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Circa Waves

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Britain's Circa Waves are known for their nervy, melodic indie rock, a style that builds upon the Transatlantic influence of bands like the Strokes and Arctic Monkeys. They burst onto the scene in 2015 when singles like "Get Away," "Stuck in My Teeth," and "T-Shirt Weather" helped push their debut, Young Chasers, to number ten on the U.K. Albums Chart. They also reached the Top 20 with 2017's Different Creatures and 2019's What's It Like Over There?, and 2020's Sad Happy; the latter was a double-album that peaked at number four and showcased their growing maturity and deepening musical sophistication. 2023's Never Going Under topped the U.K. Independent Albums chart and found them tackling heady themes like parenthood and the environment. Following singer Kieran Shudall's emergency heart surgery in 2023, Circa Waves returned with 2025's Death & Love, Pt. 1.

Circa 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. 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. and Europe. Their melodic, propulsive rock sound, heavily inspired by the Strokes and 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.

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. On the heels of that first wave of excitement, Circa Waves released their debut full-length album, Young Chasers, on Virgin/EMI in 2015. Buoyed by singles like "T-Shirt Weather" and "Stuck in My Teeth," the album reached the Top Ten of the U.K. albums chart and paved the way for a series of well-attended live shows, including a sold-out date at London's O2 Academy Brixton.

The reception they received for their debut instilled them with a greater sense of confidence, and as a result they returned to the studio almost immediately after touring; with their renewed vigor they created a heavier, beefier sophomore record, 2017's Different Creatures. Produced by Alan Moulder, the album fared well, hitting number 11 on the U.K. album chart, and spawning the singles "Wake Up" and "Fire That Burns."

The band's third full-length, What's It Like Over There?, arrived in 2019 and included the single "Movies." A Top Ten album in the U.K., it again found the band working with Moulder and embracing a more nuanced pop sophistication. In early 2020, they delivered Sad Happy, which featured production by singer Shudall and mixing from Matt Wiggins and Dan Grech-Marguerat. Prior to the album's full release, it was split in half and issued on two separate EPs, Happy and Sad. It was the group's highest-charting effort to date, peaking at number four on the U.K. charts.

Circa Waves returned in January 2023 with their fifth full-length, Never Going Under. Informed by Shudall's experience becoming a father and his worries over climate change and the state of the world, it featured the singles "Hell on Earth" and "Carry You Home." In the U.K., the album cracked the Top 20 and hit number one on the Independent Albums chart. That same year, Shudall underwent emergency surgery to address a severe blockage in the main artery in his heart. The health scare informed the band's sixth album, Death & Love, Pt. 1, which arrived in January 2025. ~ Matt Collar & John D. Buchanan, Rovi

