Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES) - going solo, kitchen tattoos & emails with Robert Smith

Abbie McCarthy chats to Lauren Mayberry about her thriving new solo era, best moments with the band CHVRCHES and their collaborations with The National, Hayley Williams and Robert Smith.

In this conversation Lauren and Abbie discuss her beginnings in music, creating community and growing into being the frontwoman we see today.

TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Coming up...
00:15 Introduction
01:06 Living in LA
02:18 Getting into music / early bands
03:55 Meeting Iain from CHVRCHES
04:23 Finding her voice
05:55 Memories with CHVRCHES
08:23 Keeping grounded
09:55 Debut single 'The Mother We Share'
11:21 Favourite CHVRCHES album
12:23 Working with other producers
13:57 'He Said She Said'
14:24 Collaborating with Robert Smith (The Cure)
16:06 Collaborating with Hayley Williams (Paramore)
16:21 Collaborating with Matt Berninger (The National)
17:06 Writing with other artists
19:03 Growing into being a frontwoman
22:49 Start of solo era
24:25 Mood board / inspirations
26:25 'Are You Awake?'
27:00 Working with Tobias Jesso Jnr
29:42 Solo writing process
30:28 Main collaborator Matthew Koma
31:37 'Shame'
33:58 'Change Shapes'
36:25 Trusted circle for feedback
38:58 What to expect from solo debut album
40:00 Atmosphere at debut solo gigs
41:09 All female / non-binary band
44:07 Being an advocate for women in music
48:33 Lauren's clubnight TYCI
51:20 Future outlook
52:07 Writer's block
52:54 Ambitions for solo project
55:00 Goodbye & Outro

Music produced by JMAC, Freddy Sheed & Rich Zbaraski.

The Eras Podcast is a Good Karma Production, recorded at Metropolis Studios.

With thanks to our amazing team:
Director: Emma Hiley
Producer : Joseph Murphy
Creative Producer / Guest Bookings: Abbie McCarthy / Good Karma Productions
Production Assistant: Ida Just
Camera Op: Emma Hiley
Camera Op: Joseph Murphy
Camera Op 3: Marcus Rexford
Studio Engineer: Maher Woo-Shear
Editor: Emma Hiley
Mix & Master: Maher Woo-Shear
Artwork: @malkahart