Chvrches share unheard song ‘Manhattan’ and announce 10th anniversary reissue of ‘The Bones Of What You Believe’
nme.comChvrches have announced a 10th-anniversary reissue of their debut ‘The Bones Of What You Believe’ with new song ‘Manhattan’.The band – consisting of Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty and Iain Cook – released their debut in 2013.
The reissue will feature four previously unheard songs and five live recordings from 2013. Check out the first unheard track, ‘Manhattan’ below.“It feels quite strange that Bones is almost a decade old,” said Mayberry in a press release. “In some ways, it’s like it just happened, but also like that era was a lifetime ago.
We are very grateful to all the fans who gave that album a special place in their heart, and still show us so much kindness today.”Speaking of the track, Cook shared: “In late Summer 2011, Martin and I got together after having talked about doing so for a few years and started throwing down some synth-based ideas in my studio on the south side of Glasgow. ‘Manhattan’ was the fourth idea we worked on together.“It was the first time we messed around with sampling and chopping up our vocals which would go on to become one of the hallmarks of the band’s sound.
Lyrically, we were playing around with pretty abstract apocalyptic imagery – in this case the Manhattan Project. This was right around the time we asked Lauren to come into the studio to try out some additional vocals.”Mayberry added: “’Manhattan’ was one of the first songs Iain and Martin played me and it immediately felt like an exciting thing to be involved in.
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