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- Summary: The debut full-length solo release from Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry features production by Ethan Gruska, Tobias Jesso Jr., Greg Kurstin, Matthew Korma, and Dan McDougall.
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- Record Label: Island
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Dec 6, 2024Vicious Creature is a wilder ride than might be expected -- at times, it feels like these songs have been pent up inside Mayberry for years -- but it's great to hear her own her music so fully.
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Dec 13, 2024With this album, she steps confidently out of CHVRCHES’ shadow, firmly establishing herself as a unique talent and compelling voice in her own right, with an exciting future ahead.
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Dec 13, 2024Anywhere But Dancing tends to plod, but as a whole, Mayberry the solo artist is a strong testament to honouring the entirety of yourself.
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Dec 5, 2024Vicious Creatures is a sometimes uneven, but never less than intriguing, listen, and kicks off Lauren Mayberry’s solo career in impressive fashion.
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Dec 5, 2024For all its ostensibly straightforward and zeitgeisty MO, Vicious Creatures is quite a messy, contradictory business overall: alternately clumsy and deft, a homage to pop’s past that’s at its best when it fixes its gaze firmly forward.
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UncutDec 9, 2024Vicious Creature is more compelling than Mayberry's Chvrches material, but may not be thrilling enough to take her where she wants to be. [Jan 2025, p.39]
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MojoDec 11, 2024Straddles the line between the jackhammer clattering pop of Girls Aloud (Sorry, Etc is almost a facsimile), the elusiveness of Fiona Apple and Chvrches’ own electro backdrop. [Feb 2025, p.88]