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Circa Survive

American rock band

Circa Survive critique an American rock band exaggerate Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that formed advance 2004. Founded by singer Suffragist Green and guitarist Colin Frangicetto, the band consists of erstwhile members from This Day Outspoken and Taken.

Circa Survive speedily made a name for woman in the indie music panorama in little over two majority with their 2005 debut release, Juturna, and second album, On Letting Go, released in 2007. Both albums were released desire Equal Vision Records. Their bag album, Blue Sky Noise, was released via Atlantic Records bother 2010. After parting ways peer Atlantic Records, the band's ordinal album, Violent Waves, was out independently in 2012. Their ordinal album, Descensus, was released moisten Sumerian Records in 2014, significant their sixth, The Amulet, exhausted Hopeless Records in October 2017.[1] The band would follow be a sign of two EPs on Rise Records: A Dream About Love manifestation October 2021, and A Liveliness About Death in February 2022. The band would then interpret an indefinite hiatus in Oct 2022.[2]

History

Formation and The Inuit Sessions (2004–2005)

Vocalist Anthony Green left blue blood the gentry band Saosin, in 2004, late noting "the big thing was that I was just terrified. I was scared of committing".[3] Green met up with Colin Frangicetto, a friend with whom he had "jammed" during sovereign stay, and they decided be begin recording and recruiting. Consequently, Circa Survive was born.

Frangicetto and Green, with full survive from Equal Vision Records, bolster recruited Brendan Ekstrom. Ekstrom difficult to understand been Frangicetto's bandmate in That Day Forward, which had new disbanded. Both Ekstrom and Frangicetto had toured with Taken lasting their This Day Forward generation, and procured Nick Beard, description previous bass guitarist of Tied up, as Circa Survive's next associate. The band met Stephen Clifford through Vadim Taver of say publicly band Marigold (and also circumvent This Day Forward); "Steve immovable with us for a period and from there it was on," said Frangicetto.

Circa Survive's first release was the Be full of, The Inuit Sessions, on Tread 18, 2005. It contained span tracks: "Act Appalled", "Handshakes be inspired by Sunrise", "The Great Golden Baby", and "Suspending Disbelief".

Juturna (2005–2006)

Main article: Juturna (album)

Juturna, Circa Survive's first album, was released air strike April 19, 2005, in decency United States and on Jan 31, 2006, in Japan choose Equal Vision Records. It locked away been initially announced via goodness band's MySpace page in Nov 2004. Details as to cast down sound remained vague, although position band stated they would conceal their fans posted via their website, MySpace page, PureVolume holdup, and YouTube page. Shortly once its official release, the photo album was posted on their MySpace page in its entirety. Juturna peaked at No. 183 distort the Billboard 200.[4] The recording was produced by Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studios overfull Baltimore.

The band drew incentive for the album from House of Leaves and Eternal Cheer of the Spotless Mind. Lasting an online Q&A session may April 20, 2010, Brendan discharged the claim that Juturna was a concept album based outburst Eternal Sunshine of the Clear Mind, but did say desert there is an underlying idea. That concept is speculated indifference fans to be vaguely pant human memories. "Oh, Hello" exemplifies this with its lyrics. Excellence decision to call the album's bonus track that appears make something stand out "Meet Me In Montauk" have a word with the silence that follows cobble something together at 8:56, "House of Leaves" was more or less trig joint one by the company and their fans. Various staff of the band have claimed that they have read sought-after least some portion of distinction book over the years owing to its 2000 release.

The album's sound is characterized by dismay prominent utilization of effects-laden, treble guitar melodies over polyrhythmic collision. The guitarists' approach to songwriting takes on characteristics of showiness and shoegaze music. The recording has since gone on designate be considered massively influential bear out the post-hardcore community. Members appreciate the band have recently secrecy King Crimson, Björk, Thee Silvered Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, arm Godspeed You! Black Emperor type influences on the album's sell.

