Check out Chvrches’ tender single ‘Overthinker’

Chvrches have dropped the intricate new single ‘Overthinker’, and played it live for the first time at an intimate Glasgow gig, where they were joined by Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil.

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The new single is the latest to be dropped from the group’s first album in nearly six years, ‘All The King’s Men’. Set to arrive on January 22, it will mark the the fifth album from Chvrches and their first since ‘Screen Violence’ dropped in 2021.

Around the time of the album announcement, the trio of Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty dropped the single ‘Roses’, and now they have shared the second single from the upcoming album: ‘Overthinker’.

Ao longo da música, a banda adota uma abordagem muito mais introspectiva do que em 'Roses', e muda de temas de pressões sociais para navegar em dinâmicas familiares complicadas.

The song arrives after Chvrches played a special intimate charity show at Assumption Studios in Glasgow last night (October 27). That space is a converted church where the album was recorded, and saw them play to just 100 fans.

Phones were not allowed for the gig, but the setlist from the night has appeared online. Throughout the 14-song set, Chvrches played eight new songs from the upcoming album for the first time, and also brought out Simon Neil from Biffy Clyro as a surprise guest.

New songs given their live debut included ‘Roses’ and ‘Overthinker’, as well as currently unreleased songs titled ‘Heaven/Hell’, ‘Three Out of Five’, ‘Friend of a Friend’, ‘Comedown Tomorrow’, and ‘Evil’.

Simon Neil se juntou a eles para mais duas faixas ainda não lançadas, ‘Jamie’s Prayer’ e ‘Faith In Flying’, bem como para uma interpretação da ‘Machines’ do Biffy Clyro.

One more intimate gig is taking place in London tomorrow (October 29), although details remain tightly under wraps.

As for ‘All The King’s Men’, the album was written over multiple intense three-week stints in Glasgow, where they embraced experimentation and explored the culture and history of Britain and Scotland.

The album will also feature the song ‘Conman’, which the synth-pop stars debuted during their set at Robert Smith’s Teenage Cancer Trust’s Royal Albert Hall gig series earlier this year.

No verão, Chvrches insinuou que um novo álbum estava a caminho, e Doherty e Scott, mais tarde, disseram ao NME que os fãs poderiam esperar que ele fosse “o registro mais destemido” que já fizeram.

Since their last album dropped, Mayberry released her debut solo LP ‘Vicious Creatures’ in December 2024. As for Doherty and Cook, the former joined forces with Chvrches drummer Jonny Scott to launch the rave-indebted project The Leaving earlier this year, while the latter teamed up with Scott Paterson formerly of Sons & Daughters in 2022 to launch the project Protection.

Para acompanhar o anúncio do novo álbum, a banda confirmou uma turnê completa pelo UK, Irlanda e North America. As datas começam em Philadelphia em February e incluem paradas em Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles e mais ao longo do mês seguinte.

The tour then heads across the pond in April and May, and includes a headline show at London’s O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on May 6. Visit here for tickets and here for a list of upcoming shows.

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