Circa Survive is a rock band consisting of vocalist Anthony Green and members of the now-defunct This Day Forward. Green cites Paul Simon, dredg, and Björk among the artists who have influenced the vocal stylings and songwriting in Circa Survive.

History

After going back to his hometown of Philadelphia for a dentist appointment, Anthony Green went to the airport to return to California to work with Saosin. However, while on a layover in Phoenix, he suddenly had an epiphany - despite the fact that Saosin was close to breaking out, he knew he would be miserable if he returned. To him, Saosin was "a girl that you had great sex with, yet had little in common with." When asked about his decision to leave Saosin he stated, "I left Saosin because I hated what I was doing, I hated who I was, and basically wanted to kill myself because of it." Alternative Press Magazine, April 2007 http://www.altpress.comHe returned to Colin Frangicetto, a friend who he had "jammed" with during his stay, and they decided to begin recording and recruiting. Thus, Circa Survive was born.Colin Frangicetto and Anthony Green, with full support from Equal Vision Records, then recruited Brendan Ekstrom. Ekstrom had been Frangicetto's bandmate in This Day Forward, which had recently disbanded. Both Ekstrom and Frangicetto had toured with Taken during their This Day Forward days, and procured Nick Beard, previous bassist of Taken, as Circa Survive's next member. The band met Steve Clifford through Vadim Taver of the band Marigold; "[1] jammed with us for a week and from there it was on," says Frangicetto.

To date, Circa Survive has released two versions of the song "Handshakes at Sunrise," on two different 2004 sampler discs from Equal Vision Records, as well as a 2005 limited edition tour EP called The Inuit Sessions. A full length album Juturna was released on April 19, 2005, and a second On Letting Go on May 29, 2007, both on Equal Vision Records.

Circa Survive now has many national tours under their belt. They toured in the winter of 2005 with My Chemical Romance and Thrice. That summer they co-headlined a tour. Circa Survive has also opened for Mae and Dredg on each of their headlining runs. Circa Survive played The Bamboozle Festival in 2005, 2006 and 2007 in New Jersey. [2] They also played a few dates on The Vans Warped Tour in 2005. In early 2006, they took on a tour of Europe with Coheed and Cambria and Thrice, after having previously completed a tour in September 2005 with Motion City Soundtrack. They also toured with Saves The Day, Moneen, and Pistolita. In the summer of 2006, they embarked on their first headlining tour The Twilight Army Tour, with The Receiving End of Sirens, Days Away, Portugal. The Man, YouInSeries, and Keating. Then in fall of 2006, they went on tour with Thursday, Rise Against and Billy Talent. The band also played on the Rockstar Alternative Press Tour headlining with Cute Is What We Aim For, and with supporting acts As Tall As Lions and Envy on the Coast. In April 2007, Circa Survive played at the Coachella arts and music festival in Indio, California. In Summer of 2007, the band played the entire Vans Warped Tour alongside bands such as Coheed and Cambria, The Used, Anberlin, and Bad Religion. Circa Survive opened for My Chemical Romance's 2007 shows in Worcester, MA and Australian and New Zealand shows also. Circa Survive completed touring with Ours, Fear Before The March Of Flames, with Dear and the Headlights, and The Dear Hunter in November 2007.

On August 28, 2006 in a live acoustic session on Steven's Untitled Rock Show on Fuse TV, Anthony and Brendan played a new song called "Miracle Sun". In April 2007 on Steven's Untitled Rock Show, it was said by Anthony Green that "Miracle Sun" would not be on Circa Survive's new album, On Letting Go.

On November 1, 2006, after their show at the Venue of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, AZ, guitarist Colin Frangicetto was asked by one of the fans if there were any plans for a live DVD release. Frangicetto said that he was in the process of editing a lot of live footage for a possible DVD release.

On November 27, 2006 the band announced via their MySpace page that they were recording a new album. Details as to its sound remained vague, although the band stated they would keep their fans posted via their website, Myspace page, Purevolume page, and YouTube page. The album was produced by Brian McTernan at Salad Days Studios in Baltimore.

The band posted their album On Letting Go on their MySpace page shortly before its release. The album was officially released on May 29, 2007.

Anthony has recently stated he will be releasing a solo album due to come out sometime in 2008. He played three acoustic shows towards the end of December 2007 to give fans a taste of what the cd will be like. He made it clear this was only a side project and something he has "always wanted to do", and will remain with Circa Survive.

The band is in the Kerrang! 2008 Tour with Madina Lake, Coheed and Cambria and Fightstar.

Origin of name

The name Circa Survive was chosen because of the way it sounded. The band was still nameless when they signed to Equal Vision, and they decided "to go with gut feeling" for this name. Though the decision was largely emotional, the band is satisfied with this fitting name. http://mplssceneinterviews.blogspot.com/2006/12/circa-survive-interview.html

Discography

Albums

Singles

Compilation tracks

• Equal Vision Records Summer Sampler - 2004 (2004) ? ?Handshakes At Sunrise?
• Equal Vision Records Winter Sampler - 2004 (2004) ? ?Handshakes At Sunrise? (Alt. Version)
• Equal Vision Records Presents New Sounds Vol. 2 - 2005 (2005) ? ?Act Appalled?, ?The Great Golden Baby?
• Equal Vision Records Summer Sampler (Digital Sampler) - 2005 (2005) ? ?The Great Golden Baby?
• Equal Vision Records Spring Sampler (Digital Sampler) - 2006 (2006) ? ?Act Appalled?
• Equal Vision Records Summer Sampler (Digital Sampler) - 2007 (2007) ? "The Difference Between Medicine and Poison is in the Dose"

Unreleased tracks

• "Jullian (Acoustic)"
• "Miracle Sun (Studio Recording)"

• Note: Jullian was played at EVR headquarters in New York.
• Note: Miracle Sun studio recording was streamed via Equal Vision Records Summer Sampler (Digital Sampler) - 2007

Music videos

• "Act Appalled" (Live Montage) (2005) from Juturna
• "Act Appalled" (2006) from Juturna
• "In Fear And Faith" (Live Montage) (2006) from Juturna
• "The Difference Between Medicine and Poison Is in the Dose" (2007) from On Letting Go

Trivia

• When performing on Under Cover Circa Survive covered Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here."
• The line from Circa Survive's song, Mandala, "Did he who make the lamb make thee?" is taken from the Romanticist poem, "The Tyger", by William Blake.

See also

• Saosin
• This Day Forward
• Taken
• 200 North
• The Sound Of Animals Fighting

References

External links

• Official website
• Synthesis.net July, 2007 Podcast Interview with Anthony Green of Circa Survive
• Circa Survive Video from 2007 Warped Tour
• Interview with mplsscene.com
• Anthony Green interview with mplsscene.com
• "In Fear and Faith" artist commentary

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