Photos: CHVRCHES at the Hollywood Palladium

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Glasgow synth-pop trio CHVRCHES on Friday visited the Hollywood Palladium for the first of two sold-out L.A. shows. The band already has become a sensation with only one album – “The Bones of What You Believe,” released exactly one year ago – to their name, thanks to their solid dance textures and emotive indie-electronica. Lead singer Lauren Mayberry insisted they would be back to L.A., but that they would have to write more songs first. Framed by multi-instrumentalists Iain Cook and Martin Doherty, Mayberry conquered the crowd with her sweet and strong vocals. Cook shifted between synth and bass, and sampler virtuoso Doherty stayed animated behind his podium. Swathed in pulsating light and saturated strobes, CHVRCHES kept the crowd clapping and throbbing the night away. DJ James Hinton, as The Range, opened.

Photos by Michelle Shiers