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The Mother We Share by Chvrches
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CHVRCHES Pronounced As "churches" Stylised As CHVRCHΞS Are A Scottish Electronic Band From Glasgow Formed In 2011. The Group Consists Of Lauren Mayberry Lead Vocals Occasionally Synths And Samplers Iain Cook Synths Guitar Bass Vocals And Martin Doherty Synths Samplers Vocals . The Group's Debut Album The Bones Of What You Believe Was Released On 20 September 2013. Previously Mayberry Was A Member Of The Bands Boyfriend/Girlfriend And Blue Sky Archives. Mayberry Is A Trained Drummer And Also Did A Four-Year Law Degree Followed By A Masters In Journalism. Cook Was A Member Of Aereogramme And The Unwinding Hours And Also Wrote Music For Film And TV. Doherty Was A Live Member Of The Twilight Sad. According To Mayberry "Iain And Martin Went To University Together So They've Known Each Other For Quite A Long Time". The Band Started In October 2011 As A Studio Project Between The Long Time Friends Iain Cook And Martin Doherty. Cook Already Knew Lauren Mayberry From Working With Blue Sky Archives And Suggested Her As A Potential Vocalist For The Project. CHVRCHES Were Influenced By Acts Such As Prince Tubeway Army Robyn Depeche Mode Kate Bush Cocteau Twins Michael Jackson Whitney Houston And Laurie Anderson. The Band Write Record Mix And Master Everything In A Basement Studio In Glasgow. In May 2012 They Released The Song "Lies". In The Same Year CHVRCHES Toured With Passion Pit As The Opening Band For Their Concerts And Also Toured On Their Own. "Lies" Ranked At Number 28 On NME's Best Tracks Of 2012. CHVRCHES Also Came Fifth On The BBC's Sound Of 2013 List. On 25 March 2013 They Released Recover EP. They Performed At SXSW And Won The Inaugural Grulke Prize For Developing Non-US Act . The Band Also Supported Depeche Mode On Four Shows In July During Their The Delta Machine Tour 2013. On 20 September 2013 CHVRCHES Released Their Debut Album The Bones Of What You Believe. The Album Is Supported By The Singles "The Mother We Share" "Recover" And "Gun". Links Official Site At Chvrch.Es | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud | Tumblr | Vimeo
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Chvrches - The Bones Of What You Believe
"The Mother We Share" Is The Debut Single By Scottish Synth-Pop Band Chvrches From Their Debut Studio Album The Bones Of What You Believe. The Song Was Re-Released In The United Kingdom On 15 September 2013 By Virgin Records. The Re-Release Peaked Within The Top 40 Of The UK Singles Chart Reaching Number 38 In September 2013. This Made It Their Highest-Charting Single Until 2019 When Their Collaboration With Marshmello's "Here With Me" Reached Number 9 On The UK Singles Chart In April 2019. Michael Cragg Of The Guardian Gave The Song A Positive Review While Noting The Mood Differences Between The Song And A Previous Chvrches Track "Lies". He Wrote That The Song "tempers The Monster Synth Riffs In Favour Of Twinkling Keyboards Padded Drum Claps And A Central Lyric That Lends The Whole Thing A Slightly Melancholic Edge." Duncan Cooper Of The Fader Praised Lauren Mayberry's Vocals Comparing Them To Those Of Megan James Of Purity Ring. Ian Cohen Of Pitchfork Also Similarly Wrote That "Lauren Mayberry's Neon Sing-Song Vocals Makes Chvrches Stand Out In A Crowded Field" While Stating That The Song's "melodic Concision And Extroversion Goes Beyond Even That Of Recent Adaptors Like Purity Ring." He Also Compared The Song To The Works By The Electronic Music Duo The Knife. Pitchfork Ranked It Number 191 On Their List Of The Top 200 Tracks Of The 2010s So Far In 2014. In 2013 The Song Won The Popjustice £20 Music Prize For Best British Pop Song. The Music Video For The Song Directed By SJ Lee And Featuring Alexandra Chelaru Was Released On 5 August 2013. It Alters Between "a Narrative Of A Lonely Girl Traversing Her Way Through New York City" And Flashy Shots Of Chvrches Performing The Track. "The Mother We Share" Was Used In 2014 Marc Jacobs Commercial. The Song Was Covered By Artists Such As Half Moon Run Soak And Eefje De Visser. The Song Was Also Used In The Soundtrack Of The 2014 Racing Video Game Forza Horizon 2 In The Radio Station Horizon Pulse.