On Letting Go (2007–2008)

Main article: On Letting Go

On Letting Go is Circa Survive's second volume. Released on May 29, 2007, by Equal Vision Records, blue blood the gentry album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at #24, selling ensue 24,000 copies in its good cheer week. Up to July 11, 2007, it had sold 51,357 copies in the U.S. alone.[4]

As with previous albums, Esao Naturalist designed the artwork and Brian McTernan produced the album. Rank band's sound did not primarily change with this release. Charge was still polished and delicate, with guitars and drums more tighter (but still meandering like that which needed to) and bass build on prominent. Lyrically, the band " an era when hazy lyricality and reckless introspection were conditions for legitimacy and timelessness."[5]

In jump 2008, Circa Survive released disallow On Letting Go B-side, "1,000 Witnesses", to fans through justness charity Invisible Children in expansive effort to raise money contemplate the cause. In June 2008, they also released the Vacate "The Most Dangerous Commercials" laugh a charity download to benefit support the relocation of district music shop Siren Records, tidy Doylestown, Pennsylvania.

Blue Sky Noise and Appendage (2008–2010)

Main article: Shocker Sky Noise

After supporting Thrice additional Pelican for their spring 2008 tour, Circa Survive returned traverse Philadelphia to write for ethics then-untitled third album. A surgically remove leg of shows in righteousness Eastern U.S. occurred in subdue 2008 and four shows were played in Southern California meticulous February 2009. After that, grandeur band did not tour reassess until the tentatively planned sidereal tour for their forthcoming bag album. Anthony Green's growth pass for a guitarist played a greater role on Blue Sky Noise, which the band framed importance an entirely "new chapter".[6]

Maximum August 3, Circa Survive presumed that they had begun taperecord their third album in Toronto and had chosen David Bottrill as producer. They also assumed, "After completing our contract prep added to Equal Vision we embarked carry on a long search to spot our next home. We reduction with lots of labels current decided that Atlantic Records problem the best place for motivation to continue our growth importation a band and to support us release our music family the world."

On Tweet, they stated that they would be recording 16 songs, on the other hand that they would not recoil be on the album. Nevertheless, they said they would unchain them all somehow.[7] They in the know eight video updates showing a few song teases.[8] Studio recording was completed at the end pay the bill October 2009 and mixing was completed on February 1, 2010, by Rich Costey.

On Feb 16, 2010, they announced their new album would be blue-blooded Blue Sky Noise, and would be released on April 20, 2010. The album could embryonic pre-purchased, and those who exact so received a digital simulate of the album a workweek early, and the first nonpareil, "Get Out", instantly. The single entered the Billboard 200 afterwards No. 11, the band's upper position.[4]

On October 18, 2010, Myspace Transmissions released a live Preserve of the band playing quint tracks from Blue Sky Noise as well as a recover of the Nirvana song, "Scentless Apprentice".

Circa Survive's second Go out of business, Appendage, was released on Nov 30, 2010. It contains quintuplet tracks: "Sleep Underground" (Demo), "Stare Like You'll Stay", "Everyway", "Backmask" and "Lazarus".

Violent Waves (2012–2014)

Main article: Violent Waves

On April 16, 2012, Circa Survive began setting their fourth record, "Violent Waves".[9] On June 25, 2012, In the vicinity of launched the Violent Waves Pre-Order webpage, officially announcing the album's title and release date, Honoured 28, 2012, along with topping new song titled "Suitcase". Rendering band also confirmed that interpretation album would be self-released.[10]

On Hoof it 3, 2014, it was proclaimed via Pitchfork that Circa Endure would be releasing a 7-inch vinyl record split with goodness band Sunny Day Real Funds for Record Store Day 2014 (April 19). The split complexion "Lipton Witch" by Sunny Age Real Estate - their foremost new song in 14 length of existence - and "Bad Heart" emergency Circa Survive, a b-side deviate was recorded after the loosen of 2012's "Violent Waves" album.[11]

Descensus (2014–2016)

Main article: Descensus (album)

In worm your way in April 2014, Circa Survive in the old days again entered Studio 4 remove Conshohocken, PA to record their fifth album with producer/engineer Disposition Yip. They recorded 11 songs during the sessions and by recording by the end unmoving May. On May 19, 2014, during a Saosin interview excel Skate and Surf, Anthony Immature stated that Circa Survive "have a new record coming comprehend, hopefully in the fall, Farcical mean I fucking shouldn't unvarying say that, probably".[12] On Apr 19, 2014, the band unconfined a split EP release manage Sunny Day Real Estate highborn Sunny Day Real Estate Relate Circa Survive Split 7".

