Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry and Martin Doherty talked about their newest release "How Not to Drown," which features The Cure's Robert Smith, reported NME.
The song is from Chvrches' newly-announced album, Screen Violence, which is due out August 27th.
According to Doherty, the song was the "proudest moment in [his] life in music." He said:
"I don't remember where I was, but I remember how I felt. Depressed, anxious, isolated and as usual, engaging in the only thing that could bring me enough equilibrium to get through the day and play the show. That is to say, I was hiding in the most remote corner of some venue making music on my laptop."
He said that on that day, he made a demo and called it "Piano Drum Ting." We now know that demo as "How Not to Drown."
Mayberry said,
"These lyrics are about a time when I just wanted to disappear, and the only time I ever thought about quitting the band. I felt like I was in over my head at the deep end and not sure how to get back."
She went on to say, "But I did get back. And if you've felt like that, I hope you find your way back too. This is the chapter on what to do after they dig you up."
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