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Screen Violence
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
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[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 Magazine3.5/5 stars[9]

Screen Violence is the fourth studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches.

The album contains singles like "He Said She Said", "California", "Violent Delights" and "Lullabies".

Track listing

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All songs written and composed by Iain Cook, Martin Doherty, and Lauren Mayberry; "How Not to Drown" co-written by Robert Smith. 

Screen Violence track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Asking for a Friend"   5:05
2. "He Said She Said"   3:09
3. "California"   4:08
4. "Violent Delights"   5:20
5. "How Not to Drown" (with Robert Smith) 5:31
6. "Final Girl"   4:30
7. "Good Girls"   3:19
8. "Lullabies"   3:45
9. "Nightmares"   4:34
10. "Better If You Don't"   3:32
Total length:
 42:53
Japanese edition (bonus track)[10]
No. Title Length
11. "How Not to Drown" (Robert Smith Remix) 7:07
Screen Violence (Director's Cut) bonus tracks
No. Title Length
11. "Killer"   3:20
12. "Screaming"   3:34
13. "Bitter End"   4:38

Personnel

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Chvrches

  • Lauren Mayberry – vocals, keyboards, percussion, production
  • Iain Cook – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, production, mixing
  • Martin Doherty – keyboards, programming, guitar, bass, additional vocals on "Violent Delights", production, mixing

Additional personnel

Charts

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Chart performance for Screen Violence
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 6
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 49
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 74
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[16] 71
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 91
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[18] 15
Irish Albums (OCC)[19] 4
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[20] 46
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[21] 65
Scottish Albums (OCC)[22] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[23] 52
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 19
UK Albums (OCC)[25] 4
US Billboard 200[26] 31

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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 (magazine). 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. ↑ "BEATINK.COM Cavalcade". Beatink.com. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  15. ↑ "Chvrches Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 35.Týden 2021 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  18. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Chvrches – Screen Violence" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2021/09/01". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "チャーチズ" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  22. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  23. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Chvrches – Screen Violence". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  24. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Chvrches – Screen Violence". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  25. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  26. ↑ "Chvrches Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 September 2021.


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