Lauren Mayberry, has announced debut solo album, Vicious Creature, will arrive on December 6th on Island Records. For her first full-length release outside of CHVRCHES, Mayberry sought freedom: from rules, expectations and preconceptions. Working with producers, including Greg Kurstin, Matthew Korma, Tobias Jesso Jr., Ethan Gruska and Dan McDougall.

Lauren Mayberry on Vicious Creature:

“So much of this process has been an exercise in empowering myself to listen to my own intuition – something I really trained myself out of,” Mayberry says. “That’s ultimately why you start making things – because you felt a feeling, and you wanted to articulate that somehow. I think it was important for me to relearn that kind of independence, and recognize what I bring to any table I choose to sit at.”

Akead of the album’s release, Mayberry has shared “Crocodile Tears,” a track written with Matthew Koma and Ethan Gruska. Mayberry wanted to adopt “a sort of character where I could really let go of the idea that I need to be ‘nice,’ because I think that holds so many women back in their lives. If I didn’t have to be seen as ‘nice,’ I would feel comfortable telling certain people to fuck off when they treat me like shit – on this record, and in these songs, I get to do that.” The track follows previous singles, “Something in the Air,” “Shame,” “Change Shapes” and “Are You Awake.”

Along with the album announcement, Lauren Mayberry has announced a North American tour for early 2025. Beginning January 28th at San Diego’s House of Blues, other stops, include Chicago, New York City, Los Angeles and many more.

Lauren Mayberry
Vicious Creature
tracklisting
Island Records

1. Something in the Air
2. Crocodile Tears
3. Shame
4. Anywhere But Dancing
5. Punch Drunk
6. Oh, Mother
7. Sorry, Etc
8. Change Shapes
9. Mantra
10. A Work of Fiction
11. Sunday Best
12. Are You Awake

Lauren Mayberry 2024-2025 Tour Dates

10/31/24 – Zénith – Paris
11/1/24 – Forest National – Brussels
11/3/24 – Ziggo Dome – Amsterdam
11/5/24 – Jahrhunderthalle – Frankfurt
11/7/24 – UFO Velodrom – Berlin
11/11/24 – Ovo Hydro – Glasgow, UK
11/12/24 – AO Arena – Manchester, UK
11/14/24 – The O2 – London, UK
1/28/25 – House of Blues – San Diego, CA
1/29/25 – Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
1/31/25 – Soundwell – Salt Lake City, UT
2/1/25 – Gothic – Denver, CO
2/2/25 – Granada Theater – Lawrence, KS
2/3/25 – Fine Line – Minneapolis, MN
2/5/25 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
2/7/25 – Concert Hall – Toronto, ON
2/8/25 – Electric City – Buffalo, NY
2/9/25 – Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
2/11/25 – Royale – Boston, MA
2/13/25 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
2/14/25 – Empire Live – Albany, NY
2/17/25 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
2/18/25 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
2/20/25 – Masquerade – Hell – Atlanta, GA
2/21/25 – The Underground – Charlotte, NC
2/22/25 – The Mil at Cannery Hall – Nashville, TN
2/24/25 – White Oak Downstairs – Houston, TX
2/25/25 – Granada – Dallas, TX
2/26/25 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
2/28/25 – Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
3/2/25 – The Belasco – Los Angeles, CA

Pre-order Vicious Creature HERE