Lauren Mayberry releases her debut solo single, "Are You Awake?"

The song was co-written with Tobias Jesso Jr. and Matthew Koma, who also produced, and was mixed by Mark ‘Spike’ Stent.

“"Are You Awake?" is a song that started on a rainy day last December with Tobias Jesso Jr.” says Lauren Mayberry. “I was thinking a lot about loneliness and homesickness, and as soon as Tobias started playing the chords, the lyrics and melody came to me really quickly. I finished the song with my friend Matthew Koma, who really understood what I was trying to say.

“For a long time, I couldn't imagine doing anything outside of CHVRCHES but I think some things that I needed to write had to be done from purely my own point of view. I never really thought I'd write a piano ballad, or a solo album full stop, so life really is full of surprises. I am really looking forward to this chapter and can't wait for people to hear more of the music.”

Whilst 2023 marks the tenth anniversary of CHVRCHES’ debut, The Bones Of What You Believe, Mayberry is decidedly looking to the future.

“For a long time, I couldn’t imagine ever doing anything outside of CHVRCHES,” she says. “But as I sail / stumble through this era of my life, it has started to feel like there are things I want to write and say and do that need to be done on my own. This solo project, I hope, will be my fun, freaky, sad, weird, joyful pop playground and I am so looking forward to sharing it with you.”