Circa Waves Archives

Music Interviews

Circa Waves and Alfie Templeman talk their “prophetic” new collaboration ‘Lemonade’

The track, written over the last two years and recorded during lockdown, is about the relief of discovering that "nobody really has their shit together," Shuddall tells NME

Will Richards - 28th August 2020

Music News

Circa Waves share rescheduled UK tour dates for spring 2021

"We will play these shows if it’s the last thing we do!!!"

Will Richards - 8th July 2020

Music News

Watch Circa Waves cover The La’s ‘There She Goes’ from lockdown

The performance came as part of the Love Record Stores event

Will Richards - 22nd June 2020

Music News

Fontaines D.C., Laura Marling and many more to perform at Love Record Stores’ 24-hour in-store event

The likes of Mystery Jets, Tim Burgess and Circa Waves will also play on the day

Sam Moore - 12th June 2020

Music Interviews

Circa Waves on surprise new EP ‘Sadder Happier’: “I was quite pissed off when I wrote these songs”

Frontman Kieran Shuddall opens up about new music, celebrating success, inspiration, losing loved ones to COVID and life under lockdown.

Mark Beaumont - 20th May 2020

Music News

Love Fame Tragedy, Grouplove, Lime Cordiale to perform as part of fundraiser festival Homeschool

Almost 200 acts from around the globe are coming together to raise money for NHS charities

Debbie Carr - 3rd May 2020

Album Reviews

Circa Waves – ‘Sad Happy’ review: indie heroes explore hope and despair on compelling double album

This ambitious split LP presents two side, one 'Happy', the other 'Sad'

Ella Kemp - 13th March 2020

NME Blogs

Mark, My Words: will bots ruin the new age of the streaming superfan?

You smelt them before you saw them. The kind of excited dampness you only get from spending your sixth night in a row camped...

Mark Beaumont - 25th February 2020

Features

Circa Waves explain new single ‘Jacqueline’ and their two-sided new album for 2020, ‘Sad/Happy’

Frontman Kieran Shudall tells us everything about 'Sad/Happy' and why he's voting Labour in the General Election

Mark Beaumont - 20th November 2019

Music Interviews

“We want the UK to be proud of us” – Circa Waves talk headlining ambitions and “unshackled” third album

Circa Waves have described how their third record saw the band turning over a new leaf – and how they're hoping to take the...

Nick Reilly - 10th April 2019