Holy Synth: Listen to Chvrches Cover “Cry Me a River”

The electro-pop trio, Chvrches visited the BBC 1 Radio Live Lounge, where they performed their re-imagining of Justin Timberlake pop/hip-hop hit, “Cry Me a River.” To say it’s a cover seems inaccurate, as Iain Cook and Martin Doherty (enthusiastically) add their signature preprogrammed blips, bits and synth-infused accompaniment to Lauren Mayberry’s vocals.

Kudos to Timberlake and his production team for creating such an enduring story about infidelity and the karmic consequences about to experienced by a cheater in a relationship (Your bridges were burned/And now it’s your turn/to cry…”). Yet an equal amount of recognition goes to Chvrches: They remain authentic to their haunting electro sound, while staying true to the spirit of the lyrics (note that Mayberry, thankfully, doesn’t change the point of view: “Girl, I refuse/You must have me confused/with some other guy.” And don’t it make you “glad” about it?