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SAD HAPPY

Circa Waves

Prolifica Inc/PIAS

www.circawaves.com

English indie rock band Circa Waves has produced a batch of light and breezy pop-rock pieces for their fourth album . As the title suggests, the 14 tracks are split evenly between “happy” and “sad”. However, even on the down-and-out ‘Battered & Bruised’, this quartet sounds anything but melancholy. There’s a touch of Pet Shop Boys-style electronica on ‘Hope There’s A Heaven’, and they’re looking for warmer weather on ‘Move To San Francisco’. Circa Waves are at their most punchy on ‘Jacqueline’, and deliver

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