[3] Mostly deriving from the synth-pop genre, CHVRCHES also incorporate indietronica, indie pop, and electronic dance into their sound.

[5][6] Although Julia Thirteen never recorded any further material, the experience proved vital, as Cook and Doherty formed a mutual interest in eventually starting their own project.

[5] A few years later, Doherty joined Cook as a member of Aereogramme, but the band broke up in 2007 due to a lack of exposure.

[6][7] After the dissolution of Aereogramme, Doherty then became a touring member for the band the Twilight Sad, but quit in 2012 after he grew tired of playing someone else's music.

He had planned to retrain as a history teacher before reconnecting with Cook, and the two formed the music project that would eventually become CHVRCHES.

[10][12] During these sessions, Mayberry wrote the lyrics and hooks, Doherty provided melodic ideas, and Cook produced the songs.

[13] In addition to her new role, Mayberry became the band's frontwoman, and gave the other members a reading list about the inner workings of the music industry.

[16] Doherty noted how Chvrches began as a studio only project, saying: "There wasn't really any goal other than to put a song out on the internet and see what kind of response we got".

[18] The response was almost immediate; "Lies" reached number one on the MP3 aggregate blog The Hype Machine, and similarly received constant airplay on SoundCloud and BBC Radio 1.

[19] To curtail this fear, Chvrches played its first two live shows under the name Shark Week, before making its official debut at the Glasgow School of Art in July.

"[21] This mentality meant that the band had to decline early offers for photo shoots and interviews that excluded Cook and Doherty.

To promote Chvrches, managers McNeil and Danny Rogers launched a nonstop touring schedule which included several international performances.

Two months after signing with Glassnote, Chvrches made its North American debut at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, where the band won a Grulke Prize for best non-American act.

[30] On 19 June 2013, Chvrches made their US TV debut performing "The Mother We Share" on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.

[37] On 30 September 2013, Mayberry penned an op-ed piece in The Guardian on what she perceived as sexist remarks directed towards her through the band's social media sites.

[38] Chvrches covered Bauhaus' song "'Bela Lugosi's Dead" for the ending credits of the film Vampire Academy.

[41] On 30 October 2014, BBC host Zane Lowe premiered "Get Away" as the first song from the re-scored soundtrack of the 2011 Nicolas Winding Refn's film, Drive.

[45] If The Bones of What You Believe was recorded with the only three synths they had at that time (Minimoog Voyager, Prophet '08, Roland Juno-106), the success of the debut album allowed the band to follow their passion for synths by adding a lot more to play with on Every Open Eye: Korg MS-20 mini, Korg Polysix, Roland Jupiter-8, Moog Sonic Six, Oberheim OB-Xa and DSI Prophet 12.

[46] On 16 July 2015, the band revealed the release date, cover art, and track listing for the new album, entitled Every Open Eye.

[54] Chvrches and Solar Fields penned the original song "Warning Call" for the 2016 video game Mirror's Edge Catalyst.

[56] The music video for the song was illustrated by Jamie McKelvie, featuring the band and Williams demonstrating telekinetic powers.

"[62] To promote the upcoming album, the band wiped all of their social media pages, before posting a short video containing new music captioned "GET IN".

[89] On 25 August 2021, the band performed "Good Girls" from the album Screen Violence on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

[99] Wired noted following Every Open Eye's release that the album "cements the group as today's heir apparent to Depeche Mode, New Order, and other titans of British electronic music.

"[45] The band stated that their heroes were David Bowie,[117] Depeche Mode,[117][118][119][120] Iggy Pop,[117] Siouxsie and the Banshees,[117] Tangerine Dream,[117] and Nick Cave.

[117] They have also been influenced by acts such as the Cure,[120] Brian Eno,[120][121] Madonna,[119] Eurythmics,[122] the National,[122] Throbbing Gristle,[123] Prince,[4][118][123] Tubeway Army,[124][125] Robyn,[118] Lil Wayne,[124] Laurie Anderson,[124][123] Kate Bush,[118][119][123] The Knife,[118] Florence and the Machine,[118] Cocteau Twins,[125] Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark,[126] Deftones,[127] Cyndi Lauper,[119] Whitney Houston,[119] My Bloody Valentine,[121] Elliott Smith,[123] and the Prodigy.

[156] Chvrches was the opening act for Discopolis, Chew Lips,[157] School of Seven Bells,[158] Passion Pit,[158] Two Door Cinema Club.

Some of the artists that opened for Chvrches were Dan Croll,[159] MØ, Isaac Delusion, Mansionair,[160] Young Fathers, Arthur Beatrice, Conquering Animal Sound,[161] Still Corners,[162] City Calm Down,[163] XXYYXX,[164] Basecamp,[165] Thumpers,[166] Donna Missal,[167] and The Range.

[171] In December 2018 and January 2019, the band played KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas annual concert at The Forum (Inglewood, California) and Falls Festival in Australia.

[174] On 11 November 2021, Chvrches began their Screen Violence album tour in North America and finished their first leg on 17 December.