On the heels of that first wave of excitement, Circa Waves released their debut full-length album, Young Chasers, on Virgin/EMI in 2015. Their debut single, the double-A-side 'Get Away'/'Good for Me,' was released in December 2013 and was almost immediately hailed the 'Hottest Record in the World' by taste-making BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe. Their melodic, propulsive rock sound, heavily inspired by the Strokes and also often compared to the Vaccines, was well-received by audiences, and such a buzz built around them that they were soon offered a deal with Transgressive Records, erstwhile home of Foals, the Subways, and Mystery Jets. After writing a batch of songs and putting some demos online, he recruited second guitarist Joe Falconer, bassist Sam Rourke, and drummer Sian Plummer (replaced by Colin Jones in 2015), and the band undertook a few short tours of the U.K. albums chart with Sad Happy and returned in 2023 with Never Going Under.Ĭirca Waves was formed in Liverpool in May 2013 by guitarist and singer Shudall, who had decided to 'knuckle down' and commit fully to music after spending years in a succession of no-hope garage bands. In 2020, they reached number four on the U.K. Without shying away from their influences, the band has matured, and albums like 2017's Different Creatures, 2019's What's It Like Over There? showcase their deepening maturity and knack for crafting their own distinctively infectious, post-punk anthems. Known for their nervy, melodic indie rock, Britain's Circa Waves first gained buzz in the 2010s with hooky singles like 'Get Away' and 'Stuck in My Teeth.' Centered on lead singer/songwriter Kieran Shudall, the band earned favorable comparisons to the Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, and the Vaccines even before they hit the Top Ten with their debut, 2015's Young Chasers.

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