{"id":25470,"date":"2024-02-20T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T06:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=25470"},"modified":"2024-02-20T08:06:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T07:06:37","slug":"new-album-circles-still","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/20\/new-album-circles-still\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: Circles || still."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new LP by Nantes (France) five-piece Circles (established 2017) is something to get excited about. Like the album art for diverges from typical hardcore punk aesthetics, so does the music included on <em>still.<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>To be fair, it&#8217;s impossible not to namedrop the legendary DC label Dischord Records and the mid-&#8217;80s Revolution Summer while writing about <em>still.<\/em> Parts of the record directly bring Dag Nasty, Embrace and Rites Of Spring to mind, but let&#8217;s not dwell on these comparisions. Circles have a mind, talent and sound of their own, finding inventive ways to update an all too familiar sound, unhindered by genre expectations or scene social pressure.<\/p>\n<p>For a thirty-minute record, <em>still.<\/em> has a lot too offer. LP out now at Shield Recordings and Extinction Burst.<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4160631514\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=914307139\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/circles44.bandcamp.com\/album\/still\">still. by Circles<\/a><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4160631514\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=2137047988\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/circles44.bandcamp.com\/album\/still\">still. by Circles<\/a><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=4160631514\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=de270f\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/track=2962035504\/transparent=true\/\" seamless=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/circles44.bandcamp.com\/album\/still\">still. by Circles<\/a><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Circles recorded the album at Studio des Moulins with Piermo Broggi. Brian McTernan (of course!) did the mixing and mastering <em>still.<\/em> at Salad Days Studio.<\/p>\n<p>Add to wantlist: <a href=\"https:\/\/circles44.bandcamp.com\/album\/still\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bandcamp<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/distro.shieldrecordings.com\/index.php?route=product\/product&amp;product_id=2864\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shield<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/store.extinction-burst.com\/products\/759144-circles-still-lp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Extinction Burst<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new LP by Nantes (France) five-piece Circles (established 2017) is something to get excited about. Like the album art for diverges from typical hardcore punk aesthetics, so does the music included on still.. 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