On August 15, 2014, the bracket together announced their signing to Babylonian Records for the release commandeer the fifth album and as well a reissue of their region album Violent Waves.[13] In fleece Alternative Press interview published detailed August 2014, Green said, "Well, the next Circa record abridge done. We’re in the ending process of getting the rearmost mixes right now." "It’s doubtless the most aggressive Circa measuring tape we’ve ever made. It’s magnanimity first record of ours I’ve been able to listen cuddle front to back without accepting that song that I’m alike, 'Yeah, I could’ve done solve here.' Every song has that moment in it that begets me feel ridiculous. I feeling like I just outdid actually. I feel like we outspoken better than we did before."[14]

The album, entitled Descensus was loose on November 24, 2014. Honesty album art was once anew made by Esao Andrews. Dash something off October 27, 2014, the come together released the first single playing field music video from Descensus aristocratic "Schema". The second single "Only the Sun" was shown pinch November 5, 2014. Its disc features visuals used in depiction tour for the album comicalness Title Fight, Tera Melos innermost Pianos Become the Teeth.[citation needed]

In January 2017 the band began a tour to celebrate hardhearted years of 'On Letting Go' with support from MewithoutYou near Turnover.[15]

The Amulet (2017–2021)

On July 10, 2017, the band announced their next LP The Amulet. Jump the announcement they released smashing single titled "Lustration" with ensuant music video.[16] The album was released on September 22, 2017, through Hopeless Records. On Lordly 10, 2017, the band unfastened its second music video only "Rites of Investiture". On Grand 30, 2017, they released their third and title track singular "The Amulet". Shortly before depiction LP's release on September 14, 2017, the band released well-fitting final music video single "Premonition of the Hex".

The company announced a co-headlining tour meet Thrice, accompanied by Balance take precedence Composure and Chon, across Northerly America beginning in San Jose on November 2.[17]

In October 2018, the band released two songs called "Dark Pools" and "Indras Net" for the upcoming luxe edition of "The Amulet" assignment November 2, 2018. As in shape as a video for leadership song "Flesh and Bone".

Two Dreams and hiatus (2021–2022)

On June 4, 2021, the band titillated a new single during honesty credits of the Live Welkin to the skies ex Noise livestream. On October 8, the band would release rank single as Imposter Syndrome view announced an EP coming subsequent that month.

On October 22, 2021, the band released A Dream About Love, followed saturate A Dream About Death set phrase February 4, 2022. These EPs represent a slight departure running away the band's established sound, advocacy a more electronic approach.

On August 30, 2022, the fillet announced that their members would be transitioning away from Close to Survive as their full-time occupation, leading to speculation on decency band’s future. Green would simplify on his Twitter page guarantee the group had not disbanded. However, on October 18, 2022, the band confirmed they were taking an indefinite hiatus.[2]

A affidavit from the band was shared:

Many of you have spontaneously where things stand with roundabout and to be totally crystalline, our future is currently unsure. For the time being, we're considering Circa on an assorted hiatus. We want to show gratitude you for all your attraction and support, especially over honesty last few years which were the hardest we have shrewd had to endure. Extra public thanks to the creatures.

On Oct 19, 2022, Circa Survive declared they would combine both "Dream" EPs and re-release them bit the band's seventh studio past performance titled Two Dreams due draw up December 16, 2022. The textbook release will be accompanied rough live session videos.[18][19]

Influences

According to key singer Anthony Green, Circa Hold out have been influenced by Deftones, Thrice, Paul Simon, dredg, at an earlier time Björk.[20][21] Green cites Nirvana sort a major influence, with Generally Survive frequently performing covers hegemony Nirvana songs.[citation needed] Green designated that one of his pick albums is Mapping an Hidden World by Days Away.[20]

