Circa Survive Band • Page 102

Not out officially until tomorrow right? Can’t wait

 

Correct, out Friday wherever you live and it's Friday in some parts of the world!

 

Yeah, not even 3h till Spotify uploads the shit at midnight. Can't wait.

 

Surprised this didn’t get put on their Patreon early like the last EP

 

oh yeah, good point!

 

Probably because a lot of people in or associated with the band are more focused on the BSN tour starting

 

I'm really digging this new EP. Though it sounds more like demos? Not sure how well it'll translate live.

 

Thought the first EP was a radical departure? Turns out it was only a stepping stone to this one, where they completely embrace an electronic foundation and shed whatever ties to guitar rock might've remained.

I have so many mixed feelings after a quick listen, but overall, it strikes me that this might be the best move for this group of guys at this point in their careers. It's been 15 years since the last Circa release I truly loved to its core. If I had to describe why, it's that the challenging, interweaving melodies and flourishes from J/OLG dwindled and never came back with consistency. With these EPs, I think they finally have... just in a totally different genre.

I'll probably always love the first couple records above all, but if this facelift is what it took for them to be super creative and intriguing again on almost every track they record, I'm down.

 

Curitiba is fucking awesome

 

Is there an EP thread? I couldn’t find one when I searched.

First listen impressions of ADAH - Instrumentation is pretty rad. Vocally / Lyrically feels a little more demo’y than ADAL

Discount on Psychic Readings and buzzhenge stood out

 

SO many GREAT moments. Lots of surprises. It's funny, even with the patreon releases for the past 2 years setting the stage, ADAL took me quite a few listens to come to terms with as canonical circa. BUT having swallowed that pill ADAD goes down smooth baby. My original feelings on the new sound have really melted away and I'm just all in.

 

Yeah I’m a big fan of this EP after initial listens. This one is grabbing me much quicker than the last one did

 

whoa, this is really something else, so good and so unique. it's still strange hearing circa play music like this, but if that means we get songs like Buzzhenge, i'm all for it!

 

Way stronger first impression with this than ADAL.

Holy fuck Curitiba and Buzzhenge

 

Curitiba and Late Nap are my early favorites

 

Another fantastic ep. heavily disagree with the vocal demo comment, I think they sound great. I wonder once people wrap their head around this new sound more if two dreams will be considered among the bands best work to date. The songwriting is incredibly strong here.

 

Yeah, between this and A Dream About Love I really think we're hearing some of the band's best work in a long time. So damn good!

 

This is fantastic. Good for them for exploring new sounds, love it

 

that break in Buzzhenge is cool. cool song.

 

I really like that Anthony doesn't fully let rip until the last song. Makes it hit so much harder.

 

These eps are the best thing they’ve ever done.

 

Whoa, Curitiba is the best thing from either EP so far.

 

yeah i appreciate this. also im kinda thinking they could really go some places from here next.

 

Same. The bass in Discount on Psychic Readings is also pretty memorable for me, but tracks 2 & 3 are the biggest standouts on the whole, initially.

 

Two Dreams or whatever these two EPs combined will be called is probably my favorite thing they've done since Blue Sky Noise. Curitiba and Late Naps are my favs.