Post by Zedd Squared on Sept 22, 2019 22:07:25 GMT
Lauren Eve Mayberry
Member Of: Boyfriend/Girlfriend (2007-2010), Blue Sky Archives (2010-2012), Chvrches (2011-present)
Voice Type: Soprano
Vocal Range: E♭3-G5
High Notes:
G5 ("What Do You Mean?" in the Live Lounge 2015)
F♯5 ("Deliverance", "It's Not Right But It's Okay", "Killer", 4Somebody Else" in the Live Lounge 2018, "We Sink")
F5 ("Are You Awake?", "Deliverance", "Heaven/Hell")
E5 ("Graffiti", "How Not to Drown", "Ignorance" live Gamescom 2015, "Leave a Trace", "This Is What You Came For" in the Live Lounge 2016)
E♭5 ("Are You Awake?", "Brothers on a Hotel Bed" live Delaware 2016, "Bury It", "A Case of You" live New York 2016, "Change Shapes", "Crocodile Tears", "Cry Little Sister", "Dead Air", "Empty Threat", "Good Girls", "Graves", "I'm with You", "The Killing Moon" live Hollywood Forever Cemetery 2021, "LOVE." live Triple J 2018, "River" live Hollywood 2017, "Wrecking Ball" live New York 2016)
D5 ("Bela Lugosi's Dead", "Broken Bones", "Brothers on a Hotel Bed" live Delaware 2016, "Crash Your Face", "Firework" live New York 2016, "Forever", "Gun", "He Said She Said", "Heaven/Hell", "How Not to Drown", "A Portrait of My Grandfather", "Lungs", "Miracle", "Recover", "River" live Hollywood 2017, "Shame", "Something in the Air", "This Is What You Came For" in the Live Lounge 2016, "Tightrope", "We Sink", "What Do You Mean?" in the Live Lounge 2015)
C♯5 ("Are You Awake?", "Bow Down", "Bury It", "By the Throat", "A Case of You" live New York 2016, "Change Shapes", "Clearest Blue", "Cry Me a River" in the Live Lounge 2015, "Deliverance", "Down Side of Me", "Graffiti", "Graves", "I Will Always Love You" live Nottingham Rock City 2019, "Killer", "Leave a Trace", "LOVE." live Triple J 2018, "Lullabies", "Never Say Die", "Night Sky", "Out of My Head", "Playing Dead", "Really Gone", "Shame", "Team", "Violent Delights", "ZVVL")
C5 ("Asking for a Friend", "Better If I Don't", "Bitches", "Bitter End", "Brick" live New York 2016, "Broken Bones", "Brothers on a Hotel Bed" live Delaware 2016, "California", "Change Shapes", "Crocodile Tears" Westville Music Bowl 2023, "Cry Little Sister", "Cry Me a River" in the Live Lounge 2015, "Empty Threat", "Final Girl", "Firework" live New York 2016, "Forever", "Get Out", "Good Girls", "Gun", "Heaven/Hell", "Here with Me", "I Would Die 4 U" live London 2013, "I'm with You", "It's Not Right But It's Okay", "The Killing Moon" live Hollywood Forever Cemetery 2021, "Lungs", "Make Them Gold", "Miracle", "The Mother We Share" live 101WKQX Sound Lounge 2018, "My Enemy", "Never Ending Circles", "Night Sky", "Nightmares", "Post July", "Recover", "Science/Visions", "Sit on Your Hands", "Something in the Air", "Static", "Strong Hand", "Tether", "Tightrope", "Time After Time" live California 2017, "XO" live The Power Station 2018, "What Do You Mean?" in the Live Lounge 2015, "Wonderland" live Moog Sound Lab 2019)
B4 ("Better If You Don't", "Bitches", "Bow Down", "Bury It", "Crash Your Face", "Death Stranding", "Down Side of Me", "Falling" in the Live Lounge 2013, "Graffiti", "Graves", "The Greatest Highs", "He Said She Said", "The Highest of Fives", "How Not to Drown", "I Would Die 4 U" live London 2013, "Ignorance" live Gamescom 2015, "Keep You on My Side", "Killer", "The Killing Moon" live Hollywood Forever Cemetery 2021, "Lullabies", "Never Say Die", "Nightmares", "Playing Dead", "A Portrait of My Grandfather", "Really Gone", "Recover", "Science/Visions", "Screaming", "Shame", "Somebody Else" in the Live Lounge 2018, "Under the Tide", "Up in Arms", "Violent Delights", "Warning Call", "We Sink")
B♭4 ("Afterglow", "Asking for a Friend", "Bitter End", "Boys of Summer" live New York 2016, "By the Throat", "California", "Call It Off", "Change Shapes", "Clearest Blue", "Crocodile Tears", "Death Stranding", "The Downtown Lights" live Nashville 2018, "Empty Threat", "Final Girl", "Forever", "Get Away", "Here with Me", "Keep You on My Side", "LOVE." live Triple J 2018, "The Mother We Share", "It's Not Right But It's Okay", "Lies", "Out of My Head", "Post July", "Team" in the Live Lounge 2014, "Tightrope", "What Do You Mean?" in the Live Lounge 2015, "Wonderland", "Wrecking Ball" live New York 2016)
Low Notes:
B♭3 ("Are You Awake?", "California", "Call It Off", "A Case of You" live New York 2016, "Cry Me a River" in the Live Lounge 2015, "The Downtown Lights" live Nashville 2018, "Get Out", "Heaven/Hell", "I Need My Girl" live California 2015, "It's Not Right But It's Okay", "Post July", "Wonderland")
A3 ("Back in a Liquid Minute", "Better If You Don't", "Brick" live New York 2016, "Cosplay the Hard Way", "Dear Middle Aged Ponytail", "Falling" in the Live Lounge 2013, "Forever", "Get Away", "Graffiti" live 101WKQX Sound Lounge 2018, "The Greatest Highs", "How Not to Drown", "I Will Always Love You" live Nottingham Rock City 2019, "Julian", "Killing in the Name", "Leave a Trace", "A Mighty Handful", "Nightmares", "Now Is Not the Time", "A Portrait of My Grandfather", "Really Gone", "Screaming", "Sit on Your Hands", "Somebody Else" in the Live Lounge 2018, "Violent Delights", "Wrecking Ball" live New York 2016, "Your Stage Left, Or My Stage Left?")