Genres

: indie

Total plays

468.8 million
Updated on 2025-03-30

Monthly listeners

1,000,307

Followers

307,437

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    54,776 listeners
  2. Australia
    22,679 listeners
  3. United Kingdom
    26,606 listeners
  4. United Kingdom
    23,666 listeners
  5. Australia
    19,729 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
T-Shirt Weather
T-Shirt Weather
143,953,308 3:12 2015-02-23
Movies
Movies
26,920,071 3:23 2018-11-29
Times Won't Change Me
Times Won't Change Me
21,101,327 3:13 2019-02-20
Fire That Burns
Fire That Burns
17,124,368 3:50 2017-03-10
Lemonade
Lemonade
15,455,332 3:40 2020-08-27
Do You Wanna Talk
Do You Wanna Talk
14,943,491 2:26 2022-09-22
Fossils
Fossils
14,434,513 2:48 2015-02-23
The Way We Say Goodbye
The Way We Say Goodbye
12,151,182 4:04 2019-04-05
Move to San Francisco
Move to San Francisco
11,215,497 3:01 2020-01-08
Sad Happy
Sad Happy
10,338,202 3:42 2020-03-13
Be Your Drug
Be Your Drug
9,243,104 2:29 2020-01-10
100 Strangers
100 Strangers
8,851,248 2:19 2014-01-01
Somebody Else
Somebody Else
7,842,248 2:59 2017-06-23
Jacqueline
Jacqueline
7,527,624 2:43 2019-11-19
Battered & Bruised
Battered & Bruised
6,813,824 2:24 2020-03-11
Wake Up
Wake Up
6,655,005 3:25 2017-03-10
Lost It
Lost It
6,122,089 3:08 2015-03-30
Never Going Under
Never Going Under
6,103,023 2:14 2023-01-13
Get Away
Get Away
5,934,446 3:22 2015-03-30
Stuck In My Teeth
Stuck In My Teeth
5,790,972 3:07 2015-02-23
Young Chasers
Young Chasers
5,505,404 2:10 2015-02-23
Carry You Home
Carry You Home
5,428,123 3:19 2022-11-29
Stuck In My Teeth
Stuck In My Teeth
4,733,545 3:03 2014-01-01
Love's Run Out
Love's Run Out
4,602,612 2:40 2017-03-10
Sad Happy - Single Edit
Sad Happy - Single Edit
4,293,043 3:08 2020-02-03
My Love
My Love
4,149,839 3:19 2015-03-30
Spend It (feat. Circa Waves)
Spend It (feat. Circa Waves)
3,741,931 3:23 2022-11-04
Sorry I'm Yours
Sorry I'm Yours
3,302,203 3:49 2019-04-05
Old Friends
Old Friends
3,091,123 3:23 2017-03-10
Goodbye
Goodbye
2,896,777 3:13 2017-03-10
Young Chasers
Young Chasers
2,710,918 2:10 2014-01-01
Stuck
Stuck
2,683,814 3:33 2017-03-10
So Long
So Long
2,626,716 3:42 2015-03-30
Me, Myself and Hollywood
Me, Myself and Hollywood
2,568,177 2:49 2019-01-30
Sad Happy - Acoustic
Sad Happy - Acoustic
2,495,645 3:04 2020-05-20
Passport
Passport
2,332,242 3:27 2019-03-19
Be Somebody Good
Be Somebody Good
2,310,054 2:60 2018-11-29
The Luck Has Gone
The Luck Has Gone
2,199,191 2:44 2015-03-30
Good For Me
Good For Me
2,000,763 2:31 2015-03-30
Best Years
Best Years
1,957,471 2:53 2015-03-30
Talking Out Loud
Talking Out Loud
1,833,153 3:21 2015-03-30
Different Creatures
Different Creatures
1,802,397 3:51 2017-03-10
Nothing To Lose (feat. Circa Waves)
Nothing To Lose (feat. Circa Waves)
1,786,521 4:18 2024-01-19
Deserve This
Deserve This
1,779,575 3:15 2015-03-30
Hell On Earth
Hell On Earth
1,649,664 2:46 2022-08-17
Anti Social Anxiety
Anti Social Anxiety
1,649,147 3:45 2020-05-20
Wasted On You
Wasted On You
1,618,401 3:11 2020-01-10
I Can Sleep Tonight
I Can Sleep Tonight
1,564,548 3:32 2015-03-30
Out On My Own
Out On My Own
1,378,074 5:13 2017-03-10
Call Your Name
Call Your Name
1,368,366 3:12 2020-01-10
Crying Shame
Crying Shame
1,278,919 3:06 2017-03-10
There She Goes
There She Goes
1,209,427 2:43 2020-06-20
Your Ghost
Your Ghost
1,179,769 3:05 2023-01-13
Without You
Without You
1,176,184 3:36 2017-03-10
