Circa Waves are an Englishindie rock band formed inLiverpool in 2013. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Kieran Shudall, guitarist Joe Falconer, bassist Sam Rourke, and drummer Colin Jones.[1]
Shudall met both Rourke and Plummer through mutual friends at the annual music festivalLiverpool Sound City in 2013, meeting Falconer not long after at the same festival where he worked as a stage manager. During the summer and autumn of 2013 the band played several short UK tours, which included some secret shows.[2] In a July 2014 interview in Paris, Falconer stated regarding the band name's origin, "Kieran wrote thedemo for "Young Chasers", recorded it and uploaded it toSoundCloud in one day. As he was uploading it he needed a name and it was the first thing that came into his head in that split second."[3]
On 2 December 2013, the band released their debut single "Get Away/Good for Me",[4] a double A-side onTransgressive Records handled by Jen Long's Kissibility label.[5][6] In February 2014, radio DJZane Lowe played the band's second single "Stuck in My Teeth" as his Hottest Record in the World. The band opened the NME Awards Tour in March 2014, which also includedTemples,Interpol andRoyal Blood. On 10 June 2014 Circa Waves released theirYoung Chasers EP onVirgin Records in the US. A Japanese edition was released on 2 July 2014.
Also during 2014 they supportedthe 1975 on tour around the UK.
The band released their debut studio album,Young Chasers, on 30 March 2015 which reached 10 in theUK Album Charts and performed at a number of festivals, including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds andBoardmasters.[8] In October 2015, the band toured the UK, including a sold out date atBrixton Academy.
Circa Waves announced their second studio album,Different Creatures, on 24 November 2016, releasing the first single from the album "Wake Up" the same day.
The second single from the album, "Fire That Burns", was released on 26 January 2017.[9] The album was released on 10 March 2017.[10]
The album was released on 10 March 2017,[11] and peaked on the UK Albums Chart at number 11.[12]
On 5 April 2019 the band released their third studio album titled,What's It Like Over There?, to critical success. It was supported by the singles, "Times Won't Change Me", "Movies", and "The Way We Say Goodbye". The album earned critical acclaim for its mix ofindie andpop rock, as well as the experimentation by the band. It peaked at Number 10 on theUK Albums Chart.
On 19 November 2019 the band released the single "Jacqueline" viaBBC Radio 1. The single was accompanied by the announcement of their upcoming studio albumSad Happy. The album was released in two parts, with theHappy side released in January 2020 and theSad side followed in March 2020. According to the band, the double album concept "represents two sides of this tech-saturated, highly insecure age".
Never Going Under andHell On Earth EP (2022–present)
On 17 August 2022, the band released the single "Hell On Earth". The single was accompanied by the release of their EPHell On Earth two days later on 19 August 2022. Then on 22 September 2022 the band released the single "Do You Wanna Talk" viaBBC Radio 1. The single was accompanied by the announcement of their upcoming fifth studio albumNever Going Under. It was further supported by the singles, "Carry You Home", Living in the Grey" and "Never Going Under". The album was released on 13 January 2023 and reached Number 1 on theUK Independent Album Chart.
