MTV.co.uk News — Jorja Smith, Belly & The Weeknd, CHVRCHES and MORE also dropped new tracks - check below to hear our hot takes... more info

Consequence of Sound — Scottish outfit's third full-length features The National's Matt Berninger and producer Greg Kurstin. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Agnes Obel's Late Night Tales, Chvrches's Love Is Dead, Jenny Hval's The Long Sleep EP, Wand's Perfume, and Wooden Shjips' V are the new releases I can recommend this week. Box sets include Ornette Coleman's 10-LP The Atlantic Years.... more info

Consequence of Sound — Synth-pop outfit abandons much of the attitude and strangeness that made their past music feel unique and urgent. more info

Guardian Music — (Glassnote) Lauren Mayberry’s vocals are strident and there are some brilliantly desolate ballads on the synthpop band’s third album – but a big single still eludes themAs a recent Observer profile noted, Chvrches’ career ... more info

NME — "You can write a crappy album review and feel smart and what do I give a shit" Chvrches Lauren Mayberry Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry has issued a statement in response to a negative review of her band’s new album. The …Continue reading »... more info

DrownedInSound — Chvrches may declare that love is dead; but you just fell right back into it more info

Stereogum — Sometimes a band emerges just in time to encapsulate a moment in music. Consider this incomplete history of post-Y2K indie rock trends: You want to sum up the early aughts garage rock revival? Cue up the Strokes' Is This It. The post-punk revival tha... more info

Music For Ants — It’s not officially summer for another month, but here in ATX we’re already getting sweltering mid-90′s temperatures on the regular (plus, I haven’t posted a seasonal mix in a while, sorry) so for the ninth year running, he... more info

NME — The new album arrives on Friday Chvrches This weekend saw Chvrches kick off their 2018 world tour and debut songs from their upcoming new album, ‘Love Is …Continue reading » The post Chvrches debut four new songs from ‘Love Is Dead’ as... more info