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Circa Survive are streaming their new album, Violent Waves, over on Rollingstone.com. The album will be available for sale on the bands website for $5 starting on August 28th. The band is releasing this album on their own and the proceeds will go directly to them.
“By choosing to download our music directly from us, you are choosing to give our band a future and directly supporting us and our families,” vocalist Anthony Green wrote in a letter to fans.
The Bamboozle 2011 will be held April 29, 30 & May 1st at The New Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. Bands set to hit the main stage include A Day To Remember, Boys Like Girls, New Found Glory, Circa Survive, Waka Flocka Flame, Streetlight Manifesto, RX Bandits and more to come soon.
A special early bird three-day package is currently available for purchase. For ticket information as well as additional artists announced please visit: www.thebamboozle.com.
In addition to performances, The Bamboozle Festival will feature several events that attendees won’t want to miss. Making its debut this year, The Temple of Boozle will host some of the hottest DJs in the country including Super Mash Bros. and Wait What, among others. Returning events will include The B-Boy Battle, a breakdancing battle, held on the stage of the same name with prizes to be awarded and The Break Contest which since 2005 has been the official unsigned band competition of the festival. The winner will receive a performance slot on the main stage and other prizes. Last year, The Break Contest expanded from its home in New Jersey, reaching out to include New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Dates, cities and venues will be announced shortly. Keeping with the tradition of getting fans involved, this year the festival also held the “I Booked Bamboozle” contest where fans were invited to suggest bands for the 2011 lineup.
More confirmed performers will be announced shortly for The Bamboozle Festival, as well as information about The Bamboozle Roadshow 2011.
Anberlin has announced the dates to their upcoming short tour in January with Circa Survive. Tickets are available now on limited pre-sale (with SUPER low service fees) with a general on-sale Wednesday the 24th.
Anberlin and Circa Survive
w/ special guests Foxy Shazam
1/14 | Richmond, VA | The National
1/15 | Charlotte, NC | Amos Southend
1/16 | Asheville, NC | The Orange Peel
1/18 | Sauget, IL | Pop’s
1/19 | Omaha, NE | Slowdown
1/20 | Des Moines, IA | Peoples Court
1/21 | Grand Rapids, MI | Orbit Room
1/22 | Columbus, OH | Newport Music Hall
1/24 | Cincinnati, OH | Bogart’s
1/26 | Baltimore, MD | Rams Head Live
1/27 | Rochester, NY | Water Street Music Hall
1/29 | Albany, NY | Northern Lights
1/30 | Allentown, PA | Crocodile Rock
Circa Survive recently performed a set for MySpace Transmissions which is streaming now. The tracks can also be downloaded from the website.
Circa Survive‘s Daytrotter sessions can be heard here. The track listing is below.
Terrible Things are streaming a new song titled “Terrible Things” over on Ragged. The band recently added some tour dates with Circa Survive on top of their upcoming tour dates with Mae. [Read more…]
Circa Survive‘s acoustic session can be seen here.
Artist: Circa Survive
Album: Blue Sky Noise
Label: Atlantic Records
Purchase: iTunes
Release Date: April 20th, 2010
Overall: 9.0
Music: 9.0
Lyrics: 9.0
Production: 9.0
After a few years, and a couple side projects, Circa Survive are back with their highly anticipated third album Blue Sky Noise. Following their previous record On Letting Go, it seemed like the only place to go was up for the band, but does the new album live up to the expectations that the band set themselves up too?
One of the complaints that could have been made about Circa Survive’s previous records was that they didn’t stray far from the alternative rock sound, playing with the same old ideas of needling guitars and drawn out melodies. It was something they were (and are) great at, but it could only be done so many times. Blue Sky Noise takes a different turn with the bands sound, with a much more decidedly rock vibe to it. Whether it be the intense (and I do mean intense) screams on “Get Out” or the rocking guitars of “Fever Dreams,” the expansion of their sound is a welcome edition to their catalogue.
That’s not to say though that the entire album is all new, there is still plenty of the old Circa Survive that people have loved since day one. A song like “The Longest Mile” really calls to the bands earlier material, or the haunting echoing sounds of “Glass Arrows.” Blue Sky Noise is as different as it is the same, and many diehard listeners will most likely respect this from the band.
The last thing about this album, and the most controversial, would Anthony Green’s voice. It’s really a love/hate affair with all listeners, and this album will only spark more debates over whether he has a place in music. His voice has easily gotten more gruff and it’s harder to hit those really high notes heard on previous affairs, but it does add to the intensity of their sound. While at other times, when Green is singing in his lower register, it amounts to some of the best songs on the album (most notably “Frozen Creek” and “Spirit Of The Stairwell” which are both beautiful). His voice is most definitely an acquire taste, but those who like it will love it this time around.
All in all, Blue Sky Noise is a welcome addition to the Circa Survive’s discography. This album won’t grab you right out of the blue the moment you hear it if you are a casual listener, but you’ll find it growing on you listen after listen. The band has acquired a certain explosive, yet subdued sound, that most other bands don’t have (or can’t control) which makes them very special in their own right.
Circa Survive‘s new video for “Get Out” can be seen below. The bands new album, Blue Sky Noise, is set for release on April 20th.
