History YMMV / CHVRCHES

* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The effects in their videos (such as "Lies" and "The Mother We Share") are simply just ''phenomenal''.
* TheWoobie: Lauren Mayberry. With all the misogynist comments she's received on the band's Facebook and [=4chan=], combined with the amount of TearJerker lyrics she's written over the years, it's not hard to feel bad for the poor girl.
** IronWoobie: At one point, she wrote an editorial on The Guardian about the issue, the tone of which is firm and determined. She's made of pretty stern stuff, as this quote demonstrates:
-->'''Lauren:''' During this past tour, I am embarrassed to admit that I have had more than one prolonged toilet cry and a "Come on, get a hold of yourself, you got this" conversation with myself in a bathroom mirror when particularly exasperated and tired out. But then, after all the sniffling had ceased, I asked myself: why should I cry about this? Why should I feel violated, uncomfortable and demeaned? Why should we all keep quiet?
** On April 25, 2019, Lauren Mayberry [[https://twitter.com/CHVRCHES/status/1121479667335204864 tweeted a formal response]] to {{Music/Marshmello}} about his collaboration with Music/ChrisBrown and Tyga. Following this response was a very angry tweet from Chris Brown and rape/death threats from his fans. Poor lady...

** "High Enough to Carry You Over". [[ADayInTheLimelight Martin Doherty as lead]] + a SophistiPop style = pure coolness.

* FaceOfTheBand: Lauren, to the point where quite a few fans (and critics such as WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop) complain when Martin sings instead of her (which amounts to ''6 official songs'' between all albums, mind you). The band actually tries to avoid this as much as they can, only accepting photo-shoot offers if all three members are included, and the music videos vary on how much Lauren is emphasized over Martin and Iain.

** "Under the Tide" also counts, in a way. The song isn't that depressing, and the lyrics seem to be--at first glance--about fixing a failed relationship. The band later revealed it was written for a recently-deceased friend who had a terminal illness, which puts the song in a more depressing light.

** On April 25, 2019, Lauren Mayberry [[https://twitter.com/CHVRCHES/status/1121479667335204864 tweeted a formal response]] to {{Music/Marshmello}} about his recent collaboration with Music/ChrisBrown and Tyga. Following this response was a very angry tweet from Chris Brown and rape/death threats from his fans. Poor lady...

* RomanceOnTheSet: Lauren met her current boyfriend Samuel Stewart (son of Dave Stewart of {{Music/Eurythmics}}) because his band Lo Moon opened for Chvrches in 2019.

* FaceOfTheBand: Lauren, to the point where quite a few fans (and critics such as WebVideo/TheNeedleDrop) complain when Martin sings instead of her (which amounts to ''4 official songs'' between all albums, mind you). The band actually tries to avoid this as much as they can, only accepting photo-shoot offers if all three members are included, and the music videos vary on how much Lauren is emphasized over Martin and Iain.

* TheWoobie: Lauren Mayberry. With all the misogynist comments she's received on the band's Facebook and [=4chan=], it's not hard to feel bad for the poor girl.

* FriendlyFandoms:

** During their performance at BBC Music's Biggest Weekend in Swansea, Lauren explained to the crowd between songs that she wanted to talk to them in Welsh but was worried that she would "fuck it up". This prompted a very hilarious reaction from Lauren, the rest of the band and the entire crowd, as they were currently being filmed by the BBC and swearing usually isn't allowed on BBC live recordings. The live feed to their set ended up being cut.

* SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}: In the "Bury It" video, the gang and Hayley Williams fly past a bus stop. The waiting passengers are confused at first, but then a toaster drops in front of them and out pops a slice of toast, bewildering them.

* FandomRivalry: With Music/ChrisBrown (and Tyga, to a lesser extent) due to Lauren's response to "Light It Up", a collaboration between Chris, Tyga and {{Music/Marshmello}}.

* FriendlyFandoms: Those who embrace Music/WolfAlice's music often admit to being CHVRCHES fans too, and vice versa with CHVRCHES fans. It helps that the two bands promote each other on social media, and play at the same festivals.

** "Now Is Not The Time".

* FaceOfTheBand: Lauren, to the point where quite a few fans complain when Martin sings instead of her (which amounts to ''4 official songs'' between all albums, mind you). The band actually tries to avoid this as much as they can, only accepting photo-shoot offers if all three members are included, and the music videos vary on how much Lauren is emphasized over Martin and Iain.

