Bido Lito! April 2015
their live shows, however. The compelling, anthemic qualities
which have been cultivated on tour seep through into the spine
of Young Chasers, giving it a sense of life which so many other
Chasers
contemporary releases find themselves lacking. Kieran describes
how the band “just wanted to sound as rock and roll as possible,
and raw and energetic, and not [with] too many like, you know,
bells and whistles. Just pretty simple and straight to the point.”
Now, “straight to the point” and “simple” are descriptions which
do indeed resonate, though it’s the first half of the description
which really typifies what makes Young Chasers such an
enthralling album. From the frenetic brilliance of Get Away to
the warming vibes of T-Shirt Weather, it’s a masterclass in how
Weather
to hone a sound and relay it with the same vigour and passion
on record. “We wanted our debut record to be much like other
debut records that we love, our statement of intent kind of
thing,” explains Kieran, while guitarist Joe Falconer expresses a
similar notion: “We didn’t want to come in with the first album
like a lot of bands… it’s quite easy to overplay your hand, I think.”
The ‘play the world and then release a record’ method is an
unorthodox way of going about things, however, with not many
artists either choosing to or able to do it. Arctic Monkeys could
probably have done it in 2005, such was the interest in their
pre-album activity, and perhaps that is the model being mirrored
in Circa Waves’ case. The Motor Museum, the recording studio
just off Lark Lane, was Arctic Monkeys’ home for their first two
albums, and when I meet Circa Waves they have just stepped
out of the hallowed building’s lush rooms after recording an
exclusive session for Bido Lito! “It’s funny to know that we’ve
sold-out big venues and we haven’t even played a track that
people are waiting to hear,” muses Kieran, as the band relax in
a pub round the corner from the studio, savouring one of their
few moments of respite in a hectic schedule. The demand from
their fans for