Rock Music Groups from Philadelphia Codexery

Circa Survive

Philadelphia rock band formed in 2004 by Anthony Green.

Circa Survive is a band formed after vocalist Anthony Green left Saosin in 2004 and returned to Philadelphia to record with friend Colin Frangicetto.[1] AllMusic categorized the band's style as "progressive hardcore".[2] The band confirmed an indefinite hiatus on October 18, 2022, though Green later admitted in December 2025 that the hiatus was actually a breakup.[3][4]

Quick Facts

Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre
  • Alternative rock
  • indie rock
  • post-hardcore
  • emo
  • progressive rock
  • Midwest emo
Years active
2004–2022 (2026)
Label
  • Rise
  • Hopeless
  • Sumerian
  • Atlantic
  • Equal Vision
Spinoffs
L.S. Dunes
Current members
  • Anthony Green
  • Colin Frangicetto
  • Brendan Ekstrom
  • Nick Beard
  • Steve Clifford
Spinoff of
Saosin, This Day Forward

Facts from the source article.

Making and release

Circa Survive's first album, Juturna, was released on April 19, 2005, on Equal Vision Records and peaked at No. 183 on the Billboard 200.[5] On Letting Go* was also produced by Brian McTernan, with artwork by Esao Andrews.[6] The band recorded their third album, Blue Sky Noise, in Toronto with producer David Bottrill and signed with Atlantic Records.[7] The fourth album, Violent Waves, was self-released on August 28, 2012, after Atlantic offered less money because Blue Sky Noise did not meet sales expectations.[8][9]

The fifth album, Descensus, was recorded at Studio 4 in Conshohocken, PA with producer Will Yip and released through Sumerian Records.[10][11] On October 19, 2022, Circa Survive announced they would combine two EPs into their seventh studio album, Two Dreams, due out December 16, 2022.[12] Brian McTernan handled production duties for the album at Salad Days Studios, which is located in Baltimore.[5] Equal Vision Records put out Circa Survive's sophomore LP, On Letting Go, on May 29, 2007; it debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200.[5]

Blue Sky Noise* hit stores on April 20, 2010, and climbed to number 11 on the Billboard 200, marking the group's highest chart placement.[5] The group revealed their sixth record, The Amulet, on July 10, 2017, and it came out through Hopeless Records on September 22, 2017.[13]

What the cited sources add

Circa Survive's track on that split was "Bad Heart", a b-side recorded after the 2012 album Violent Waves.[14] Brendan Ekstrom from Circa Survive explained that the split came about after he saw Sunny Day Real Estate's 2009 tour shows and knew they had written at least one song.[14]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Saosin's Anthony Green On The New Album & His Long-Overdue Return: Interview", Fuse (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Circa Survive Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mo...", AllMusic (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Circa Survive officially go on indefinite hiatus", Lambgoat (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "CIRCA SURVIVE is not on hiatus, they actually broke up in 2022 per vocalist Anthony Green", lambgoat.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Circa Survive - Chart history Billboard", Billboard.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "10 Essential Albums of 2007", Alternative Press, February 2008, p. 128 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Circa Survive on Twitter", Twitter; "Circa Survive", YouTube (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Twitter", twitter.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Circa Survive", circasurvive.com; Rolli, "Anthony Green on Circa Survive’s Landmark ‘Blue Sky Noise’ Turning 10", Billboard, 2020-04-20 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Saosin and Anthony Green talk reunion, future plans, more", Alternative Press (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Circa Survive sign with Sumerian Records for deluxe 'Violent Waves' - News - Alternative Press", Alternative Press (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mursalin, "Circa Survive To Release Forthcoming Album Two Dreams In December 2022, Share Session Video For “Imposter Syndrome” -", Music.mxdwn.com, October 19, 2022; "Two Dreams Exclusive 2LP", Newburycomics.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Wikipedia, "Circa Survive" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dickman, "Circa Survive announce new album, debut new song “Lustration”—listen", Alternative Press, July 10, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  14. "Sunny Day Real Estate to Release "Lipton Witch", First New Song Since 2000, on Circa Survive Split", pitchfork.com, March 3, 2014. facts only, no text reused. pitchfork.com

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