Liverpool indie rock four-piece Circa Waves have announced the release of their new studio album “Death & Love Pt1“.
The announcement comes with the release of lead single “We Made It” and its accompanying video. The record will be out on January 31, 2025 via Lower Third. Pre-order it here.
Both terrifying and liberating to write, Death & Love Pt.1 is an urgent, 9-track hit of cathartic guitar-pop, serving as a powerful coping mechanism to help process frontman Kieran Shudall’s near-death experience.
Back in early 2023, Kieran received a call from doctors to say that the main artery in his heart was severely blocked. Two days later, he was lying on an operating table watching a wire being inserted into his heart to fix it. What followed was the cancelling of a lot of shows, working out a lot of medication, and most crucially, now having to navigate a new way of life. Kieran explains:
“I needed this record to process what I went through. A letter to tell myself I would stick around. Most of all, I wanted to make a record for me, with music I love and hopefully music to make kids in their bedroom pick up a guitar and believe they can take on the fucking world.”
And the results are quite simply stunning. Self-produced by Kieran, and engineered by Matt Wiggins (Adele, Lana Del Rey, Glass Animals), the nine tracks on the album ooze nostalgia, and hark back to the sounds and themes that made Shudall want to pick up a guitar in the very first place. Death & Love Pt.1 is the first installment of a snapshot in time – a reflection on a moment of true terror, and the joy of coming through the other side. It’s a brave and remarkable next step for a band in the finest form of their career.
Check out “We Made It” below, followed by the album’s artwork and tracklist.
Circa Waves “Death & Love Pt1” Tracklisting:
- American Dream
- Like You Did Before
- We Made It
- Le Bateau
- Hold It Steady
- Let’s Leave Together
- Blue Damselfly
- Everything Changed
- Bad Guys Always Win
Photo credit: Polocho
