UK band Circa Waves have released “Like You Did Before,” their latest single off from their forthcoming new album Death & Love Pt.1, available January 31st, 2025 via Lower Third/[PIAS] (Childe). The track follows the tracks “We Made It”, and “American Dream.”

Frontman Kieran Shudall says; “This song is a reminder of a moment in my life that many people don’t know about. Just before my heart operation lying in hospital when life felt uncertain and fragile, I would imagine myself in a packed sweaty indie club, dancing like my life depended on it. It was a daydream, a form of escape and this song fits perfectly into that vision.”

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.

Self-produced by Kieran, and engineered by Matt Wiggins (Adele, Lana Del Rey, Glass Animals), the nine tracks that make up Death & Love Pt.1 ooze nostalgia, and hark back to the sounds and themes that made Shudall want to pick up a guitar in the very first place. Circa Waves was formed in Liverpool in May 2013 by Kieran Shudall. After writing a batch of songs and putting some demos online, he recruited second guitarist Joe Falconer, bassist Sam Rourke, and drummer, Sian Plummer (replaced by Colin Jones in 2015).

Circa Waves
Death & Love Pt.1
Lower Third/[PIAS]
Tracklisting

1. American Dream
2. Like You Did Before
3. We Made It
4. Le Bateau
5. Hold It Steady
6. Let’s Leave Together
7. Blue Damselfly
8. Everything Changed
9. Bad Guys Always Win

Pre-order Death & Love Pt.1 HERE