Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry Collaborates with Idles’ Joe Talbot on the Raucous Track “Sorry”

Lauren Mayberry Collaborates with Joe Talbot

Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry has joined forces with Idles’ Joe Talbot in a new high-energy rendition of her track “Sorry, etc., etc.”

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This fresh version features the lyrics “Sorry, etc. I committed suicide to be one of the boys / I lost my head to be one of the boys / I bit my tongue to become one of the boys / I sold my soul to be one of the boys.”

The vocals of Mayberry and Talbot blend seamlessly during the song’s chorus and bridge, intertwining raw, powerful tones with the gentle and melodic sound of the CHVRCHES frontwoman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK1VS23UCHM

Insights from the Artists

In a press release about the collaboration, Mayberry expressed: “If you know me, you know how much I love Idles, so it is a great honor for me to rethink this song with Joe. We first connected during Covid when I made his Balley TV series on YouTube, and since then we’ve quietly supported each other from the sidelines.

“I mentioned to Joe last summer that I wanted to work together, and this was the song we chose. We recorded his vocals in December at Brighton Electric on one of Idles’ tour days off. I laid down my more intense vocals at home before Christmas with Sam Stuart, with my friend Paul Gallagher producing.”

Talbot remarked: “It’s both an honor and a joy to work with Lauren. I love the album, and I’m thrilled to be part of it. Long live the queen, she is the queen X.”

Upcoming Tour Dates for Lauren Mayberry

In a three-star review of NME on her “vicious creature,” Holly Geraty noted: “In this safe space, it explores a range of previously uncharted emotions while freely stepping outside the electronic sound of CHVRCHES.”

After touring with CHVRCHES, Mayberry told NME in 2023: “For any front person in a band, especially women, the moment you mention ‘solo material,’ people become quite upset. I often hear, ‘I’m not breaking up the band, guys, just so you know…’”

“We’ve been fortunate that fans have been so supportive that they don’t want to see us break up. I feel grateful, but I make sure to reassure them – ‘Just give us a couple of years, everything will be fine.’ The last group album was “Screen Violence,” released in 2021.

Later this month, Mayberry is set to kick off a six-show tour across Great Britain, starting with a performance at her hometown’s Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow on March 20.

Following performances in Edinburgh, Birmingham, Manchester, and Leeds, the tour will conclude at the O2 Empire in Shepherd’s Bush, London. You can click here to buy tickets.

Lauren Mayberry’s “Evil Being” UK Tour Dates:

MARCH
20 – Glasgow, Scotland – Barrowland Ballroom
21 – Edinburgh, Scotland – La Belle Angele
23 – Birmingham, England – O2 Academy 2
24 – Manchester, England – Academy 2
25 – Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club
26 – London, England – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire