Stereogum — “Clearest Blue,” the best song on Chvrches’ ridiculously good sophomore album Every Open Eye, doesn’t have the structure of a standard pop song. There’s no chorus, but the chorus isn’t the focal point. Instead the arrangement dances with ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Litro Lab podcast interviewed author Claudia Rankine. NPR Music is streaming the new CHVRCHES album, Open Every Eye. R.I.P., poet C.K. Williams. Stream Ryan Adams' Taylor Swift cover album 1989 at Stereogum. Biographile recommended books on the h... more info

Stereogum — Chvrches are still a relatively young band, but the strength of their excellent 2013 debut The Bones Of What You Believe skyrocketed them past indie-world fame straight to regular old fame. Their new album Every Open Eye expands on the sparkling, imm... more info

Mercury News, California — National, Deadmau5, FKA twigs, Run the Jewels, Robyn, Chvrches, The War on Drugs, Azealia Banks, Father John Misty among acts set to appear at festival. more info

Core News — “MNEK brings in the Hottest Record, plus there’s new music from the Disclosure & CHVRCHES albums. Also tonight Annie goes One On, One Off with Gus from Alt-J.” Check out other Annie Mac shows in the archive and subscribe to the feed to get good... more info

Stereogum — Regardless of whether or not you’re a fan of the Glaswegian band, every Chvrches song has a certain staying power, a way of forcing itself into your memory to be recalled later on. They write hooks that hit so hard they make the bottom of your stom... more info

Stereogum — “All those fucking thinkpieces about whether it’s a big deal that Beyoncé had a feminist sign behind her are just hot air at a certain point,” Lauren Mayberry says in our new Chvrches cover story. “She’s one of the highest earning musician... more info

Stereogum — Tucked away in the corner of a thriving Swedish tech company’s Manhattan office, three Scottish musicians are staring intently at their streaming analytics. The stats are good. “So it can’t all just be our mums listening,” Chvrches lead singe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Four Tet at Osheaga 2014 (more by Ellie Pritts) Four Tet already released a new album this year and he's staying prolific. In the past week, he's released a remix of CHVRCHES' "Leave A Trace," a new track called... more info

Stereogum — While we anxiously wait to see what major “indie” artist will be the first to cross over to the SNL stage this year — my money’s on Chvrches, Tame Impala, or Beach House — the show has gone ahead and announced the first three musical guests... more info