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CHVRCHES Pronounced As "churches" Stylised As CHVRCHΞS Are A Scottish Electronic Band From Glasgow Formed In 2011. The Group Consists Of Lauren Mayberry Lead Vocals Occasionally Synths And Samplers Iain Cook Synths Guitar Bass Vocals And Martin Doherty Synths Samplers Vocals . The Group's Debut Album The Bones Of What You Believe Was Released On 20 September 2013. Previously Mayberry Was A Member Of The Bands Boyfriend/Girlfriend And Blue Sky Archives. Mayberry Is A Trained Drummer And Also Did A Four-Year Law Degree Followed By A Masters In Journalism. Cook Was A Member Of Aereogramme And The Unwinding Hours And Also Wrote Music For Film And TV. Doherty Was A Live Member Of The Twilight Sad. According To Mayberry "Iain And Martin Went To University Together So They've Known Each Other For Quite A Long Time". The Band Started In October 2011 As A Studio Project Between The Long Time Friends Iain Cook And Martin Doherty. Cook Already Knew Lauren Mayberry From Working With Blue Sky Archives And Suggested Her As A Potential Vocalist For The Project. CHVRCHES Were Influenced By Acts Such As Prince Tubeway Army Robyn Depeche Mode Kate Bush Cocteau Twins Michael Jackson Whitney Houston And Laurie Anderson. The Band Write Record Mix And Master Everything In A Basement Studio In Glasgow. In May 2012 They Released The Song "Lies". In The Same Year CHVRCHES Toured With Passion Pit As The Opening Band For Their Concerts And Also Toured On Their Own. "Lies" Ranked At Number 28 On NME's Best Tracks Of 2012. CHVRCHES Also Came Fifth On The BBC's Sound Of 2013 List. On 25 March 2013 They Released Recover EP. They Performed At SXSW And Won The Inaugural Grulke Prize For Developing Non-US Act . The Band Also Supported Depeche Mode On Four Shows In July During Their The Delta Machine Tour 2013. On 20 September 2013 CHVRCHES Released Their Debut Album The Bones Of What You Believe. The Album Is Supported By The Singles "The Mother We Share" "Recover" And "Gun". Links Official Site At Chvrch.Es | Facebook | Twitter | Soundcloud | Tumblr | Vimeo read less
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"The Mother We Share" is the debut single by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches from their debut studio album, The Bones of What You Believe. The song was re-released in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2013 by Virgin Records. The re-release peaked within the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 38 in September 2013. This made it their highest-charting single until 2019 when their collaboration with Marshmello's "Here With Me" reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart in April 2019.
Michael Cragg of The Guardian gave the song a positive review, while noting the mood differences between the song and a previous Chvrches track, "Lies". He wrote that the song "tempers the monster synth riffs in favour of twinkling keyboards, padded drum claps and a central lyric that lends the whole thing a slightly melancholic edge."
Duncan Cooper of The Fader praised Lauren Mayberry's vocals, comparing them to those of Megan James of Purity Ring. Ian Cohen of Pitchfork also similarly wrote that "Lauren Mayberry's neon sing-song vocals makes Chvrches stand out in a crowded field", while stating that the song's "melodic concision and extroversion goes beyond even that of recent adaptors like Purity Ring." He also compared the song to the works by the electronic music duo The Knife.
Pitchfork ranked it number 191 on their list of the top 200 tracks of the 2010s so far in 2014. In 2013, the song won the Popjustice £20 Music Prize for best British pop song.
The music video for the song, directed by SJ Lee and featuring Alexandra Chelaru, was released on 5 August 2013. It alters between "a narrative of a lonely girl traversing her way through New York City" and flashy shots of Chvrches performing the track.
"The Mother We Share" was used in 2014 Marc Jacobs commercial.
The song was covered by artists such as Half Moon Run, Soak and Eefje de Visser.
The song was also used in the soundtrack of the 2014 racing video game Forza Horizon 2, in the radio station Horizon Pulse. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.