Circa Waves

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.

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. In 2020, Circa Waves reached number four on the U.K. albums chart with Sad Happy and 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.’