Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry announces debut solo album ‘Vicious Creature’ with vivacious single ‘Crocodile Tears’

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Chvrches‘ Lauren Mayberry has announced her debut solo album ‘Vicious Creature’ and shared her new single ‘Crocodile Tears’.Written alongside Mathew Koma (Winnetka Bowling League) and Ethan Gruska, Mayberry’s new vivacious track features an 80s-sounding beat and vibrant synths while lyrics – “Crocodile tears running down your face / Oh, what a man will say just to get his way / Always crying wolf /So I’m sad to say / I don’t really want to hear it” – describe the feeling of being fed up with having to deal with men who would say anything to get what they want.Directed by Charlotte Patmore, the song’s accompanying visualiser sees clips of Mayberry in a lavish hotel room dressed in an oversized My Bloody Valentine t-shirt and red tights while posing and having tea.

Speaking about the songs that make up her LP in a press release, Mayberry explained that 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.”‘Vicious Creature’ – the singer’s debut solo after serving as the frontwoman of Chvrches since 2011 – is set for release on December 6 via Island.