Screen Violence

Screen Violence
A dark room with red light glowing, a TV is plugged in with a hand touching over window blinds.
Studio album by
Chvrches
Released27 August 2021 (2021-08-27)
Studio
  • Glasgow, Scotland
  • Los Angeles, United States
Genre
Length42:53
Label
ProducerChvrches
Chvrches chronology
Hansa Session EP
(2018) 		Screen Violence
(2021)
Singles from Screen Violence
  1. "He Said She Said"
    Released: 19 April 2021
  2. "How Not to Drown"
    Released: 2 June 2021
  3. "Good Girls"
    Released: 12 July 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The A.V. ClubB+[4]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
The Line of Best Fit7/10[6]
Paste6.1/10[7]
Pitchfork7.2/10[8]
PopMatters8/10[1]
Slant Magazine[9]

Screen Violence is the fourth studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches. It was released on 27 August 2021 through EMI Records in the UK and Glassnote Records in the US.[10] Lead single "He Said She Said" was released on 19 April.[11] The album was announced alongside the second single, "How Not to Drown", a collaboration with Robert Smith, lead singer of the Cure.[12]

The album was promoted with a North American tour from November to December 2021.[13][14]

  1. ^ a b c Piatkowski, Peter (23 August 2021). "Chvrches' 'Screen Violence' Reaches for the Heart, Mind, and Feet". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Screen Violence by Chvrches Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ Phares, Heather (26 August 2021). "Screen Violence – Chvrches". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. ^ McLevy, Alex (27 August 2021). "Chvrches' album Screen Violence finds a newly mature band rediscovering its strengths". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ Blinov, Paul (24 August 2021). "CHVRCHES Find New Vitality in Analyzing Modern Society's 'Screen Violence'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  6. ^ Oleinik, Marie (24 August 2021). "Chvrches settle confidently into their pop soundscapes on Screen Violence". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  7. ^ Sharples, Grant (23 August 2021). "CHVRCHES' Screen Violence Does Little to Refine or Evolve Their Sound". Paste. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  8. ^ St. Asaph, Katherine (2 September 2021). "Chvrches: Screen Violence Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  9. ^ Mason, Eric (23 August 2021). "Review: Chvrches's Screen Violence Transforms Hopelessness Into Inspiration". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  10. ^ Chelosky, Danielle (2 June 2021). "Chvrches Announce New Album 'Screen Violence,' Release Robert Smith Collaboration". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. ^ Martoccio, Angie (19 April 2021). "Chvrches Return With 'He Said She Said'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  12. ^ Krol, Charlotte (2 June 2021). "Chvrches announce new album 'Screen Violence', share 'How Not To Drown' with The Cure's Robert Smith". NME. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  13. ^ Benitez-Eves, Tina (3 June 2021). "Chvrches Reveal Fourth Album 'Screen Violence,' Share "How Not to Drown" Video with The Cure's Robert Smith". American Songwriter. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  14. ^ Gomez, Jade (2 June 2021). "CHVRCHES Announce Screen Violence, Share New Single and Tour Dates". Paste. Retrieved 4 June 2021.