Scots trio Chvrches’ love of vintage synthesisers comes to the fore on their new album Every Open Eye. “Our influences overlap on Depeche Mode and The Cure and Radiohead,” reveals singer Lauren Mayberry. “When I listen to this record I can hear everyone’s personality, but you can also hear how that all marries together into the sound of the band.” Clearest Blue has touches of Depeche Mode’s Just Can’t Get Enough: “It must be to do with the kind of synths we’re using – all those analog synths Depeche Mode probably used back then.” But there is a downside: “They break all the time on tour. All the time. They’re not meant to travel!”