Vicious Creature

Lauren Mayberry's debut solo album fails to reach the heights of indie euphoria that CHVRCHES are known to command, landing instead on occasionally tedious, usually banal dance-pop. Opening track 'Something in the Air' sounds clumsy and uninspired, disappointing on both sonic and lyrical fronts: this is unfortunately a theme which pervades the rest of the album, and the hints of relief that are to be found never reach their full potential