2LP - Indies Exclusive Limited Edition 140g Blue & Pink Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve with matt machine varnish finish and printed paper inner sleeves. Circa Waves announce the release of their double album ‘Death & Love’ with new single ‘Cherry Bomb’, premiering on Radio X at 19:00 BST on Tuesday, July 8th (2025). Death & Love is due October 24th via Lower Third.The official video sees professional skateboarder Demi Jenkins and Kieran wearing customised Levi's jackets and is directed by Circa Waves’ Joe. The announcement also comes with a fan event in London the week after.From being well-received at press, to strong UK radio support, Death & Love Pt.1 was both terrifying and liberating to write, and is the first instalment of urgent, 9-track hits of cathartic guitar-pop, serving as a powerful coping mechanism to help process frontman Kieran Shudall’s near-death experience. Both parts are set for release on the 24th of October. The album sees supreme indie hits including a nice big slab of Strokes-y dancefloor destruction of ‘Like You Did Before’ to its first offering ‘We Made It’, as well as the extremely topical and longing ‘American Dream’. Back in early 2023, Kieran received a call from doctors to say that the main artery in his heart was severely blocked. Two days later, he was lying on an operating table watching a wire being inserted into his heart to fix it. What followed was the cancelling of a lot of shows, working out a lot of medication, and most crucially, now having to navigate a new way of life.And the results are quite simply stunning. Self-produced by Kieran, and engineered by Matt Wiggins (Adele, Lana Del Rey, Glass Animals), the nine tracks that make up Death & Love Pt.1 ooze nostalgia, and hark back to the sounds and themes that made Shudall want to pick up a guitar in the very first place.Death & Love is an incredibly powerful snapshot in time - a reflection on a moment of true terror, and the joy of coming through the other side. It’s a brave and remarkable next step for a band in the finest form of their career.Death & Love, Pt 1 Album reviews:“Bold, confessional and full of vulnerability, the Liverpudlian quartet serve up poetry amidst the pain with a stellar offering of euphoric resilience." - Clash, 8/10"A collection that trades introspection for inspiration, choosing to process life's heaviest moments through the prism of punch-the-air choruses" - DORK, 3/5"A band at the peak of their powers, Circa Waves have delivered something truly special with 'Death & Love Pt. 1'. It’s an album about fear and survival, loss and love, past and future—all wrapped up in the kind of guitar-pop brilliance that makes you want to turn the volume all the way up.” - Mystic Sons, 8/10"The Liverpool quartet's sixth album is infused with the joys of bouncing back from potential tragedy...there's no doubting their spirit" - Daily Mail, 4/5"It does a very good job" - Record Collector, 4/5"A beautiful effort from a band maturing with each album.” - Stereoboard, 4/5"His ability to bottle sunshine in his music has never felt more needed, and the band match his vitality" - Daily Star, 3/5"Circa Waves appear rejuvenated, having the time of their lives, which is certain to positively affect those caught up in the powerful blast radius of Death & Love Pt. 1." - Indie Is Not A Genre, 4/5"With Death & Love Pt 1, Circa Waves prove they’re not just indie-rock one-trick ponies and demonstrate their adaptability and incredible knack for penning heartfelt tunes.” - The Indiependent