We Made It
We Made It
1,155,138 3:15 2024-09-30
The Things We Knew Last Night
The Things We Knew Last Night
1,064,026 3:29 2020-01-10
Something Like You
Something Like You
1,060,598 2:42 2015-12-18
Something More
Something More
994,374 3:05 2019-08-30
A Night On The Broken Tiles
A Night On The Broken Tiles
965,493 4:11 2017-03-10
Motorcade
Motorcade
953,164 3:42 2019-04-05
Like You Did Before
Like You Did Before
942,256 3:08 2024-12-08
Catch My Breath
Catch My Breath
884,292 2:29 2015-03-30
Love You More
Love You More
860,061 3:44 2020-01-10
Saviour
Saviour
841,081 3:09 2019-04-05
Living in the Grey
Living in the Grey
799,734 3:55 2022-12-15
Get Away - Demo
Get Away - Demo
785,066 3:28 2014-01-01
Wake Up Call
Wake Up Call
720,810 2:54 2020-03-13
Shoot The Sky
Shoot The Sky
661,868 1:55 2015-03-30
Fire That Burns - Acoustic
Fire That Burns - Acoustic
596,347 3:35 2017-02-24
Let's Leave Together
Let's Leave Together
565,461 3:21 2025-01-31
Birthday Cake
Birthday Cake
507,600 4:22 2020-03-13
American Dream
American Dream
452,842 2:25 2024-10-31
Hunters
Hunters
447,368 2:56 2019-08-30
Sympathy
Sympathy
443,939 2:56 2020-03-13
Hope There's a Heaven
Hope There's a Heaven
418,907 3:51 2020-03-13
Good For Me - Demo
Good For Me - Demo
413,962 2:20 2014-01-01
Electric City
Electric City
409,051 2:41 2023-01-13
Golden Days
Golden Days
350,125 3:50 2023-01-13
Want It All Today
Want It All Today
347,915 2:44 2023-01-13
The Way We Say Goodbye - Piano Version
The Way We Say Goodbye - Piano Version
338,920 3:51 2019-08-30
Train to Lime Street
Train to Lime Street
337,454 1:45 2020-03-13
Sugar Side
Sugar Side
308,902 4:37 2020-05-20
Aisles of Strange
Aisles of Strange
305,269 2:59 2022-08-19
Movies - Alternate Version
Movies - Alternate Version
299,366 3:32 2018-12-19
Goodbye - Alternate Version
Goodbye - Alternate Version
288,353 3:01 2017-06-30
Northern Town
Northern Town
282,738 3:48 2023-01-13
Wake Up - Acoustic
Wake Up - Acoustic
281,744 2:48 2017-01-20
The Only One Who Lets Me In
The Only One Who Lets Me In
273,822 3:50 2020-05-20
The Way We Say Goodbye - Edit
The Way We Say Goodbye - Edit
271,630 3:28 2019-05-28
Sidetracked
Sidetracked
260,880 3:35 2022-08-19
Carry You Home - Acoustic
Carry You Home - Acoustic
241,925 2:46 2023-03-23
Hold On
Hold On
235,797 3:49 2023-01-13
Le Bateau
Le Bateau
210,709 3:10 2025-01-31
Miss Christmas
Miss Christmas
196,088 3:32 2020-12-08
Angels - triple j Like A Version
Angels - triple j Like A Version
195,698 2:54 2023-06-23
Everything Changed
Everything Changed
174,637 3:49 2025-01-31
Honeymoon Rain
Honeymoon Rain
167,474 3:10 2022-08-19
Gun In My Hand
Gun In My Hand
162,611 3:09 2020-05-20
Hold It Steady
Hold It Steady
135,708 3:26 2025-01-31
Blue Damselfly
Blue Damselfly
128,242 4:02 2025-01-31
Do You Wanna Talk - Acoustic
Do You Wanna Talk - Acoustic
108,632 2:25 2023-03-23
Bad Guys Always Win
Bad Guys Always Win
105,720 3:11 2025-01-31
Fire That Burns - Anomii Remix
Fire That Burns - Anomii Remix
103,588 3:55 2017-12-01
Never Going Under - Acoustic
Never Going Under - Acoustic
88,622 1:45 2023-03-23
Times Won't Change Me - Acoustic Version
Times Won't Change Me - Acoustic Version
71,286 3:00 2019-08-30
Fire That Burns - Spring King Remix
Fire That Burns - Spring King Remix
63,917 4:24 2017-06-09
Your Ghost - Acoustic
Your Ghost - Acoustic
51,219 3:03 2023-03-23
What's It Like Over There?
What's It Like Over There?
1,512 0:20 2019-04-05

