Chvrches

Chvrches (pronounced "churches") are a Scottish synthpop band that started in Glasgow in 2011.

Chvrches
Chvrches performing in Los Angeles in October 2016
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Synth-pop[1] indietronica[2] indie pop[3]
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Virgin Goodbye Glassnote Virgin EMI
Members	Iain Cook Martin Doherty Lauren Mayberry
Website	chvrch.es

They released their first album, The Bones of What You Believe on 20 September 2013.^[4] It got very good reviews. It was successful around the world. It reached No.9 in the UK Albums Chart^[5] and 12 in the US Billboard 200. In December 2013 NME magazine put The Bones of What You Believe at number 23 on their list of Best Albums Of 2013.^[6]

In 2015 they released their second album Every Open Eye.^[7] In 2018 they released their third album Love Is Dead.^[8] On 27 August 2021 they released their fourth album, Screen Violence.^[9]

From 2014 to the present they do concerts in Europe.^[10]

Band members

• Lauren Mayberry - lead vocals, drums, percussion, additional synthesisers, sampler (2011-present)
• Martin Doherty - synthesisers, samplers, lead and backing vocals (2011-present)
• Iain Cook - synthesisers, guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals (2011-present)

Touring musicians

• Jonny Scott^[11] – drums, percussion (2018–present)

Discography

Main article: Chvrches discography

Awards and nominations

Year	Organisation	Award	Result	Ref.
2012	BBC Sound of 2013	Sound of 2013	Fifth	[12]
	Rober Awards Music Poll	Most Promising New Artist	Nominated	[13]
2013		Best Pop Artist	Nominated	[14]
		Breakthrough Artist	Won
	South by Southwest	Inaugural Grulke Prize (for Developing Non-US Act)	Won	[15]
	Popjustice £20 Music Prize	Best British Pop Single for "The Mother We Share"	Won	[16][17]
2014	A2IM Libera Awards	Breakthrough Artist of the Year	Won	[18][19]
	The SAY Awards	Scottish Album of the Year	Nominated	[20]
	NME Awards	Best New Band	Nominated	[21][22]
2015	Best British Band	Nominated	[23][24]
	Brit Awards	British Breakthrough Act	Nominated	[25]
2016	The SAY Awards	Scottish Album of the Year	Nominated	[26]
2018	iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards	Best Rock/Alternative Artist or Group	Nominated	[27]
	Best Art Vinyl	Best Art Vinyl for Love is Dead	Nominated	[28]
2019	Sweden GAFFA Awards	Best Foreign Band	Nominated	[29]
	The SAY Awards	Scottish Album of the Year (Longlisted)	Nominated	[30]
2021	Consequence's 2021 Annual Report	Band of the Year	Won	[31]
2022	NME Awards	Best Song in the World for "How Not to Drown"	Nominated	[32]
		Best Song by a UK Artist for "How Not to Drown"	Won
		Best Band in the World	Nominated
		Best Band from the UK	Nominated
	Denmark GAFFA Awards	Best International Band	Nominated	[33]
		Best International Album for Screen Violence	Nominated