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The Bones of What You Believe
Pop · 2013 · 12 tracks · 54m

The Bones of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

Crystalline synths meet jagged, defiant lyrics. A landmark debut that redefined 21st-century electropop with its mix of neon-soaked hooks and Glaswegian grit.

September 20, 2013 · Glassnote (2)

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A high-energy collision of shimmering electronic optimism and sharp, defensive lyrical grit.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 54m
01
The Mother We Share
3:11
02
We Sink
3:34
04
Tether
4:46
05
Lies
3:41
06
Under the Tide
4:32
08
Night Sky
3:51
09
Science/Visions
3:58
10
Lungs
3:03
11
By the Throat
4:09
12
You Caught the Light
5:38
13
Strong Hand
3:26
14
The Mother We Share (Errors remix)
3:17
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive transition in Tether where the sparse percussion gives way to a massive, side-chained synth wall.
The rhythmic stutter of the vocal samples that open The Mother We Share, creating a hook out of fragmented breath.
The shift to Martin Doherty's gritty, desperate lead vocal on Under the Tide, providing a rougher counterpoint to the album's polish.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Bones of What You Believe sound next to the rest of CHVRCHES's catalogue?

Defiant+1.2σ

Defiant saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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