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CHVRCHES' Lauren Mayberry has dropped her first-ever solo single, 'Are You Awake?'

It was inspired by feelings of homesickness.

CHVRCHES' Lauren Mayberry has dropped her first-ever solo single, 'Are You Awake?'
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1 Sept 2023 • 9:12 am
CHVRCHES’ vocalist Lauren Mayberry has released a new single, ‘Are You Awake?’.
Her first-ever solo drop, the song was co-written with Tobias Jesso Jr. and Matthew Koma, who also produced, and was mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent.

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“'Are You Awake?' is a song that started on a rainy day last December with Tobias Jesso Jr.” says Lauren. “I was thinking a lot about loneliness and homesickness, and as soon as Tobias started playing the chords, the lyrics and melody came to me really quickly. I finished the song with my friend Matthew Koma, who really understood what I was trying to say.
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