G♯3 ("Are You Awake?", "By the Throat", "A Case of You" live New York 2016, "Change Shapes", "Cry Me a River" in the Live Lounge 2015, "Deliverance", "Firework" live New York 2016, "Forever" Acoustic live from home 2020, "Good Girls", "Graves", "I'm with You", "It's Not Right But It's Okay", "LOVE." live Triple J 2018, "Night Sky", "Shame", "Violent Delights", "Wonderland")
G3 ("Better If You Don't", "Bitches", "California", "Crash Your Face", "Get Away", "Get Out", "The Greatest Highs", "Heaven/Hell", "Night Sky", "Northern Lights", "Post July", "Really Gone" live KROQ HD Radio Sound Space 2018, "River" live Hollywood 2017, "Sit on Your Hands", "Something in the Air", "Tether", "This Is What You Came For" in the Live Lounge 2016, "Time After Time" live California 2017)
F♯3 ("Guilty Party" live Austin City Limits 2018, "Killer", "Team" in the Live Lounge 2014)
F3 ("Change Shapes", "Cry Little Sister", "Forever" Acoustic live from home 2020, "Wrecking Ball" live New York 2016)
E3 ("Heaven/Hell" Hansa Session Version, "Shame", "Something in the Air")
E♭3 ("Change Shapes", "Crocodile Tears")
Scottish synthpop group Chvrches have been one of the most talked about bands of their respective genre this decade, in no small part due to the sweet and soaring vocals of Lauren Mayberry. Her clarity of diction and tonal resonance pushes their already memorable hooks to the next level, working just as efficiently over sparse arrangements (such as in "Afterglow" or "Really Gone") as she does over a wall of synths and electronic beats. Her vocal placement is quite high, allowing her to sing melody lines well into the 5th octave with an extreme level of ease, both with a softer head voice tone and a more belted approach. In spite of this, I suspect we have not yet heard the highest reaches of what she is capable of in this department as it is clear that she chooses to emphasize the delivery of the melody line over any over the top embellishments, and as such maintains a tasteful vocal delivery throughout her music. One way or another, she is a strong example of a singer who knows exactly where her voice shines and puts it to great use, thereby maintaining an admirable degree of vocal consistency regardless of the musical situation.
-Thread originally by dr54m .
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*Underlines mark notes in backing vocals.
*Blue marks soft and/or disconnected sounding falsetto notes.
*Boldface indicates notes that are notable examples of this singer's capabilities.
*Italics mark non-sung notes.
{Questionable Notes}G3 ("My Backwards Walk" live Glasgow 2019 [2])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
{Album Ranges}Boyfriend/Girlfriend
Kill Music EP (2007): G3-A3-C5 *The track "Kill Music" was unable to be found, so this range is based off of the remaining songs
Optimsim EP (2008): G3-D5
Blue Sky Archives
Blue Sky Archives EP (2010): G3-D5
Plural EP (2011): A3-A4
Triple A-Side (2012): G3-B4
Chvrches
Recover EP (2012): A3-C♯5-D5
The Bones of What You Believe (2013): G3-D5-F♯5
Every Open Eye (2015): A3-E5
Love Is Dead (2018): G3-F5-F♯5
Screen Violence (2021): G3-D5-E5
Misc. Live Covers: F3-E5-G5
Kill Music EP (2007): G3-A3-C5 *The track "Kill Music" was unable to be found, so this range is based off of the remaining songs
Optimsim EP (2008): G3-D5
Blue Sky Archives
Blue Sky Archives EP (2010): G3-D5
Plural EP (2011): A3-A4
Triple A-Side (2012): G3-B4
Chvrches
Recover EP (2012): A3-C♯5-D5
The Bones of What You Believe (2013): G3-D5-F♯5
Every Open Eye (2015): A3-E5
Love Is Dead (2018): G3-F5-F♯5
Screen Violence (2021): G3-D5-E5
Misc. Live Covers: F3-E5-G5
