By Nolan Feeney
Did you get the memo? Between his Diplo-Skrillex collaboration “Where Are Ü Now” and his chart-topping new single “What Do You Mean?” it’s cool to like Justin Bieber now. But if you’ve been holding out on jumping aboard the Bieber 2.0 train, critically adored Scottish synth-pop band Chvrches is coming to your aid with a cover that just might change your mind. The band, who release their new album Every Open Eye this Friday, add “‘What Do You Mean?” to an already impressive list of pop covers, including Justin Timberlake’s “Cry Me a River” and Whitney Houston’s “It’s Not Right But It’s Okay.”
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