The Student Playlist

Showcasing the Best New Music, Curating the Classics

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REVIEW: Chvrches – ‘Love Is Dead’ (Virgin / Glassnote)

Despite a clutch of future fan favourites and decent singles, Chvrches’ ambitious third record ‘Love Is Dead’ is disappointingly flat and slow-paced.

REVIEW: Chvrches – ‘Every Open Eye’ (Virgin / Glassnote)

by Ed Biggs Scottish trio Chvrches deservedly spent most of last year on a triumphant tour soaking up the adulation directed at their scintillating 2013 debut album The Bones Of What You Believe. Highly melodic and sharply produced, it was poised perfectly between genres – too pop to be indie, too indie to be pop – but that didn’t stop the band from reaching a wide audience ranging from the blogosphere to

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