Chvrches

CHVRCHES
CHVRCHES in June 2014. From left to right: Iain Cook, Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Genres	Synthpop indietronica indie pop
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Virgin Goodbye Glassnote Virgin EMI
Associated acts	Eric Prydz, Hayley Williams
Website	chvrch.es
Members	Iain Cook Martin Doherty Lauren Mayberry

Chvrches (pronounced and written as "churches" in Roman form and stylised as CHVRCHΞS) are a British synthpop band from Glasgow, formed in 2011. The band consists of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals, drums, additional synthesisers, samplers), Iain Cook (synthesisers, guitar, bass, vocals) and Martin Doherty (synthesisers, samplers, vocals).

Two years after their formation, Chvrches released Recover EP in March 2013, which included hits "The Mother We Share" and "Recover". Their debut studio album, The Bones of What You Believe, was released later on 20 September 2013, while the band was ranked fifth on the Sound of 2013 list by BBC. Two years later, on 25 September 2015, the group released their second album, Every Open Eye.

Mostly deriving from the synthpop genre, Chvrches also incorporates indietronica, indie pop, and electronic dance into their sound. The name of the band came out of interest within the members, and does not relate or indicate any religious views.

Before Chvrches, Iain Cook was a member of Aereogramme and The Unwinding Hours. He also wrote music for film and TV. Martin 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".