{{For|the Amy Lee EP|Recover, Vol. 1}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}} {{Use British English|date=June 2014}} {{Infobox album | name = Recover EP | type = EP | artist = Chvrches | cover = Chvrches - Recover EP.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2013|03|25|df=y}} | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Synth-pop | length = {{Duration|m=21|s=25}} | label = {{flatlist| * Goodbye * Virgin {{small|(UK)}} * Glassnote {{small|(US)}} }} | producer = Chvrches | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = The Bones of What You Believe | next_year = 2013 }}

'''''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 Virgin Records and 26 March 2013 in the US via Glassnote Records.<ref>{{cite web|title=Chvrches: Recover - Tracks - Pitchfork|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14887-recover/|publisher=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=6 February 2013|archive-date=8 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208145251/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14887-recover/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The song "Recover" was issued as the second single from their debut studio album ''The Bones of What You Believe'' and it reached number 91 in the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/chvrches/|title=Chvrches > Artist Chart History|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> 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", 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 Record Store Day 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=It's All Indie: CHVRCHES to release 12" EP for Record Store Day |date=7 February 2013 |url=http://www.itsallindie.com/2013/02/chvrches-to-release-12-ep-for-record.html}}</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=636098696416727&set=a.433934966633102.115072.334533196573280&type=1 Recover EP vinyl]</ref> It was also re-released as a limited edition orange 12" vinyl for Record Store Day 2014.

==Reception== ''Recover EP'' received positive reviews. At Metacritic, 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Critic Reviews for Recover [EP] - Metacritic|website=Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/recover-ep/chvrches/critic-reviews|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref>

{{Album ratings |rev1 = No Ripcord |rev1Score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref name=NoRipcord>{{cite web|title=NoRipcord|url=http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/music/chvrches/recover-ep|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> |rev2 = NME |rev2Score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref name=NME>{{cite web|title=NME|website=NME |date=22 March 2013 |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/chvrches/14226|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> |rev3 = Consequence of Sound |rev3Score = (positive)<ref name=CoS>{{cite web|title=Album Review: CHVRCHES – Recover EP {{!}} Consequence of Sound|date=27 March 2013 |url=https://consequence.net/2013/03/album-review-chvrches-recover-ep/|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> |rev4 = Pitchfork |rev4Score = 7.6/10<ref name=Pitchfork>{{cite web|title=Chvrches: Recover EP &#124; Album Reviews &#124; Pitchfork|website=Pitchfork |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17789-chvrches-recover-ep/|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> |rev5 = Paste Magazine |rev5Score = (positive)<ref name=PasteMag>{{cite web|title=CHVRCHES: Recover EP :: Music :: Reviews :: Paste|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/03/chvrches-recover.html|accessdate=2 April 2013}}</ref> }}

==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = Chvrches | title1 = Recover | length1 = 3:45 | title2 = ZVVL | length2 = 3:11 | title3 = Now Is Not the Time | length3 = 3:44 | title4 = Recover (CID RIM Remix) | length4 = 5:47 | title5 = Recover (Curxes' 1996 Remix) | length5 = 4:58 }}

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Category:2013 debut EPs Category:Chvrches albums Category:Virgin Records EPs