LABEL: Equal Vision
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 11/19/2013
VARIANT: Color Vinyl LP

The desire to break away from scene stereotypes was tied pretty directly to the inception of Circa Survive. The members had already done time in other established post-hardcore bands, including Saosin, This Day Forward, and Taken, and they wanted to start a new project that retained the energy of the post-hardcore scene while embracing the textural journey of progressive rock and psychedelia. As one of progressive post-hardcore‘s most formative works this side of The Mars Volta and Coheed & Cambria, Circa Survive’s debut albumJuturnalanded like a bolt of lightning and sounded like almost nothing else at the time. The guitarwork is not just “proggy” but a full-on interlocking web of airy, dizzying leads that never relied on any of the era’s clichs. At the forefront is Anthony Green’s vocal delivery, gritty and ethereal all at once and perfect for taking the music even deeper into cosmic territory. And as the vocal and guitar work go off in all kinds of unexpected directions, the rhythm section keeps things grounded and gut-punching, always making sureJuturnais an album you can rock out to and trip out to all at once.

TRACKLIST

Side A

Holding Someone’s Hair Back
Act Appalled
Wish Resign
The Glorious Nosebleed
In Fear And Faith
The Great Golden Baby

Side B

Stop The Fucking Car
We’re All Thieves
Oh, Hello
Always Getting What You Want
Meet Me In Montauk
House Of Leaves