![]() One of the album’s strongest tracks, though, is nothing like these. “Wild Hearts Never Die” taps the brakes a bit with a slower beat and some deliciously compressed vocals - I’m a huge sucker for compressed vocal tracks - yet remains a rousing song nonetheless. “ Inside,” too, except it throws in a glittery synth riff throughout. “ Dead of Night” is all thrust: vocal notes held long over an unstoppable pulsing beat, only pausing for anthemic choruses. ![]() ![]() The other songs that feature Olsson’s hypnotic vocals are equally tremendous. Then it’s right into ethereal bubble-pop vocals and some cavernous new-wave drums: “ Begin Again,” which features vocals by Linnea Olsson - who sings on nine other tracks in the game - kicks off with that muffled equaliser you often hear in Chvrches’ oeuvre. Seriously, just listen to this opening number and tell me it doesn’t sound like a Chvrches b-side?Ĭomposed by Daniel Olsén and Jonathan Eng, the soundtrack, from top to bottom, sounds like a Chvrches album that was lost to time (or bad Google results). It’s called the Sayonara Wild Hearts OST ( playlist / longplay / VGMdb), and I can’t stop playing it. Picture what aural delights you’d stumble upon by listening in on one of the band’s jam sessions during a post-tour lull. But imagine, for a second, a Chvrches unshackled from such pressures of capitalism and fame. To stand apart, the Glasgow-based musicians opted for a v rather than a u, a decision lead singer Lauren Mayberry said “seemed like a good idea at the time.” In the 21st century, when musicians across the globe jostle for limited attention both on-stage and on Soundcloud, it’s more savvy than anything. ![]() ![]() A ton of people the world over type “churches” (or “church”) into Google. Chvrches, the synth-pop band that produced a song for Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, famously “misspells” their name for a reason. ![]()
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