Stream the new Chvrches album The Bones of What You Believe (playing Union Transfer Wed. 9/19)

The Scottish electro-pop band Chvrches release their debut full length album, The Bones of what You Believe next Tuesday, September 24th but you can listen to it in its entirety here via NPR Music.

Stephen Thompson of NPR Music writes:

Singer Lauren Mayberry, a former music journalist who’s toiled in local bands around Glasgow, has an idiosyncratically lovely voice to match her understanding of what builds a frontwoman’s mystique; she knows how and when to project charm, vulnerability, guts and grit.

The Bones of What You Believe does a fine job gathering up all of Chvrches’ charms into one diverse but cohesive collection of brightly rendered buzzy wonders. Those who’ve followed the band’s rise closely will recognize roughly a third of these songs: “The Mother We Share,” “Lies,” “Recover,” and “Gun” have already surfaced as singles in the run up to this, a big moment in its short but eventful history. But those fully vetted highlights don’t overwhelm the eight lesser-known tracks here — even those in which Mayberry cedes the spotlight to capable bandmates Iain Cook (a veteran of Aerogramme) and Martin Doherty (a touring member of The WTilight Sad ). Instead, all 12 songs help paint a picture of Chvrches as a band ready for the world; one that bridges styles and eras on the strength of its own charisma.

Chvrches play Union Transfer this Wednesday, September 19th. Go here for tickets and more information to the show.

Listen to Chvrches The Bones of What You Believehere in its entirety.

Purchase The Bones of What You Believehere.