Martin Doherty unveils The Leaving, a new project created in collaboration with longtime CHVRCHES drummer Jonny Scott. Born from a period of deep personal upheaval and creative rediscovery, The Leaving marks Martin’s most vulnerable work to date, an unfiltered body of music forged in grief, rebuilt through friendship and electrified by the same instinctive chemistry that helped define CHVRCHES’ ascent. With Jonny now stepping fully into the creative foreground, the pair chart a bold new sonic path rooted in freedom, catharsis and reinvention. They share their first ever single “Saved”. Newly signed to Avenue A Records and Futures, home to Mt. Joy, Barns Courtney, Phantogram, Palace, Blossoms and Self Esteem, the industrial rock debut track is self-produced and written by Martin Doherty and Jonny Scott.
The Leaving explain: “‘Saved’ is a look inside the mind of someone on the verge of mental collapse. Paranoia. Hypochondria. Agoraphobia. The idea that people close to you are a destabilizing, debilitating influence. They are responsible for underhanded, Machiavellian behaviors towards you. Subtle but highly effective. They see a person on the edge and press the advantage. Make you question your sanity. Slyly, they push buttons in pursuit of capitulation, then step back and watch as you burst into metaphorical flames. They enjoy the show. But is it all in your head?” The vulnerable, industrial track starts with the haunting lyrics: What begins with a tragedy. Can be recovered in time. Made a friend of an enemy of mine. The single is the first taste of a bigger release to come.