CHVRCHES’ side project The Leaving reveals born-from-grief debut album Ultimate Buzz

According to the band, Ultimate Buzz was built from “existential doubt, love, and the need to be a source of comfort when you feel utterly unqualified”.

The pair, both LA-based expats of the Glasgow music scene, have also dropped new single, “Fluoxetine”, which emerged from a period of insomnia and personal turmoil. The song grapples with grief, loss and the desire to offer comfort while feeling ill-equipped to do so.

Doherty and Scott’s history stretches back decades across Scottish independent music, with both having worked as multi-instrumentalists, songwriters and producers with the likes ofThe Twilight Sad, Aerogramme, Mogwai and Idlewild.

Ultimate Buzz artwork

Ultimate Buzz tracklisting

“Atmosphere”
“Fluoxetine”
“Pray”
“Speak”
“Sing”
“Saved”
“Cursed”
“Creatures”
“Ddust”