Album · CHVRCHES
Every Open Eye by CHVRCHES
Every Open Eye is an album by CHVRCHES, released in 2015. 5 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Leave a Trace”, on 9 lists with a best position of #20.
Every Open Eye, CHVRCHES' second album, came out on 25 September 2015 through Virgin EMI and Goodbye, and the Glasgow trio produced it themselves as the follow-up to the acclaimed The Bones of What You Believe. Lauren Mayberry sings over a wall of synths built by Iain Cook and Martin Doherty, and the title is lifted from a line in "Clearest Blue".
This is synth-pop with the brightness turned all the way up: glittering arpeggios, drums that hit like fireworks and Mayberry's clear, steely voice cutting through the lot. "Leave a Trace" glides on icy, pointed hooks, and "Clearest Blue" builds slowly before exploding into a full rave-up. Critics were warm, and it turned up on a clutch of year-end lists.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Every Open Eye on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leave a Trace | 9 | #20 | – | 2015–2025 | |
| 2 | Clearest Blue | 6 | #32 | – | 2015–2025 | |
| 3 | Bury It | 3 | #34 | – | 2016 | |
| 4 | Never Ending Circles | 1 | #69 | – | 2015 | |
| 5 | Get Away | 1 | #85 | – | 2014 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.