In the lead up to Love Is Dead, the upcoming album from Chvrches, the band has said the record includes “the gnarliest sounds” of their career, and indeed, the band is trying things here that we haven’t seen in their discography yet. Case in point: Their new single, “Miracle,” has the sugar-sweet synth pop verses they’ve become known for, but they lead up to a booming, drum-powered chorus with distorted vocals that’s a delightful and adventurous departure for them.
The band says that producer Steve Mac (known for his work with Ed Sheeran and plenty of other big names) had a big influence on the song:
“‘Miracle’ is the only song from Love Is Dead that we didn’t write and record in the States, instead producing it in London with Steve Mac. Steve is such an intuitive writer with such a killer ear for melody and working with him felt very easy and natural. He makes space for everyone in the room and really pushes people to try things and go outside of their comfort zone, in a good way.”
While premiering the song on BBC Radio 1, the band’s Martin Doherty also said of the track:
“It’s one of those moments where you think you’re album’s done, the pressure’s off, you’re like in a different headspace and then we took that session ‘cause we, you know, Steve is actually a legend in British music and songwriting and production, and we ended up with this and people started getting really excited and its found its way onto the album and here we are, it’s the single”
Listen to “Miracle” above.
Love Is Dead is out 5/25 via Glassnote. Pre-order it here.
