Nialler9 — Electric Picnic have just announced their lineup for the 11th edition of the festival in Stradbally Hall from September 4th to 6th. Lineup Florence + The Machine, Hot Chip, Future Islands, Manic Street Preachers, Chvrches, Underworld, Jurassic 5, Ri... more info

Nialler9 — Over two years on from the first time we heard SOAK aka Bridie Monds-Watson sing ‘Sea Creatures’ as a 16-year old Derry pup on Other Voices, the song remains one of her best. As she has progressed as a songwriter and in career, via signing to Ch... more info

Stereogum — Chvrches toured for what felt like an eternity promoting their fantastic debut album The Bones Of What You Believe — nary a festival in all the land neglected to book them, and they played at least three concerts here in Columbus, Ohio during that ... more info

Stereogum — Back in November we wrote about the TV series NY Live In Concert, a live music show that promises live performances from Foster The People, Demi Lovato, Train, and Coheed & Cambria in notable NYC locales. Chvrches are featured in the pilot, and their... more info

Stereogum — If it weren’t for his job, Matthew Barzun could be mistaken for one of us: his favorite album of the year is the War On Drugs’ Lost In The Dream, he loves Guided By Voices, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Chvrches … but he’s also the United States’... more info

Stereogum — CHVRCHES have been known to cover some songs in their day, and here’s another: Having announced that they’ve finally wrapped up their gargantuan tour behind The Bones Of What You Believe — more than 365 shows in two years! — the band posted v... more info

Stereogum — Chvrches released their debut full-length The Bones of What You Believe over a year ago, but the Scottish synth-pop trio are still riding on what was one of the best albums of 2013. Chvrches reworked and performed the record’s lead track, “The Mo... more info

Stereogum — It was just over two years ago that Glasgow trio Chvrches first tapped their synth keys into our hearts with their dark, romantic pop. Aside from their Recover EP and full-length debut The Bones Of What You Believe, the band has given us a lot of lis... more info

Stereogum — The latest musician of note to stop by Chris Hardwick’s Nerdist podcast is Chvrches singer Lauren Mayberry. I haven’t been able to listen to the episode yet other than catching some banter about Disney World at the beginning, but here’s a summa... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets to the BrooklynVegan-presented Sleaford Mods' US live debut at The Wick withThe Gotobeds and The Rogers Sisters are on sale now. Tickets for the late Mates of State show at Mercury Lounge go on AmEx presale today at... more info