Circus Hero

Circus Hero
Studio album by Circa Zero
Released March 25, 2014 (2014-03-25)
Recorded May 2013
Studio Bowl of Cherries Studios, Venice, California
Genre Rock
Length 60:34
Label 429 Records
Producer Andy Summers and Rob Giles

Circus Hero is the debut album by Circa Zero, a band formed in August 2013 by Andy Summers and Rob Giles from The Rescues. Originally, drummer Emmanuelle Caplette was also a member of the band. Released on 25 March 2014, the album was titled after a malapropism of the band's name made by a radio disc jockey during an interview with Summers. The first single, "Levitation", was released as a single and reached number 36 on the Japan Hot 100 chart.[1] It was the only album released by Circa Zero.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

AllMusic praised the album's style as "articulate and progressive power pop being played in a musical landscape otherwise littered with large chamber folk ensembles and over-processed electro-pop acts". They criticized the songs "Gamma Ray", "Summer Lies", "No Highway", and "Light the Fuse and Run" as being "uninspired", but concluded that the overall effort showed Andy Summers making a strong return to the same musical style as The Police.[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Andy Summers and Rob Giles.

No.TitleLength
1."Levitation"4:00
2."Underground"3:53
3."The Story Ends Here"3:37
4."Say Goodnight"4:28
5."Gamma Ray"6:12
6."Night Time Travelers"6:19
7."Shoot Out the Stars"4:33
8."Underwater"4:25
9."Summer Lies"4:30
10."No Highway"5:50
11."Light the Fuse & Run"3:58
12."Whenever You Hear the Rain"6:05
13."Hot Camel"2:44

Personnel

  • Andy Summers – guitar
  • Rob Giles – bass guitar, drums, vocals
  • Dan Epand – drums on 3, 12, 13

References

  1. ↑ "allmusic ((( Circa Zero > Awards > Japan Hot 100 Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2014-05-01.
  2. 1 2 https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002616503
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