* FandomRivalry: With {{Music/Chris Brown}} (and Tyga, to a lesser extent) due to Lauren's response to "Light It Up", a collaboration between Chris, Tyga and {{Music/Marshmello}}.

* ItsTheSameSoItSucks: Accusations of this trope have been levelled at ''Love Is Dead''.

** On April 25, 2019, Lauren Mayberry [[https://twitter.com/CHVRCHES/status/1121479667335204864 tweeted a formal response]] to {{Music/Marshmello}} about his recent collaboration with {{Music/Chris Brown}} and Tyga. Following this response was a very angry tweet from Chris Brown and rape/death threats from his fans. Poor lady...

* SongAssociation: They've become well-known among racing game fans for having their music featured in the ''VideoGame/{{Forza}} Horizon'' series.

* TearJerker: "Now Is Not The Time".

*** "Down Side Of Me" is a hauntingly beautiful song which can be classed a tearjerker. It's about a relationship that's falling apart and trying to put everything into keeping it steady and trying to stay strong and cool on top of all the pressure even if your love together is dwindling. "Not the same, not the same, you're not the same, not the same".
*** "Really Gone" from Love Is Dead is gut wrenchingly sad to hear. The song is mostly an ode to a dead relationship with the majority of the track being Lauren singing over a gentle synth in the background until the song ends on just her vocals "And I cannot stay" is goose bump inducing and one of Lauren's best vocal performances. The song was famously used at the ending of Season 4 Episode 10 of Supergirl during a particular tearjerking moment to fans of the show.
*** Although at first listen the album is very light and poppy compared to their darker-pop sound of "The Bones of What You Believe" or "Empty Open Eye" to an extent, "Love Is Dead" as a whole has a lot of tearjerking songs hidden under very upbeat songs. "Wonderland" is a beautiful upbeat song yet is about accepting a relationship is toxic and having the courage to end it whilst simultaneously killing off any hope for a positive outcome.
*** "Death Stranding". Words cannot do this song justice alone. The title song of the video game of the same name did become a song for those struggling in 2020, whether it was lockdown, COVID or the many incidents of civil unrest taking place across the globe. The song became a beacon of hope for those hoping to see the light at the end of the tunnel and hope the world would get relatively back to normal soon.

*** "Down Side Of Me" is a hauntingly beautiful song which can be classed a tearjerker. It's about a relationship that's falling apart and trying to put everything into keeping it steady and trying to stay strong and cool on top of all the pressure even if your love together is dewindling. "Not the same, not the same, you're not the same, not the same".

* {{Mondegreen}}: (Oh, oh, oh) I'M THE NICE GUY! (Oh, oh, oh) I'M THE GLITTER IN YOUR EYE!
** From ''Bury It'':
--->Cover up / cover up / cover up that you're a slut (actual lyric: "that you're ruthless")
->Alternatively:
-->Cover up / cover up / cover up that you're a glass
** From ''Broken Bones'':
--->You're on your own / Rachel Jones (actual lyric: "wait til dawn")
** And in one of the remixes of ''Lies'':
--->You stuck in the knife that / you held at my butt (actual lyric: "at my back")

** Thanks to Hayley Williams featuring on the remix of "Bury It", {{Music/Paramore}} fans seem taken a liking to CHVRCHES as well.

* FaceOfTheBand: Lauren, to the point where quite a few fans complain when Martin sings instead of her (which amounts to ''4 official songs'' between all albums, mind you). The band tries to avoid this as much as they can, only accepting photoshoot offers if all three members are included, and the music videos vary on how much Lauren is emphasized over Martin and Iain.

* FaceOfTheBand: Lauren, to the point where quite a few fans complain when Martin sings instead of her (which amounts to ''3 official songs'' on both albums, mind you).

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: They have a fairly sizable fan following in Japan. Along with increased tour performances in said country, this eventually led to them collaborating with J-Pop group Wednesday Campanella on a song called "Out of My Head".

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Lauren Mayberry calling out 4chan for their misogynist comments about her, saying "Dear anyone who thinks misogyny isn't real. It is and this is what it looks like." Damn!

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: They have a fairly large fan following in Japan. This eventually led to them collaborating with J-Pop group Wednesday Campanella on a song called "Out of My Head".