The Bones of What You Believe brings to mind electronic pop acts like Passion Pit and M83 without feeling like an imitator. The album delivers ridiculously catchy hooks, armed with synth sounds and dance party drum beats topped off with Lauren Mayberry's undeniably pretty voice. Really, CHVRCHES doesn't bring anything new to the table (think brighter side of the Knife), but they take these elements and make it sound like they invented their own genre. Mayberry sounds confident always and every sound effect they employ is executed with so much conviction that sometimes you could mistake them for a modern 80's hair band. That's a joke, of course, because in songs like Science/Visions and By the Throat there's no doubt that they're taking themselves seriously. And it pays off. The album is all fun licks when it needs to be and laid back before you get tired from all the fun you're having.
If I had to throw down some numbers to act as a sort of evaluative system for expressing my level of enjoyment for this album I'd say something like 8/10. It feels like it should be a guilty pleasure album, but when I'm alone in my room jamming out to "We Sink," I don't feel the slightest bit of shame. There's always room in this world for great songwriters that produce satisfying music, and I'm sure we'll be seeing CHVRCHES around for as long as they're baking rich chocolate cakes like The Bones of What You Believe. Yummy! And when you are alone in your room worried about what people around you might think when you're blaring Recovery, don't worry: I was like you once. Listen to what you love.
-Kane
And for all you Game of Thrones fans, CHVRCHES didn't forget you. Thank the Old Gods and the New!
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