Circa Waves are an English indie rock band formed in Liverpool in 2013. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Kieran Shudall, guitarist Joe Falconer, bassist Sam Rourke, and drummer Colin Jones.[1]
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 Circa Waves performing at Rough Trade in Nottingham, 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Liverpool, England |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
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| Members |
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| Past members | Sian Plummer |
| Website | circawaves |
History
editEarly years (2013)
editShudall met both Rourke and Plummer through mutual friends at the annual music festival Liverpool 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 the demo for "Young Chasers", recorded it and uploaded it to SoundCloud 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]
Debut single and Young Chasers EP (2013–2014)
editOn 2 December 2013, the band released their debut single "Get Away/Good for Me",[4] a double A-side on Transgressive Records handled by Jen Long's Kissibility label.[5][6] In February 2014, radio DJ Zane 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 included Temples, Interpol and Royal Blood. On 10 June 2014 Circa Waves released their Young Chasers EP on Virgin Records in the US. A Japanese edition was released on 2 July 2014.
Also during 2014 they supported the 1975 on tour around the UK.
Circa Waves performed at various festivals during the summer of 2014, including Hurricane and Southside Festivals in Germany, Latitude Festival, T in the Park, Glastonbury Festival, and Splendour in the Grass (Australia). They also performed at Arenal Sound (Spain), Summer Sonic Festival in Japan, and at Reading and Leeds Festival at the end of August 2014.[7]
The band also supported the Libertines in September 2014.
Young Chasers (2014–2015)
editThe band released their debut studio album, Young Chasers, on 30 March 2015 which reached 10 in the UK Album Charts and performed at a number of festivals, including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Boardmasters.[8] In October 2015, the band toured the UK, including a sold out date at Brixton Academy.
Different Creatures (2016–2018)
editCirca 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]
What's It Like Over There (2019)
editOn 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 of indie and pop rock, as well as the experimentation by the band. It peaked at Number 10 on the UK Albums Chart.
Sad Happy (2019–2020)
editOn 19 November 2019 the band released the single "Jacqueline" via BBC Radio 1. The single was accompanied by the announcement of their upcoming studio album Sad Happy. The album was released in two parts, with the Happy side released in January 2020 and the Sad 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 and Hell On Earth EP (2022–present)
editOn 17 August 2022, the band released the single "Hell On Earth". The single was accompanied by the release of their EP Hell On Earth two days later on 19 August 2022. Then on 22 September 2022 the band released the single "Do You Wanna Talk" via BBC Radio 1. The single was accompanied by the announcement of their upcoming fifth studio album Never 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 the UK Independent Album Chart.
Band members
editCurrent
- Kieran Shudall – lead vocals, rhythm guitar (2013–present)
- Joe Falconer – lead guitar, piano, backing vocals (2013–present)
- Sam Rourke – bass guitar, keyboard, backing vocals (2013–present)
- Colin Jones – drums (2015–present)
Former
- Sian Plummer – drums (2013–2015)
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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| UK [13] |
UK Indie [13] |
AUS Hit. [14] |
SCO [15] | ||||
| Young Chasers |
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10 | — | 8 | 13 | ||
| Different Creatures |
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11 | — | 11 | 13 | ||
| What's It Like Over There? |
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10 | 3 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Sad Happy |
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4 | 2 | — | 4 | ||
| Never Going Under |
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15 | 1 | — | 6 | ||
| Death & Love Pt.1 |
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To be released | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| T-Shirt Weather |
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| Happy |
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| Hell on Earth |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [21] |
UK Rock [13] |
BEL (FL) Tip [22] |
BEL (WA) Tip [22] |
JPN [23] |
NLD Tip [24] |
SCO [25] |
SWI Air [26] | ||||
| "Good for Me" / "Get Away"[27] | 2013 | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Young Chasers | |
| "So Long"[29] | 2014 | —[B] | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stuck in My Teeth"[31] | —[C] | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Young Chasers"[33] | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "T-Shirt Weather" | 2015 | 161 | — | 20 | 32 | 43 | 8 | 80 | — |
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| "Fossils"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Love"[36] | —[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Something Like You"[38] | —[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Wake Up"[40] | 2017 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Different Creatures | |
| "Fire That Burns"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Somebody Else"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Goodbye"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Movies" | 2018 | — | — | 11 | 39 | — | — | — | — | What's It Like Over There? | |
| "Me, Myself and Hollywood"[44] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Times Won't Change Me"[45] | — | — | —[G] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jacqueline"[46] | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | Sad Happy | ||
| "Move to San Francisco"[47] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sad Happy"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Battered & Bruised"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "There She Goes"[50] (The La's cover) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Lemonade"[51] (featuring Alfie Templeman) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Miss Christmas"[52] | — | — | — | — | — | — | × | — | |||
| "Hell on Earth"[53] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | × | — | Never Going Under | |
| "Do You Wanna Talk"[54] | — | — | — | — | — | — | × | — | |||
| "Carry You Home"[55] | — | — | — | — | —[H] | — | × | 58 | |||
| "Living in the Grey"[57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | × | — | |||
| "We Made It"[58] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | × | — | Death & Love Pt.1 | |
| "American Dream" | — | — | — | — | — | — | × | — | |||
| "Like You Did Before"[59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | × | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived | |||||||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Be Somebody Good"[60] | 2018 | What's It Like Over There? |
Notes
edit- ^ "Good for Me" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[28]
- ^ "So Long" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 43 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[30]
- ^ "Stuck in My Teeth" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[32]
- ^ "Young Chasers" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[34]
- ^ "My Love" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[37]
- ^ "Something Like You" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 83 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[39]
- ^ "Times Won't Change Me" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratop Bubbling Under chart.[22]
- ^ "Carry You Home" did not enter the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, but peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Japan Hot Overseas Songs chart.[56]
