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Circa Survive
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (2004 – present)
Circa Survive is an experimental band consisting of former Saosin vocalist Anthony Green and members of the now-defunct This Day Forward, including guitarists Brendan Ekstrom and Colin Frangicetto. Compared to the sound of Green’s former group, the music of Circa Survive taps a different musical influence for Green, who cites Paul Simon, dredg, and Björk among later artists who have more influence on his vocal stylings in Circa Survive which are comparatively less aggressive, as well as his songwriting.
After going back to his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 2004 for a dental appointment, Anthony Green went back to the airport to return to California and his Saosin mates. However, he suddenly had an epiphany - that despite the fact that Saosin was close to breaking out, he knew he would be miserable if he returned. To him, Saosin was “a girl that you had great sex with, yet had little in common with,” as Green himself affectionately said. He returned to Colin Frangicetto, a friend who he had “jammed” with during his stay, and they decided to begin recording and recruiting. Thus, Circa Survive was born.
Colin Frangicetto and Anthony Green, with full support from Equal Vision Records, then recruited Brendan Ekstrom. Ekstrom had been Frangicetto’s bandmate in This Day Forward. Both Ekstrom and Frangicetto had toured with Taken during their This Day Forward days, and procured Nick Beard, previous bassist of Taken, as Circa Survive’s next member. The band met Steve Clifford through Vadim Taver of the band Marigold; ” jammed with us for a week and from there it was on,” says Frangicetto.
After going back to his hometown of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA in 2004 for a dental appointment, Anthony Green went back to the airport to return to California and his Saosin mates. However, he suddenly had an epiphany - that despite the fact that Saosin was close to breaking out, he knew he would be miserable if he returned. To him, Saosin was “a girl that you had great sex with, yet had little in common with,” as Green himself affectionately said. He returned to Colin Frangicetto, a friend who he had “jammed” with during his stay, and they decided to begin recording and recruiting. Thus, Circa Survive was born.
Colin Frangicetto and Anthony Green, with full support from Equal Vision Records, then recruited Brendan Ekstrom. Ekstrom had been Frangicetto’s bandmate in This Day Forward. Both Ekstrom and Frangicetto had toured with Taken during their This Day Forward days, and procured Nick Beard, previous bassist of Taken, as Circa Survive’s next member. The band met Steve Clifford through Vadim Taver of the band Marigold; ” jammed with us for a week and from there it was on,” says Frangicetto.
Videos
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The Difference Between Medicine And Poison Is In The Dose
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Circa Survive - The Most Dangerous Commercials
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Circa Survive - Cowboy Jam
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Circa Survive - sleep on the ground
Top Albums
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Act Appalled
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In Fear and Faith
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Living Together
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Holding Someone's Hair Back
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The Great Golden Baby
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The Greatest Lie
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The Glorious Nosebleed
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Mandala
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Wish Resign
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Kicking Your Crosses Down
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Semi Constructive Criticism
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Travel Hymn
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Oh, Hello
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We're All Thieves
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Shoutbox
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chechebikes wrote:
i love circa survive :D
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doni_guaianazes wrote:
circa survive's discography ----------------> alltimegreatesthits.blogspot.com/
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thoraxeimpales wrote:
scouse?like liverpool? i thought he was from Philadelphia?
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Patricl{ wrote:
Anthony Green has a scouse accent which is why he can hit such high notes in the first place.
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jesyanne wrote:
Haha, that could be very true. Anthony Green can be one... quirky guy. Haha.
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Bolshevized wrote:
Philadelphia? More like KILLadelphia, amirite?
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bj_burger wrote:
:D
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thoraxeimpales wrote:
bj_burger i want to see it some day i'm sure you worked very hard for it. i'm very proud of you. keep the good work up.
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Phann wrote:
He really doesn't have any strong accent. If he had a true Philly accent, he'd be saying "wooder." And the way he says natural in Califone... I have no idea. I think it's just him just being quirky or something.
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deathinparis wrote:
He has a slight northern accent, for instance in Act Appalled, when he says water. Wotar instead of whater. :P
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jesyanne wrote:
I know Anthony does not have an accent or anything, but did anyone else notice that in the version of Califone off of Avalon in the chorus when he says natural, he says it with a little cute accent, kind of like he is saying "notural". The thing is, he does not say it like that in any other version of Califone.
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bj_burger wrote:
I ma very proud of myself. I had a placque made up.
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thoraxeimpales wrote:
very creative bj_burger
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bj_burger wrote:
Also, I like saying
Oh, Hello, whenever that song plays, In different ways. Oh. Hello. (It's YOU...). Oh! Hello! (How are you?). Oh? Hello? (Are you okay?). Lol.
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bj_burger wrote:
Accents are a figment of your imagination.
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thoraxeimpales wrote:
like a breve,cedilla,circumflex,acute, and grave? those kind of accents? where does Anthony keep them? does he have like a trunk filled with them?
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thoraxeimpales wrote:
accent? what is an accent?
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psychomode wrote:
what accent
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Furik wrote:
Handshakes at Sunrise > GymLeaderBrock
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bj_burger wrote:
I actually enjoy these guys on occasion.
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