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