One of the album’s strongest tracks, though, is nothing like these. “Wild Hearts Never Die” taps the brakes a bit with a slower beat and some deliciously compressed vocals - I’m a huge sucker for compressed vocal tracks - yet remains a rousing song nonetheless. “ Inside,” too, except it throws in a glittery synth riff throughout. “ Dead of Night” is all thrust: vocal notes held long over an unstoppable pulsing beat, only pausing for anthemic choruses. The other songs that feature Olsson’s hypnotic vocals are equally tremendous. Then it’s right into ethereal bubble-pop vocals and some cavernous new-wave drums: “ Begin Again,” which features vocals by Linnea Olsson - who sings on nine other tracks in the game - kicks off with that muffled equaliser you often hear in Chvrches’ oeuvre. Seriously, just listen to this opening number and tell me it doesn’t sound like a Chvrches b-side?Ĭomposed by Daniel Olsén and Jonathan Eng, the soundtrack, from top to bottom, sounds like a Chvrches album that was lost to time (or bad Google results). It’s called the Sayonara Wild Hearts OST ( playlist / longplay / VGMdb), and I can’t stop playing it. Picture what aural delights you’d stumble upon by listening in on one of the band’s jam sessions during a post-tour lull. But imagine, for a second, a Chvrches unshackled from such pressures of capitalism and fame. To stand apart, the Glasgow-based musicians opted for a v rather than a u, a decision lead singer Lauren Mayberry said “seemed like a good idea at the time.” In the 21st century, when musicians across the globe jostle for limited attention both on-stage and on Soundcloud, it’s more savvy than anything. A ton of people the world over type “churches” (or “church”) into Google. Chvrches, the synth-pop band that produced a song for Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, famously “misspells” their name for a reason.
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