What's the verdict on "Roses"?

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• IndieKid88 October 5, 2026

  Just realized you can listen to it in the side panel.

• DizzyDrizzy October 6, 2026

  It's growing on me.

• Siamese_Sam October 6, 2026

  Thanks for the tip. Hadn't even noticed until you mentioned.

• BTS_ARMY1 October 6, 2026

  Love it!

• JGantic October 7, 2026

  Roses is good, but won't crack my Top 5 for CHVRCHES. The refrain is crafted almost perfectly for maximum fan participation.

• coldbridge85 October 12, 2026

  Give it another few plays and it’ll start paying rent in your head, ngl.

• arcade_tape October 12, 2026

  Same, I was wondering why everyone already had opinions — side panel saved the day.

• cassettehead October 12, 2026

  I like it more than I expected; it feels like a real step forward without losing the sharpness I want from them.

• cherryclub October 12, 2026

  good, but i want stranger next

• cosmicraven October 12, 2026

  ngl this is exactly the kind of left turn i wanted from them. still huge and instantly catchy, but it doesn’t feel like they’re chasing an old formula at all.

• cosmic_head03 October 13, 2026

  I like it, but I’m still waiting for the song that makes me reach for Every Open Eye again.

• chorus October 13, 2026

  This one’s made for a live singalong.

• analog_demo October 13, 2026

  my verdict: i’m into it, but it’s not knocking “the mother we share” off its tiny synth-pop throne. annoyingly catchy though, tbh.

• BasslineWave October 13, 2026

  good, not a deep-cut killer

• basementcore October 13, 2026

  Good. Not cancelling Screen Violence.

• coldclub October 13, 2026

  I am still deciding where it lands, but the melody has been stuck in my head more than I expected; what is everyone’s favourite moment?

• cassettehead October 13, 2026

  “Recover” still has my vote.

• ChorusLover October 13, 2026

  fair, but i’d still take this over a lot of the safer Love Is Dead cuts.

• cherryhead October 14, 2026

  The melody is the part for me too. It has that clean, slightly melancholy lift I want from them; I am not putting it above the early singles yet, but it is growing on me fast.

• CoyoteCore October 14, 2026

  i’m in the “good, not instant top tier” camp. it’s creeping up on me, but my early-era bias is not moving for anyone lol

• chorus October 14, 2026

  I’m holding off on the all-time ranking, but I really like that they didn’t just try to recreate an old favourite. It feels like one that could get even bigger live. I’d happily hear it next to “Clearest Blue” and see which chorus wins the room.

• basement4 October 14, 2026

  the bridge is the bit that keeps pulling me back tbh — that’s where it really clicks for me.

• coastalmoon October 14, 2026

  “Recover” is an absurdly hard song to beat, tbh. I’m not ready to crown “Roses” over it, but I might be in the minority who’d already take it over “The Mother We Share.”

• ampcrowd October 14, 2026

  I’m already all in—the fact it doesn’t sound like a rerun is exactly why I can’t stop thinking about it; give me this new era immediately.

• AnalogHeadliner October 14, 2026

  I’m not calling it top tier yet, but that bridge has me way more optimistic than I expected ngl.

• CoastalWave October 14, 2026

  Good, but I miss the early weirdness.

• AnalogHeadliner October 14, 2026

  I’m into it. Not trying to crown it over the early-album monsters after one song, but the confidence of it is doing a lot for me. Give me one properly unhinged synth track on the album too and I’ll be very happy lol

• CoastalWave October 15, 2026

  It’s growing on me fast, but Every Open Eye deep cuts still have the home-field advantage for me.

• coldghost October 15, 2026

  I’m a little less sold on “Roses” itself, but I agree that a genuinely new lane is far more interesting than Screen Violence part two.

• cherryclub October 15, 2026

  lol genuinely, the side panel was hiding in plain sight — Roses has me cautiously hyped for this era ngl

• cassettehead October 15, 2026

  A solid return; I still prefer the sharper edges of the early records, but this feels confident without chasing nostalgia.

• CoyoteCore October 15, 2026

  same. i don’t need The Bones of What You Believe redux, but i do need the rest of this era to keep taking left turns tbh.

• coldbridge85 October 15, 2026

  Promising. I’m withholding the ceremonial crown.

• coastalmoon October 15, 2026

  I’m obsessed already—maybe not beating Screen Violence’s best yet, but it makes me ridiculously excited for the album.

• cherryhead October 15, 2026

  Promising, but I want stranger synths.

• analogsynth October 15, 2026

  not an instant all-timer for me, but the restraint is kind of the hook — it feels cool in a way I didn’t expect.

• cherryclub October 15, 2026

  sleek, but not beating Recover imo

• arcade_tape October 16, 2026

  I’m still team early records, but “Roses” has enough bite that I’m very ready to hear where this album goes.

• arcadewave October 16, 2026

  I’d put it above “Recover” already. “Recover” has the bigger nostalgia factor, but “Roses” feels less like a guaranteed fan favourite and more like the band taking a real swing. That’s more interesting to me.

• coldclub October 16, 2026

  I’m not ranking it yet, but the chorus keeps pulling me back; does anyone else hear a Love Is Dead/Screen Violence bridge?

• AmberSatellite86 October 16, 2026

  i like that it isn’t trying to cosplay the debut. it’s not beating the early favourites for me, but it has a colder, sharper pull than i expected. very ready for the rest of this era.

• cosmicraven October 16, 2026

  ngl i’m fully sold — it has that newer-era steeliness i love, and now i need the rest of this album immediately

• AnalogHeadliner October 16, 2026

  Same tbh. I’m not ready to crown it over the best of Screen Violence yet, but it feels like a proper new chapter rather than a safe comeback. That’s got me very curious about the album.

• coldghost October 17, 2026

  Sleek return; not adventurous enough yet.

• coastalmoon October 17, 2026

  tbh I’d take this colder new direction over another Every Open Eye rerun any day.

• ChorusLover October 17, 2026

  yeah, it feels properly new.

• coldbridge85 October 17, 2026

  I’m fine with sleek, honestly.

• cosmictide October 17, 2026

  good comeback, but i need one properly euphoric early-era synth rush somewhere on this album tbh

• cherryclub October 17, 2026

  better than Recover, sorry 😭

• CoyoteCore October 17, 2026

  i need the album’s weirdest, most unhinged track next before i start ranking anything lol