Chvrches’ lead singer, Lauren Mayberry, has made good on her promise of new solo music. “Are You Awake?” is the Scottish singer’s first solo single. Check it out below.
Mayberry co-wrote “Are You Awake?” with Tobias Jesso Jr. and producer Matthew Koma, and Mark “Spike” Stent mixed the track. “‘Are You Awake?’ is a song that started on a rainy day last December with Tobias Jesso Jr.,” Mayberry said in a press statement. “I was thinking a lot about loneliness and homesickness, and as soon as Tobias started playing the chords, the lyrics and melody came to me really quickly. I finished the song with my friend Matthew Koma, who really understood what I was trying to say.”
Mayberry continued, “For a long time, I couldn’t imagine doing anything outside of Chvrches but I think some things that I needed to write had to be done from purely my 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. I am really looking forward to this chapter and can’t wait for people to hear more of the music.”
Mayberry is playing solo shows in September and October. Find her tour dates below. Chvrches’ most recent album, Screen Violence, came out in 2021.
Lauren Mayberry:
09-04 Washington, D.C. – 9:30 Club
09-05 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem ^
09-06 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem ^
09-08 Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena ^
09-09 Kingston, RI – The Ryan Center ^
09-10 New Haven, CT – Westville Music Bowl ^
09-12 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall ^
09-13 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall ^
09-14 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion ^
09-16 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
09-17 Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
09-18 Allston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
09-20 Toronto, Ontario – Horseshoe Tavern
09-22 Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall
09-23 Urbana, IL – Pygmalion
09-25 Seattle, WA – Neumos
09-26 Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios
09-28 San Francisco, CA – August Hall
09-29 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
09-30 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour
10-05 Glasgow, Scotland – SWG3
10-06 Birmingham, England – O2 Academy 2
10-08 Manchester, England – Academy 2
10-09 London, England – Koko
10-11 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg Oz
10-12 Berlin, Germany – Lido
10-13 Munich, Germany – Strom
10-15 Paris, France – La Maroquinerie
10-16 Cologne, Germany – Luxor
10-17 Prague, Czech Republic – Rock Cafe
10-19 Vienna, Austria – Flex
10-21 Zurich, Switzerland – Bogen F
10-22 Milan, Italy – Magnolia
10-24 Barcelona, Spain – La Nau
10-25 Madrid, Spain – Sala Capernico
^ with Death Cab for Cutie and Postal Service
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