It’s been a month and a half since CHVRCHES surprised us with a new single, but yesterday the Scottish trio followed that up in a big way with details on their fourth album—entitled Screen Violence, available August 27 through Glassnote Records—along with another new song featuring Robert Smith who, between his decade-old Crystal Castles feature and last year’s Gorillaz spot, is no stranger to knocking guest verses out of the park.
Today we’re also getting a video for the collaboration, called “How Not to Drown,” which taps into the re-emerging cyberpunk fad of the ’90s with a visual palette that distinctly recalls The Matrix. Smith’s face appearing on a giant screen for his verses feels pretty familiar at the tail end of a year full of Zoom calls.
Watch the video below.
