CHVRCHES return with their latest album ‘Screen Violence‘ and sound bolder than ever. Self-produced, albeit with the members in lockdown across different continents, you get the feeling this is exactly the sort of album they needed to record in 2020.
Having already previously unveiled the singles “He Said She Said” as well as the Robert Smith featuring “How Not To Drown“, “Good Girls” is a welcome addition to the Scottish outfit repertoire. The opening line alone “Killing your idols is a chore/ And it’s such a fucking bore/ ‘Cause I don’t need them anymore” is as instantly quotable as anything Lauren Mayberry has penned before. The tracks poppy sheen and memorable melodies, and indeed its technicoloured video, serve as a decoy of sorts to allow her to tackle some big topics and challenge certain commonly held notions.
“Women have to constantly justify their right to exist and negotiate for their own space. We’re told that Bad Things don’t happen to Good Girls. That if you curate yourself to fit the ideal – keep yourself small and safe and acceptable – you will be alright, and it’s just not fucking true.”
Lauren Mayberry
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