the sound of animals fighting is at this point my favorite project hes involved with but it really genuinely has all been great. cannot think of an album this man has put out that isnt at least solid, and most of them are well beyond that
the verse instrumental of Bird Sounds is one of those that comes up in my head without even listening to it
violent waves is amazing. the only circa album thats "just solid" for me is the amulet but its still better than most can do. and then outside of that young legs is prob his album that engages me least, rest of his solo stuff is amazing tho
I have it above Decensus and The Amulet. Most days, I prefer it to both Two Dreams and Blue Sky Noise
Circa Survive was one of my absolute favorite bands when Violent Waves came out. Then I just kind of forgot about them somehow? Then L.S. Dunes' Violet came out and welp, this year has been the year of Anthony Green for me. Did a full run through Circa, his solo stuff, and L.S. Dunes. Anyways, absolutely forgot how much I love Circa Survive. I still need to spend more time with the three albums post Violent Waves, but I've enjoyed them a bunch the few times I've listened.
Did anyone else feel a little hope from the Hardlore interview? I saw people talking about how he called it a breakup, not a hiatus, and how heartbreaking it is. He also clearly loves the band deeply. He ended the portion about Circa Survive saying he is "always down, always ready." Also said he always wants to give people what they want, and later that it was a dream of his to be in a band that breaks up and gets back together. I was most encouraged to hear he has been talking to most of the guys and they seem to at least be on good terms.
It isn’t down to him, is the point, I guess. It’s down to whether all of the other guys would put that trust in him again, from my read of it. They have families and livelihoods to protect. Reconnecting with them is step 1 in that but there’d be a long way to go after that I’m sure. Plus it sounded like maybe him and Steve weren’t entirely good still?
I didn't hear anything about Colin, either. He also said "it wouldn't be the same." I think if it happens, it will take a long time.
Yeah, he mentioned seeing everyone except Steve. I believe Steve had some substance abuse issues at the time of the breakup as well. I don't want to speculate, but I drew my own conclusions from that. Totally agree that it's not up to Anthony, but I was just happy to hear him talk about how much the band means to him. I doubt they'll ever be back full time, but a reunion show or festival shows would be a dream for me. Seems like some relationships are healing and I will always hold onto a little hope.
Being real with myself I've cooled on ant quite a bit over the last few years and it has a lot to do with being too dialed in to his personal life, so I'm taking a step back from it all. LS dunes does absolutely nothing for me and it's just totally soured because it literally only exists because circa doesn't. I've also been listening to circa instrumentals a lot more lately.
was checking out my local record store today and they had a reissue of Blue Sky Noise! Definitely struck gold