Circa Waves - We Made It

 

1. Who are Circa Waves? 

Circa Waves are an indie pop rock band from Liverpool, England. They have been making music since 2013 and We Made It (October, 2024) is the lead single from their third album Death & Love Pt.1 (January, 2024).  

2. What kind of song is We Made It? 

We Made It is a perfectly serviceable radio friendly pop song that will make a welcome addition to anyone's playlist. It will never be anyone's favorite song but it did remind me of why Circa Waves were an exciting young band ten years ago although the excitement has faded like a street walkers smile.

3. Which band do Circa Waves sound like? 

Circa Waves are similar to Amazons, Sundara Karma, The Courteeners, and The Cribs.

4. Which bands influenced Circa Waves music? 

Some of  Circa Waves' influences include David Bowie, The Strokes, The Vaccines, and The Libertines.

5. What have the cut and paste bandits said about We Made It?

"Captures the vital optimism of their sound" -  When The Horn Blows.

"Oozes with Shudall's hope and optimism" - MNPR.

"A punchy pop rock anthem" - NME.

"Lost your mother,

Don't know if you'll recover,

Found the bottle,

Like so many others"

Circa Waves - Wake Up

1.    Who are they? 

Circa Waves are an indie rock band from Liverpool, England. They have a punk edge. Circa Waves have been making cunt punting rock since 2013 and have two albums on their resume.  Wake Up (Nov’16) is the lead single from their second album Different Creatures (March’17). 

2. What kind of song have they served up? 

Wake Up is motorway indie rock. It's got a dark edge to the heavy guitars but a lighter, lofty, chorus. Dense, but with gaps for the sun to shine through, and ultimately satisfying. 

3. Who do Circa Waves sound like? 

The Amazons, Sundara Karma and The Cribs.

4. What have the puppets in the press said about Wake Up? 

“Fierce, dark and sinister” – Clash Music.

“Frenzied” – DIY.

“Forceful” – Triple J.

5. Which bands influenced Circa Waves?

Their main influences are The Maccabees, Arcade Fire, The Buzzcocks, The Strokes and The Damned.

6. Why should I give Wake Up a spin on the turntable? 

For the hints of dour Northern honesty and the driving intensity. 

7. What are Circa Waves best songs? 

Get Away is the show stopper, an absolute belter. So Long and Young Chasers are lovely. 

8. Any more words? 

Different Creatures is produced by Alan Moulder (Twin Atlantic, Two Door Cinema Club and Bear Hands).

“Leaving, spitting sticks and stones”

Riot Kidz are a pop-punk band from Seoul, Korea. They have been together since 2011. They sing in English and sound like early Blink-182, Sum 41 or Good Charlotte. Stereotypes is a single from their debut mini-album My Last Holiday (Sept'16). Stereotypes is the sincerest form of flattery but unlike their predecessors they have something worthwhile to say.

The Best Indie Songs of 2014 - Circa Waves

If Circa Waves' Get Away (Dec’13) was a one hit wonder… no fucks given. Not even wristy’s. You could die happy after making a song like this. The riff in the intro calls to mind the Sex Pistols Anarchy In The UK and that's never a bad thing. While the band bring the fury the singer is letting slip a heartfelt, proper, love song.

 

There’s pop, rock, punk, garage and indie in this song so nobodies been left out. Comparisons are moot, analysis pointless. It’s the dog’s bollocks, guitar rock at its best. As she said last night, it doesn’t come better than this.

 

 

Circa Waves are banged up in Liverpool and have been ducking and diving since 2013. Get Away flew the coop as a stand-alone single and they have one EP, Young Chasers (June’14) to their credit.

Circa Waves would blag a copy of John Lennon, The Replacements, The Strokes and The Damned.

If you need to go on the lam, purloin a copy of T Shirt Weather, Young Chasers, Fossils and So Long before you go.

 

Sent down for another stretch? Fear not my friend we have some more dodgy critters on the roundtable. The Vaccines and Norsgaard (2011).