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31.08.2023 - 23:37 / nme.com
CHVRCHES frontwoman Lauren Mayberry has officially released her debut single as a solo artist: a stark, intimate piano-driven ballad entitled ‘Are You Awake?’Mayberry wrote the song in collaboration with Canadian singer-songwriter Tobias Jesso Jr, as well as Zedd collaborator Matthew Koma – who also served as the song’s producer. Prior to its release, Mayberry announced her first-ever solo tour and teased the single with a 30-second preview.
At the time, she shared on social media that she was “flip-flopping between excitement and abject terror” when it came to her impending solo debut.Per a press statement from Mayberry, ‘Are You Awake?’ came together over a writing session between herself and Jesso that saw her initially preoccupied by “thinking a lot about loneliness and homesickness”.“As soon as Tobias started playing the chords, the lyrics and melody came to me really quickly,” she said. “I finished the song with Matthew, who really understood what I was trying to say.”Listen to ‘Are You Awake?’ below:Mayberry goes on to note that a solo career, let alone making any music outside of the immediate framework provided by CHVRCHES, was originally something she “couldn’t imagine doing”.
This ultimately changed, however, when she came to the realisation that “some things that [she] needed to write had to be done from purely [her] own point of view.”“I never really thought I’d write a piano ballad, or a solo album full stop, so life really is full of surprises,” she said. “I am really looking forward to this chapter, and can’t wait for people to hear more of the music.”Prior to the release of ‘Are You Awake?’ Mayberry’s solo credits were minimal.
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Lauren Mayberry and Matthew Koma recently delivered a collaborative live cover of ‘That Thing You Do’ by Adam Schlesinger – watch the footage below.The performance took place towards the end of the Chvrches frontwoman’s solo show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York on Sunday night (September 17). Mayberry played at the venue on two consecutive evenings last weekend as part of her current North American tour.Singer-songwriter/producer Koma (Winnetka Bowling League) worked with Mayberry on her new music.
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Chvrches’ frontwoman Lauren Mayberry has played her first ever live show as a solo artist and debuted some never-before-heard material. Find footage of the gig and the full setlist below.The debut gig took place at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, last night (September 4), and marked the singer’s first time playing a headline show as a solo artist.It also arrived just three days after the musician officially released her debut single – the emotional, intimate ballad ‘Are You Awake’.
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