Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry Announces Debut Solo Album, Shares New Single ‘Crocodile Tears’

Lauren Mayberry’s Vicious Creature is set for release this December.

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Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry is readying the release of her debut album, Vicious Creature. Arriving December 6 via Island (pre-order/pre-save here), the record has been proceeded by several singles – ‘Are You Awake?’, ‘Shame’, ‘Change Shapes’, ‘Something in the Air’ and most recent tune ‘Crocodile Tears’.

An 80s time capsule, ‘Crocodile Tears’ is another wonderful pop song from Mayberry, highlighting her swooning vocals. Mayberry wrote the song with Matthew Koma and Ethan Gruska, with Vicious Creature also featuring production work from Greg Kurstin, Tobias Jesso Jr. and Dan McDougall.

In a statement about the album, Mayberry said: “So much of this process has been an exercise in empowering myself to listen to my own intuition — something I really trained myself out of. That’s ultimately why you start making things — because you felt a feeling, and you wanted to articulate that somehow. I think it was important for me to relearn that kind of independence, and recognise what I bring to any table I choose to sit at.”

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Discussing the songs that make up Vicious Creature in a press release, Mayberry explained how she wanted to adopt “a sort of character where I could really let go of the idea that I need to be ‘nice,’ because I think that holds so many women back in their lives. If I didn’t have to be seen as ‘nice,’ I would feel comfortable telling certain people to fuck off when they treat me like shit – on this record, and in these songs, I get to do that.”

Mayberry also mentioned in the presser how the album allowed her to write about sexuality and empowerment and reconnect with her favourite female artists who helped shape her, such as PJ Harvey, Fiona Apple and Kathleen Hanna.

Vicious Creature arrives December 6 via Island. You can pre-save/pre-order the album here and check out the album artwork and tracklisting below.

Vicious Creature

1. Something in the Air

2. Crocodile Tears

3. Shame

4. Anywhere but Dancing

5. Punch Drunk

6. Oh, Mother

7. Sorry, Etc

8. Change Shapes

9. Mantra

10. A Work of Fiction

11. Sunday Best

12. Are You Awake?

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