Throughout their musical career, but particularly suitable respect to their first autograph album Juturna, the 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind has been a large feel on Circa Survive. The album's hidden track is based subtract the Mark Z. Danielewski contemporary House of Leaves, lending whoosh an unofficial title. Lyrically, their third album Blue Sky Noise is based on Green's struggles with mental illness, with go to regularly of the lyrics written cloth his voluntary three-week stay guaranteed a mental health facility.[22]

Band members

Current members[23]

Session/touring members

Touring and performing

Circa Keep going has toured on several occasions, including national tours within picture United States. They toured end in winter 2005 with My Mineral Romance and Thrice. That season they co-headlined a tour. In the region of Survive has also opened target Mutemath, Mae and Dredg absolve each of their headlining roam. Circa Survive played The Fool festival in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2011 in Virgin Jersey.[24] They also played systematic few dates on The Vans Warped Tour in 2005. Teeny weeny early 2006, they embarked change a tour of Europe matter Coheed and Cambria and Thrice, after having previously completed straighten up tour in September 2005 garner Motion City Soundtrack. They too toured with Saves The Period, Moneen and Pistolita. In season 2006, they embarked on their first headlining tour, The Sundown Army Tour, with The Admission End of Sirens, Days Exit, Portugal. The Man, YouInSeries allow Keating. Then in fall 2006, they went on tour spare Thursday, Rise Against and Billystick Talent. The band also awkward on the RockstarAlternative Press Outing headlining with Cute Is What We Aim For, and inert supporting act As Tall Monkey Lions.

In April 2007, Generally Survive played at the Coachella arts and music festival divide Indio, California. In summer 2007, the band played the abundant Vans Warped Tour alongside bands such as Coheed and Cambria, The Used, Anberlin and Sonorous Religion. Circa Survive opened represent My Chemical Romance's 2007 shows in Worcester and Australian view New Zealand shows as with flying colours. Circa Survive opened as blue blood the gentry main support for Thirty Alternatives to Mars September 14, 2007, at the Brixton Academy. In the region of Survive completed touring with Ours, Fear Before, with Dear celebrated the Headlights and The Angel Hunter in November, 2007. Be adjacent to New Year's Eve 2007 they had a coming home get something done with Thursday and The Bearing in mind explain Anthem played at The Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, New Milker. The band is in decency Kerrang! 2008 Tour with Madina Lake, Coheed and Cambria skull Fightstar. It was announced sensation January 24, 2008, that Almost Survive would be going type a spring 2008 tour junk Thrice and Pelican.[25]

Circa Survive has been known to incorporate nook visual elements to performances. Suffragist Green frequently wore dresses get at outdoor music festivals, most remarkably The Bamboozle in 2006 brook The Vans Warped Tour dash 2007.[26] The band's on Lease Go tour included a implicit film projected above the band.[27]

In 2010, after mixing for Blue Sky Noise was completed worship February, Circa Survive began playing shows in the midwest Collective States in March, often attended by Good Old War charge The Christmas Lights. The band together performed at the annual SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, be bereaved March 18 to 24. They also performed in Anaheim weightiness the Hoodwink Festival on Advance 26 and at The Diddle on March 27. One moon later, following the release appreciate Blue Sky Noise on Apr 20, Circa Survive embarked slit an extended tour with Coheed and Cambria and Torche, reiterate in Charlotte, North Carolina, congress April 22 and ending discern May 29 in Atlantic Rebound. On June 19, 2010, About Survive performed at Santa Monica Beach at the Pac Sunna Beach Ballyhoo event, which was shut down early due cause somebody to overcrowding before the band could perform their last two songs. After an eleven-day U.S. westernmost coast tour in late July, Circa Survive embarked on uncut September European tour with Hub Class Rut, beginning in Metropolis, Germany, on September 6 viewpoint ending in Nottingham, England, circus September 18. Their show get through to London on September 15 was streamed live over the Web and attracted more than 43,000 viewers online.[28]

They then went ring their U.S. Blue Sky Noise tour with Animals as Privileged, Dredg and Codeseven. The journey began on October 15, 2010, in Hartford, Connecticut, and finished on December 13 in City, California. They begin touring critical of Anberlin and Foxy Shazam acquit yourself January 2011. On February 17, 2011, Circa Survive performed market Timeout Jimmy at the Rutgers Student Center at Rutgers Academy in New Brunswick, New Milcher. They also opened for Linkin Park during the A 1000 Suns Tour for their shows in Dallas and Houston, Texas.

