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Circa Waves are an English
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band formed in
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in 2013. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Kieran Shudall, guitarist Joe Falconer, bassist Sam Rourke, and drummer Colin Jones.


History


Early years (2013)

Shudall met both Rourke and Plummer through mutual friends at the annual music festival
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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. In a July 2014 interview in Paris, Falconer stated regarding the band name's origin, "Kieran wrote the
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for "Young Chasers", recorded it and uploaded it to
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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."


Debut single and ''Young Chasers EP'' (2013–2014)

On 2 December 2013, the band released their debut single "Get Away/Good for Me", a double A-side on
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handled by Jen Long's Kissibility label. In February 2014, radio DJ
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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
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,
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and
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. On 10 June 2014 Circa Waves released their ''Young Chasers'' EP on
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in the US. A Japanese edition was released on 2 July 2014. Also during 2014 they supported
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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,
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,
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, and
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(Australia). They also performed at Arenal Sound (Spain),
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in Japan, and at
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at the end of August 2014. The band also supported
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in September 2014.


''Young Chasers'' (2014–2015)

The band released their debut studio album, ''
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'', on 30 March 2015 which reached 10 in the
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and performed at a number of festivals, including Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and Boardmasters. In October 2015, the band toured the UK, including a sold out date at
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.


''Different Creatures'' (2016–2018)

Circa Waves announced their second studio album, ''
Different Creatures ''Different Creatures'' is the second studio album by British indie rock band, Circa Waves. The album was released 10 March 2017 through Virgin EMI Records Virgin EMI Records was a British record label owned by the Universal Music Group tha ...
'', 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. The album was released on 10 March 2017. The album was released on 10 March 2017, and peaked on the UK Albums Chart at number 11.


''What's It Like Over There'' (2019)

On 5 April 2019 the band released their third studio album titled, ''
What's It Like Over There? ''What's It Like Over There?'' is the third studio album by British indie rock band, Circa Waves. The album was released 5 April 2019 through PIAS Recordings and Prolifica. Critical reception ''What's It Like Over There?'' has received mixed re ...
'', to critical success. It was supported by the singles, "Times Won't Change Me", "
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", and "The Way We Say Goodbye". The album earned critical acclaim for its mix of
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and
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, as well as the experimentation by the band. It peaked at Number 10 on the
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.


''Sad Happy'' (2019–present)

On 19 November 2019 the band released the single "Jacqueline" via
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. 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".


Band members

Current * Kieran Shudall – lead vocals, guitar (2013–present) * Sam Rourke – bass guitar (2013–present) * Colin Jones – drums (2015–present) * Joe Falconer – lead guitar (2013–present) Former * Sian Plummer – drums (2013–2015)


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles


Promotional singles


Notes


References


External links


NME video interview
* * * {{Authority control English indie rock groups Musical groups established in 2013 Musical groups from Liverpool Dew Process artists 2013 establishments in England