Album Review: Circa Waves -- Young Chasers

Circa Waves’ debut album sounds like every other successful post-Oasis band since the release of that-album-with-Wonderwall-on-it 20 years ago.

“I’m a little too young with not enough time,” sings Kieran Shudall. It’s a good summary of the band’s general themes across Young Chasers. Shudall chooses to rush the band through the songs in place of writing lyrics with any real sense of urgency, and throws in enough hooks with his affected accent to resemble a sense of sincerity. Deserve This, the slowest moment on the album, has enough self-loathing to stand out as being vaguely insightful.