Violent Waves is the fourth studio album by the American rock band Circa Survive. It was released on August 28, 2012. As Circa Survive wanted a record that would capture the band's live sound, where they felt the magic of the band lay, they recorded the album in one week and produced it themselves. Violent Waves is also Circa Survive's first album released without a record label. As with Circa Survive's previous albums, Esao Andrews created the album artwork. Recording started on April 16, 2012 and was completed on April 24, 2012 at Studio 4 in Conshohocken, PA. Additional production Read more on Last.fm.
As much as this isn’t the Circa Survive I love anymore (see: ‘Juturna’), it’s still unique and enjoyable. ‘Violent Waves’ definitely deserves credit for being self-produced in a short amount of time—and going sans record label. Anthony Green comes across as less haunting and more emotive here (likely due to his recent solo ventures), but the dynamic of the music shifts just enough to make it work.
What it lacks in surreality, it makes up for with melody.