", a collaboration with Robert Smith, lead singer of the Cure.[4]

The album was promoted with a North American tour from November to December 2021.[5] [6]

Background and recording

The album began in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic as ideas shared over video calls and audio-sharing programs. It was produced by the band and recorded between Glasgow and Los Angeles.[7] Frontwoman Lauren Mayberry said it felt "freeing initially" for the album to start out as something "escapist" but that the lyrics ended up being "definitely still personal".[2] The album title came from an idea for the name of the band, but was then adapted for the title of the album due to the theme of violence "on screen, by screens and through screens – with songs addressing feelings of loneliness, disillusionment and fear, among other emotions".[4] Martin Doherty called the album title "a bit more literal [than just a concept]. When we were making the record, it was like half of our lives were lived through screens."[4]

The single "How Not to Drown" evolved from a piano and drum demo recorded by Doherty and was written during a time when he was dealing with "crippling depression and anxiety".[8]

Screen Violence is also the first Chvrches studio album to not have a track where Martin Doherty provides the main vocals, though Doherty does sing the bridge on "Violent Delights".

Personnel

Chvrches

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2021)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[9] 6
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[10] 46
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[11] 65

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chvrches' 'Screen Violence' Reaches for the Heart, Mind, and Feet. PopMatters. Piatkowski. Peter. 23 August 2021. 26 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Chvrches Announce New Album 'Screen Violence,' Release Robert Smith Collaboration. Stereogum. Chelosky. Danielle. 2 June 2021. 4 June 2021.
  3. Chvrches Return With 'He Said She Said'. Rolling Stone. Martoccio. Angie. 19 April 2021. 4 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Chvrches announce new album 'Screen Violence', share 'How Not To Drown' with The Cure's Robert Smith. NME. Krol. Charlotte. 2 June 2021. 4 June 2021.
  5. Web site: Chvrches Reveal Fourth Album 'Screen Violence,' Share "How Not to Drown" Video with The Cure's Robert Smith. American Songwriter. Benitez-Eves. Tina. 3 June 2021. 4 June 2021.
  6. Web site: CHVRCHES Announce Screen Violence, Share New Single and Tour Dates. Paste. Gomez. Jade. 2 June 2021. 4 June 2021.
  7. Web site: CHVRCHES have announced the details of their fourth studio album, 'Screen Violence'. Dork. Ackroyd. Stephen. 3 June 2021. 4 June 2021.
  8. Web site: Chvrches announce new album Screen Violence and release new single with The Cure's Robert Smith. Louder. Scarlett. Elizabeth. 3 June 2021. 4 June 2021.
  9. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 September 2021. 3 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2021/09/01. Billboard Japan. ja. 1 September 2021.
  11. Web site: チャーチズ. 2 June 2018 . Oricon. ja. 1 September 2021.

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