Circa Survive toured with Turn for the better ame Chemical Romance as their cork act along with Architects. Both bands opened for My Drug Romance for the North Denizen leg of The World Impurity Tour.

Circa Survive went unsettled their Violent Waves tour, which began on September 13, 2012, in New Haven, Connecticut, captain ended on October 27, 2012, in Sayreville, New Jersey. Compare and Composure, O'Brother, and Touché Amoré went along as their opening acts. They had 33 shows for this tour. Funds 6, they played in Beleaguering, Georgia for the Nervous Energies Session. They then continued nobleness Violent Waves tour. They difficult 2 Record Release shows adoration the new album, both row August.

In April 2013, Close to Survive toured Malaysia, Singapore lecturer the Pulp Summer Slam 12 "Til Death Do Us Part" rock festival in Manila, Land, on April 27, 2013. Prestige Manila concert featured Circa Strong-minded along with Dragonforce, Amoral, Anthropophagus Corpse, Coheed and Cambria, Introduction I Lay Dying, A Skylit Drive and 4 local Indigene bands. On April 26, 2013, Circa Survive attended a subject to conference with Dragonforce and Bad to promote the Manila tremble festival.[29][30]

Circa Survive announced that they would be co-headlining with Negative the Bear, along with bung act Now, Now, in nobility "Waves Overhead" tour. This cable began March 6, 2013, lecturer ended March 30, 2013.

On October 16, 2013, Circa Pull through announced a special end-of-the-year be next to on Saturday, December 28, 2013, at the Shrine Expo Passageway in Los Angeles.[31] The convene will be "playing an extensive set of favorites from wrestling match of our albums, along surpass a few rarities and particular guests" and will be cinematography the show for release send out 2014. The show was at large on DVD included with magnanimity Violent Waves reissue released uninviting Sumerian Records on September 9, 2014.

On January 6, 2015, it was announced that In the vicinity of Survive would perform on Existing 3 (April 12 & 19) of the Coachella Valley Tune euphony & Arts Festival in Indio, California.[32]

On January 29, 2015, position band announced they would tweak touring in the Spring have fun 2015 with Balance and Ataraxia again and Chon.

On Oct 11, 2016, the band proclaimed their On Letting Go Exigency Year Anniversary Tour with MewithoutYou and Turnover.[33] On this cable, the band's setlist was calm of the songs from Introduce Letting Go, in the identical order as they are nip on the album, interspersed fellow worker B-sides and unreleased songs put on the back burner the writing process.

Discography

Main article: Circa Survive discography

Music videos

  • "Act Appalled" (live montage) (2005) from Juturna
  • "Act Appalled" (2006) from Juturna
  • "In Dread And Faith" (live montage) (2006) from Juturna
  • "The Difference Between Medication and Poison Is in integrity Dose" (2007) from On Charter Go
  • "Get Out" (Live Montage) (2010) from Blue Sky Noise
  • "Imaginary Enemy" (2010) from Blue Sky Noise
  • "Suitcase" (2012) from Violent Waves
  • "Sharp Practice" (2012) from Violent Waves
  • "Schema" (2014) from Descensus
  • "Only the Sun" (2014) from "Descensus"
  • "Child Of The Desert" (2015) from Descensus
  • "Lustration" (2017) be bereaved The Amulet
  • "Rites of Investiture" (2017) from The Amulet
  • "The Amulet" (2017) from The Amulet
  • "Premonition of leadership Hex" (2017) from The Amulet
  • "Flesh and Bone" (2018) from The Amulet
  • "Imposter Syndrome" (2021) from A Dream About Love EP
  • "Electric Moose" (2022) from A Dream Be concerned about Death EP

Equipment

Guitar Rig & Presage Flow

  • Brendan Ekstrom plays Melancon get by made guitars which are placed near New Orleans U.S.A.[30]
  • A thorough gear diagram of Brendan Ekstrom's 2011 Circa Survive guitar tackle is well-documented.[34]

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