Chvrches, How Not To Drown (live), The Fillmore, San Francisco, May 26, 2022 (4K)

Chvrches play their song "How Not To Drown" live in concert at a sold-out BottleRock AfterDark show at The Fillmore in San Francisco, California on May 26, 2022. How Not To Drown, which was a collaboration with The Cure lead singer Robert Smith, appeared on the band's fourth studio album, Screen Violence (2021). Chvrches is a British synth-pop band from Glasgow, Scotland consisting of Lauren Mayberry (lead vocals), Iain Cook (keyboards), and Martin Doherty (guitar). Joining them on tour is Jonny Scott (drums).

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How Not To Drown lyrics:

I'm writing a book on how to stay conscious when you drown
And if the words float up to the surface
I'll keep them down
This is the first time, I know
I don't want the crown
You can take it now
You promised the world and brought me it hanging from a string
Stuck it in my mouth, into my throat
Told me to sing
That was the first time I knew
You can't kill the king
And those who kiss the ring

Tell me how
It's better when the sun goes down
We'll never escape this town
I wasn't scared when he caught me
Look what it taught me
Tell me how
It's better if I make no sound
I will never escape these doubts
I wasn't dead when they found me
Watch as they pull me down

I'm writing a chapter on what to do after they dig you up
On what to do after you grew to hate what you used to love
That was the first time I knew
They were out for blood
And they would have your guts

Tell me how
It's better when the sun goes down
We'll never escape this town
I wasn't scared when he caught me
Look what it taught me
Tell me how
It's better if I make no sound
I will never escape these doubts
I wasn't dead when they found me
Watch as they pull me down
Pulling me down
Dead when they found me
Watch as they pull me down
Pulling me down
Dead when they found me
Watch as they pull me down

I'm writing a book on how to stay conscious when you drown
And if the words float up to the surface
I'll keep them down
This is the first time I know
I don't want the crown
You can take it now

Written by Robert Smith / Lauren Mayberry / Martin Doherty / Iain Cook

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Chvrches - Screen Violence North American Tour live dates (2022):

May 13 - Mexico City, Mexico @ Tecate Emblema Festival
May 18 - Monterrey, Mexico @ Showcenter Complex
May 21 - Guadalajara, Mexico @ Corona Capital
May 26 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore (Bottle Rock After Dark)
May 27 - Napa, CA @ BottleRock Festival
May 28 - Napa, CA @ Jam Cellars Ballroom (Bottle Rock After Dark)
May 30 - Tampa, FL @ Jannus Live
May 31 - Miami, FL @ Revolution Live
June 1 - Orlando, FL @ House Of Blues
June 2 - Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz
June 4 - Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore
June 5-7 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
June 9 - Buffalo, NY @ Artpark
June 10 - Grand Rapids, MI @ 20 Monroe Live
June 11 - Indianapolis, IN @ WonderRoad Music Festival
June 13 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee
June 15 - Omaha, NE @ The Admiral
June 16 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theater
June 18 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo

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Chvrches official bio:

Crafting songs with big synths and bigger melodies, Chvrches (stylised CHVRCHΞS and pronounced "Churches") combine their indie roots with their love of chart-friendly pop. The mix of Lauren Mayberry’s crystalline, emotive vocals and the sweeping synths of Iain Cook and Martin Doherty on 2013's bittersweet yet anthemic debut album The Bones of What You Believe bridged the gap between the classic synth pop of Depeche Mode and New Order and the brash, EDM-influenced sounds of the early 2010s, influencing countless contemporaries along the way. Later, Chvrches brought an extra sheen to their music without sacrificing any depth.

Before Chvrches formed, keyboardist/vocalist Iain Cook and keyboardist/vocalist Martin Doherty became friends while studying at Glasgow's University of Strathclyde. They forged their musical partnership when Doherty asked Cook to produce his band Julia Thirteen. Though little came of it, they continued to work together and became members of the band Aereogramme. By 2007, they left that group. Doherty joined The Twilight Sad as a touring member and Cook became a film and television composer. Seeking a change from alternative rock, they founded their own experimental synth project. In 2011, the pair invited vocalist Lauren Mayberry, who'd played with the band Blue Sky Archives and holds a law degree and a Master's degree in journalism, to sing on some demos. The sessions went so well that the trio christened itself Chvrches—spelling it with a "v" instead of a "u" to differentiate themselves in internet searches—and began writing songs inspired by Prince, Depeche Mode, and Kate Bush.

In 2019, the band performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra to commemorate the launch of BBC Scotland. In 2020, Chvrches started recording album number four, with Doherty and Mayberry in Los Angeles and Cook in Glasgow. With a darker sound and a collaboration with The Cure's Robert Smith, Screen Violence appeared in Aug. 2021.

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