Release Date: April 20th 2010. (4/20 hehehe)
Track list:
1. Strange Terrain
2. Get Out
3. Glass Arrows
4. I Felt Free
5. Imaginary Enemy
6. Through the Desert Alone
7. Frozen Creek
8. Fever Dreams
9. Spirit of The Stairwell
10. The Longest Mile
11. Compendium
12. Dyed in the Wool
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Circa Survive is a band that I hold close to my heart. Every time I play them, which is very often, I can't help but sing along to the catchiest of emotions the band portrays. Juturna is a very nostalgic CD for me for reasons I can barely explain. It's not necessarily because of things that occurred during the time it was released, but the sounds of the album itself. Anthony Green's singing just reminds me of how much it made me think of the uniqueness and innocence of his voice back in 2005. He sounds so haunting. He sounds like a newborn or a scared young child, and I don't mean literally in the sense that I could be making fun of his high pitched voice. He sounds amazing.
On Letting Go was instantly disappointing to me. Although I loved two songs immediately, both happening to be now my two favorite Circa Survive songs, it took me several listens for the rest of the CD to click. Now I have a whole new appreciation for the album and the ideas brought up in the record's themes. The musicianship on this CD, although missing the raw touch from Juturna, is exceptional. Some of the most beautifully intertwining guitar parts were composed on On Letting Go.
About a year ago Kaddisfly, one of my favorite bands of all time tried to get a major record deal. They then broke up and the members of the band started another project called Water & Bodies, which I am still not much of a fan of. I recently found out they were competing for a spot on Atlantic Records roster with Circa Survive. Although I am a fan, at the time I would have hoped Circa Survive sent Atlantic Records their shittiest of songs so that Kaddisfly could remain a band.
In the end Atlantic chose Circa Survive over Kaddisfly. And now with a new Circa Survive record coming out this April, I hope the band shows me that they were worthy of winning that spot. At the band's website you can hear the single "Get Out", which at first was a bit tough to figure out, but is now impossibly catchy after several listens. I am very excited for this record and have very high expectations. Judging from the various studio videos, I don't think this should let me down.
Bring on 4/20!
