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Live Review: LISTEN: CHVRCHES 'Gun'

28 May 2013 | 10:15 am | Gabe Gleeson

There's little wonder why we made CHVRCHES one of our 'Artists To Watch In 2013', the band have just dropped their new single 'Gun' and it's sounding huge.

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There's little wonder why we made CHVRCHES one of our 'Artists To Watch In 2013', the band have just dropped their new single 'Gun' and it's sounding huge.

The style of the track leans heavily on very full sounding analog synth lines, reminding us a lot of some of the jam's from MARK RONSON's 2010 third studio album 'Record Collection'. Much like CHVRCHES' previous single 'The Mother We Share', this latest release is a straight out pop tune with a very thoroughly constructed melody and is definitely hooks-galore.

The band have been extremely busy touring new material over the past couple of months and will be playing a slew of shows throughout North America, Europe and Australasia right up until September. Australian audiences can catch them at Sydney's Oxford Art Factory (August 2 & 3) & Melbourne's Corner Hotel (August 5). See below for further dates.

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CHRVCHES UPCOMING LIVE TOUR DATES

28 MAY: Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR

29 MAY: Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA

31 MAY: Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

1 JUN: Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA

2 JUN: Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA

5 JUN: The Mohawk, Austin, TX

6 JUN: Granada Theater, Dallas, TX

7 JUN: The Granada Theatre, Lawrence, KS

8 JUN: Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN

10 JUN: Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL

11 JUN: Lincoln Hall, Chicago, IL

12 JUN: The Hoxton, Toronto, Canada

15 JUN: Le National, Montreal, Canada

16 JUN: Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA

17 JUN: Webster Hall, New York, NY

18 JUN: Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY

21 JUN: Black Cat, Washington, DC

22 JUN: Firefly Music Festival, Dover, DE

23 JUN: Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA

5 JUL: Hove Festival, Arendal, Norway

6 JUL: PITCH Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands

14 JUL: T in the Park, Balado, UK

16 JUL: Antic Arena, Nimes, France (with Depeche Mode)

18 JUL: San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy (with Depeche Mode)

19 JUL: Latitude, Southwold, UK

20 JUL: Melt! Festival, Gräfenhainichen, Germany

21 JUL: Benicassim Festival, Spain

23 JUL: Synot Tip Arena, Prague, Czech Republic (with Depeche Mode)

25 JUL: National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland (with Depeche Mode)

2 AUG: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, Australia

3 AUG: Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, Australia

5 AUG: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia

10 AUG: Summersonic, Tokyo, Japan

11 AUG: Summersonic, Osaka, Japan

16 AUG: Pukkelpop, Hasselt, Belgium

17 AUG: Lowlands, Olland, Netherlands

18 AUG: MS Dockville Festival, Hamburg, Germany

23 AUG: Reading Festival, Reading, UK

24 AUG: Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK

25 AUG: Rock En Seine, Paris, France

1 SEPT: Electric Picnic, County Laois, Ireland

14 SEPT: Laneway Festival Detroit, Detroit, MI

You can purchase CHVRCHES latest EP 'Recover' now on iTunes

Words by Gabe Gleeson

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