''Recover EP'' is the debut EP by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches. It was released on 25 March 2013 in the UK via Goodbye and

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and 26 March 2013 in the US via

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. The song "Recover" was issued as the second single from their debut studio album ''

The Bones of What You Believe ''The Bones of What You Believe'' is the debut studio album by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches, released on 20 September 2013 by Virgin Records and Goodbye Records. Recorded between 2011 and 2013 in Glasgow, the album was written, composed, a ...

'' and it reached number 91 in the

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. This was the first time that a Chvrches single received notable attention on singles charts, as the band's first single, "

The Mother We Share "The Mother We Share" is the debut single by Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches from their debut studio album, ''The Bones of What You Believe''. The song was re-released in the United Kingdom on 15 September 2013 by Virgin Records. The re-relea ...

", would not begin to chart until its re-release in Autumn of 2013. The "Recover" single was also promoted by a music video. ''Recover EP'' was released as digital download and as a limited edition 12" vinyl for

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2013. It was also re-released as a limited edition orange 12" vinyl for Record Store Day 2014.

Reception

''Recover EP'' received positive reviews. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75 based on 10 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews.

Track listing

References

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