April 20th is getting even better this year, if you’re a Circa Survive fan. Normally, I might just sit around but this year I’m still going to sit down and I’m going to listen to the band’s newest, “Blue Sky Noise”, which isn’t the best album title but what the fuck do I know about album titles anyway. The band released a single online recently, and I must say that my anticipation and excitement have shriveled up in a corner for fear of disappointment.
“Get Out” is our track to examine. What is refreshing and at the same time slightly terrifying is how extremely different this is compared to anything the band has ever done. It certainly rests more on the side of what we heard from On Letting Go and I find that extremely disappointing; as much as I loved the sound and progression forward, it was no Juturna, which could stand alone as one of the best experimental, progressive indie rock albums in the past five years. How I yearn for the sporadic, spinning sounds of “We’re All Thieves” and “Stop the Fuckin’ Car”. The exquisite sound of Anthony’s vocals is still just as present here as in other albums, but surprisingly much more heavy. In fact everything about “Get Out” is heavier; edgier guitars, harder drumming, the song even features a guitar solo/jam that resembles the stylish awesomeness of Jim James. The more I hear “Get Out” the more it begins to grow on me, but it cannot be argued that the song is to some extent a little too structured for Circa. This is, largely, what separates us from the old days of Juturna. As I said before, I am as excited as I am fearful.