New releases

Death & Love, Pt. 1
Death & Love, Pt. 1
2025-01-31
[Lower Third]
Like You Did Before
Like You Did Before
2024-12-08
[Lower Third]
American Dream
American Dream
2024-10-31
[Lower Third]
We Made It
We Made It
2024-09-30
[Lower Third]
Nothing To Lose (feat. Circa Waves)
Nothing To Lose (feat. Circa Waves)
2024-01-19
[[PIAS] Électronique]
Angels (triple j Like A Version)
Angels (triple j Like A Version)
2023-06-23
[triple j]
Never Going Unplugged
Never Going Unplugged
2023-03-23
[Lower Third]
Never Going Under
Never Going Under
2023-01-13
[Lower Third]
Living in the Grey
Living in the Grey
2022-12-15
[Lower Third]
Carry You Home
Carry You Home
2022-11-29
[Lower Third]
Spend It (feat. Circa Waves)
Spend It (feat. Circa Waves)
2022-11-04
[BMG Rights Management (Australia) Pty Ltd.]
Spend It (feat. Circa Waves)
Spend It (feat. Circa Waves)
2022-11-04
[Sony Music Entertainment]
Do You Wanna Talk
Do You Wanna Talk
2022-09-22
[Lower Third]
Hell On Earth EP
Hell On Earth EP
2022-08-19
[Lower Third]
Hell On Earth
Hell On Earth
2022-08-17
[Lower Third]
Miss Christmas
Miss Christmas
2020-12-08
[Prolifica Inc.]
Lemonade
Lemonade
2020-08-27
[Prolifica Inc.]
There She Goes
There She Goes
2020-06-20
[Prolifica Inc.]
Sadder, Happier - The Box Room Recordings
Sadder, Happier - The Box Room Recordings
2020-05-20
[Prolifica Inc.]
Sad Happy
Sad Happy
2020-03-13
[Prolifica Inc.]
Battered & Bruised
Battered & Bruised
2020-03-11
[Prolifica Inc.]
Sad Happy
Sad Happy
2020-02-03
[Prolifica Inc.]
Happy
Happy
2020-01-10
[Prolifica Inc.]
Move to San Francisco
Move to San Francisco
2020-01-08
[Prolifica Inc.]
Jacqueline
Jacqueline
2019-11-19
[Prolifica Inc.]
What's That Left Over There?
What's That Left Over There?
2019-08-30
[Prolifica Inc.]
The Way We Say Goodbye (Edit)
The Way We Say Goodbye (Edit)
2019-05-28
[Prolifica Inc.]
What's It Like Over There?
What's It Like Over There?
2019-04-05
[Prolifica Inc.]
Passport
Passport
2019-03-19
[Prolifica Inc.]
Times Won't Change Me
Times Won't Change Me
2019-02-20
[Prolifica Inc.]
Me, Myself and Hollywood / Movies
Me, Myself and Hollywood / Movies
2019-01-30
[Prolifica Inc.]
Movies (Alternate Version)
Movies (Alternate Version)
2018-12-19
[Prolifica Inc.]
Movies / Be Somebody Good
Movies / Be Somebody Good
2018-11-29
[Prolifica Inc.]
Fire That Burns (Anomii Remix)
Fire That Burns (Anomii Remix)
2017-12-01
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Goodbye (Alternate Version)
Goodbye (Alternate Version)
2017-06-30
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Somebody Else
Somebody Else
2017-06-23
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Fire That Burns (Spring King Remix)
Fire That Burns (Spring King Remix)
2017-06-09
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Fire That Burns
Fire That Burns
2017-03-17
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Different Creatures
Different Creatures
2017-03-10
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Fire That Burns (Acoustic)
Fire That Burns (Acoustic)
2017-02-24
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Wake Up (Acoustic)
Wake Up (Acoustic)
2017-01-20
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Something Like You
Something Like You
2015-12-18
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Young Chasers
Young Chasers
2015-09-01
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Young Chasers (Deluxe)
Young Chasers (Deluxe)
2015-03-30
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Young Chasers
Young Chasers
2015-03-30
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
T-Shirt Weather
T-Shirt Weather
2015-02-23
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Circa Waves EP
Circa Waves EP
2014-01-01
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Get Away / Good For Me
Get Away / Good For Me
2014-01-01
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]
Stuck In My Teeth
Stuck In My Teeth
2014-01-01
[[PIAS] Recordings Catalogue]