CHVRCHES - Every Open Eye

[RJN]

Inspired by the news of their new album, I listened to this on my drive to work today and it really has just gotten even better throughout the years.

00 Never Ending Circles
00 Leave A Trace
00 Keep You On My Side
00 Make Them Gold
00 Clearest Blue
00 High Enough to Carry You Over
00 Empty Threat
00 Down Side of Me
00 Playing Dead
00 Bury It
00 Afterglow

08 Never Ending Circles
10 Leave A Trace
10 Keep You On My Side
09 Make Them Gold
08 Clearest Blue
10 High Enough to Carry You Over
07 Empty Threat
11 Down Side of Me - Pop melancholy perfection
10 Playing Dead
08 Bury It
07 Afterglow

CHVRCHES Top 5
1. Recover
2. Tether
3. The Mother We Share
4. Down Side of Me
5. High Enough to Carry You Over

 

[Dark Carnival]

Ooh I’m in the train back to Paris, I’ll relisten and rate.

 

[Jark]

10 Never Ending Circles
11 Leave A Trace
09 Keep You On My Side
10 Make Them Gold
11 Clearest Blue
07 High Enough to Carry You Over
08 Empty Threat
09 Down Side of Me
07 Playing Dead
09 Bury It
07 Afterglow

the whole thing is strong but the first half is SO EXPLOSIVELY PUSSY POPPIN' that the rest can't quite live up. their songs on which he sings don't really do for me. WE WANT LAUREN.

their Berlin gig in support of this album was such a memorable concert experience. it was like 80% casual fans and boyfriends and maybe 20% PROPER FANS, and the setlist was 100% bangers so everybody danced relentlessly for 90 minutes. that's how you do it. *Madge plays Body Shop, Candy Store and Birthday Song followed by downtempo samba version of Deeper and Deeper*

 

[Diddy]

Is that the title?

 

[Jark]

the title is fluid

on weekends it's Certain Half-Closed Eyes

 

[RJN]

Is that the title?

I have apparently been calling this album the wrong title for years

 

[Dark Carnival]

09 Never Ending Circles
07 Leave A Trace
10 Keep You On My Side
07 Make Them Gold
11 Clearest Blue
09 High Enough to Carry You Over
07 Empty Threat
08 Down Side of Me
08 Playing Dead
09 Bury It
06 Afterglow

 

[Dark Carnival]

What a great album! Clearest Bleu is obviously it’s peak! I need to find that great remix of it.

 

[Dark Carnival]

 

[Jark]

Leave a Trace SEVEN?!

That DIRTY BASSLINE is a Jark destroyer. one of my MAX TRAX of the decade.

 

[Dark Carnival]

Leave a Trace SEVEN?!

That DIRTY BASSLINE is a Jark destroyer. one of my MAX TRAX of the decade.

Maybe it’s because of the strong mental image of a bottom leaving a SMEAR I get everytime I read that song title. I should give it another chance.

 

[Jark]

oh my we love an overshare!

 

[Tisch]

Me trying to find a non-bop on this album

10 Never Ending Circles
11 Leave a Trace (won't let that awful @Dark Carnoël ruin it for me )
10 Keep You On My Side
10 Make It Gold
10 Clearest Blue
08 High Enough to Carry You Over
10 Empty Threat
07 Downside of Me
09.5 Playing Dead
11 Bury It
07 Afterglow

06 Get Away
05 Follow You
09 Bow Down