References
edit- ^ Wright, Jade (25 July 2014). "From Sound City to world tours for Liverpool band Circa Waves". liverpoolecho. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Long, Jen (4 April 2014). "Circa Waves". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Weber, Sébastien (19 July 2014). "[Interview] Circa Waves". indiemusic. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Wilkinson, Matt (27 November 2013). "Circa Waves - Garage fuzz and a West Coast spirit inform Liverpool's best new band". NME. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Circa Waves: 'We Just Locked Ourselves Away for A Few Months'". DIY. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Circa Waves - New Music". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ Stubbs, Dan (28 June 2014). "Saturday at Glastonbury 2014 – as it happened - NME". NME. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Circa Waves reveal details of debut album 'Young Chasers' - NME". NME. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Circa Waves unleash new single 'Fire That Burns'". DIY. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ ""It's An Iconic Record": Circa Waves Frontman Kieran Shuddall Talks New Album 'Different Creatures'". NME. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Different Creatures by Circa Waves". Apple Music. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "different creatures | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "CIRCA WAVES - full Official Charts History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ Peaks on the ARIA Hitseekers chart:
- Young Chasers: "ARIA Report: Issue 1327" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- Different Creatures: "ARIA Report: Issue 1412" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
- What's It Like Over There?: "ARIA Report: Issue 1519" (PDF). ARIA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ Scottish Albums Chart positions for Circa Waves:
- Young Chasers: "Official Scottish Albums Sales Chart Top 100 05 April 2015 - 11 April 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- Different Creatures: "Official Scottish Albums Sales Chart Top 100 17 March 2017 - 23 March 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- What's It Like Over There?: "Official Scottish Albums Sales Chart Top 100 12 April 2019 - 18 April 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- Sad Happy: "Official Scottish Albums Sales Chart Top 100 20 March 2020 - 26 March 2020". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "British certifications – Circa Waves". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 June 2023. Type Circa Waves in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ Damara Kelly, Tyler (1 October 2024). "Circa Waves return to announce forthcoming album, Death & Love Pt.1". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "T-Shirt Weather - EP by Circa Waves". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Happy by Circa Waves". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Hell On Earth by Circa Waves". Spotify. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
- "T-Shirt Weather": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 28.03.2015 (wk12)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Peak positions in Belgium:
- For all except noted: "Discografie Circa Waves". Ultratop. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- For Walloon peak of "T-Shirt Weather": "Circa Waves - T-Shirt Weather". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- For Walloon peak of "Movies": "Circa Waves - Movies". Ultratop. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
- ^ "Circa Waves – Chart History – Japan Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Circa Waves - T-Shirt Weather - Top 40-artiesten". Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
- ^ Scottish Singles Chart positions for Circa Waves:
- "T-Shirt Weather": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 29 March 2015 – 04 April 2015". Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Schweizer Airplay Charts 50/2022 - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Circa Waves Unveil 'Good For Me'". Clash. 27 November 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 16 February 2014 - 22 February 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Circa Waves - So Long". Discogs. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 21 April 2017 - 27 April 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Stuck In My Teeth - Single by Circa Waves". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 21 June 2015 - 27 June 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Circa Waves - Young Chasers". Discogs. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 29 March 2015 - 04 April 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Circa Waves - Fossils". Discogs. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Circa Waves - My Love". Discogs. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 20 November 2015 - 26 November 2015". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Something Like You - Single by Circa Waves". Apple Music. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 22 April 2016 - 28 April 2016". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Wake Up (Acoustic) - Single by Circa Waves". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Fire That Burns (Acoustic) - Single by Circa Waves". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Somebody Else - Single by Circa Waves". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Goodbye (Alternate Version) - Single by Circa Waves". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Me, Myself and Hollywood / Movies - Single by Circa Waves". Apple Music. 30 January 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Circa Waves Share 'Times Won't Change Me'". Clash. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- ^ "Circa Waves explain new single 'Jacqueline' and their two-sided new album for 2020, 'Sad/Happy'". NME. 20 November 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ White, Logan (8 January 2020). "Circa Waves release "Move to San Francisco" music video". substreammagazine.com. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Sad Happy / Circa Waves". Tidal. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "Battered & Bruised / Circa Waves". Tidal. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
- ^ "There She Goes - Single by Circa Waves on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Lemonade (feat. Alfie Templeman) - Single by Circa Waves on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Miss Christmas - Single by Circa Waves on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
- ^ "Hell on Earth - Single by Circa Waves". Apple Music. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Skinner, Tom (23 September 2022). "Circa Waves announce fifth album 'Never Going Under' and share new single 'Do You Wanna Talk'". NME. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ^ Pilley, Max (30 November 2022). "Circa Waves share new single 'Carry You Home' and announce intimate album launch shows". NME. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas: January 11, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ Robinson, Ellie (18 December 2022). "Listen to Circa Waves' new single 'Living In The Grey'". NME. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Taylor, Sam (30 September 2024). "Circa Waves have released 'We Made It' from their new album 'Death & Love Pt. 1', due in January". Dork. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "Circa Waves dream of "packed sweaty indie clubs" on new single 'Like You Did Before'". NME. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Circa Waves have announced their new album, 'What's It Like Over There?'". Dork. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
External links
edit- NME video interview
- Circa Waves at AllMusic
- Circa Waves discography at Discogs
- Circa Waves at IMDb
