Circa Waves

Circa Waves have gone from playing small room venues to main festival stages and it has barely been a year since they released their debut 'Get Away/Good For Me' E.P. The quick transition was undoubtedly boosted by an opening slot on this year's NME awards tour in-between. It's short and snappy indie pop music by definition, with infectious choruses and catchy "ooh"s in tracks like 'Good For Me' coming to life in a concert setting. Essentially, they sound like a less moody, equally as poppy The Vaccines with the bounciness of Vampire Weekend. The formula of swirling guitar riffs and easy to sing a long to song lyrics create the perfect indie pop gig, no matter the size of their crowd. I first saw them last year performing to a small but excited audience at Nottingham's Bodega and it was clear from that debut tour that they were ready to be big indie music players. Then, at Rock City, the Liverpool based four piece opened the NME awards tour, playing to a much bigger audience and debuting new single 'Stuck In Your Teeth' which was a highlight. Performing before the likes of Temples, Palma Violets and Peace, I felt that they gave one of the best shows of the evening!