CHVRCHES Make The 1975's 'Somebody Else' Even Moodier In New Cover

One of the headiest cuts from The 1975's sprawling 2016 album, I Like It Any time As soon as you Sleep, for You Are So Pretty nevertheless So Unaware of It, is "Somebody Else," a pretty six minutes of Matty Healy trying not to picture someone he loves moving on with another person. This universality has led the song to covered by a span of artists, perhaps most notably (and faithfully) by Lorde reside in concert.


On Thursday (March 15), we got a new cover version thanks to CHVRCHES stopping by BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge — where some of the best, most inventive contemporary covers happen.


The clip above reveals Lauren Mayberry and her crew adhering closely to the original's gauzy sonic atmosphere, still making it sound like a CHVRCHES song all of the while. They also performed their new single "Get Out," which anchors their upcoming third album, Love Is Dead, due out on May 25.


Below, revisit MTV News's story on CHVRCHES's group effort with Archie Comics — and visualize the animated versions of the musical group members — from 2017.