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6.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for the British indie rock band was co-produced by Alan Moulder.
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Loves Run Out
Say you'll never leave me That you'll never be in doubt And I'll love you Till all my love's run out And when I see you leaving Babe I wanna scream... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Mar 23, 2017
    90
    Part of what makes Circa Waves so compelling is that they are able to match the sound of their influences while still believably making the results sound their own. They've grown into an assured rock entity, but they've retained their fundamental sense of working-class Liverpudlian blues.
  2. Q Magazine
    Mar 10, 2017
    80
    Different Creatures is a beast of a record. [Apr 2017, p.117]
  3. 80
    Heavier, harder and with a lot more clout about them, Circa Waves’ return is finally something you can believe in.
  4. Kerrang!
    Mar 22, 2017
    80
    If You're looking for something with ambition, swagger and feel-good power, Different Creatures is your beast. [25 Mar 2017, p.52]
  5. Mar 13, 2017
    70
    Whilst obviously not the best album of all-time, Different Creatures adds considerable weight to the band’s growing ambitions.
  6. Mar 21, 2017
    70
    Different Creatures is likely to prove too nostalgic to win over critics of 00s ‘indie landfill’, and Circa Waves still lack the spark that is going to reignite British guitar rock, but that won’t matter for most fans of their debut. This is another exciting, polished album that's destined for outdoor stages.
  7. Mar 10, 2017
    40
    Retro but slightly lazy, too: there’s nothing distinguishing this lot from the more disposable products of last decade’s guitar-rock boom.

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  1. May 25, 2020
    6
    "Different Creatures" makes all the right sounds on the surface but in reality there is nothing to it. Like taking a microwave dinner and"Different Creatures" makes all the right sounds on the surface but in reality there is nothing to it. Like taking a microwave dinner and serving it on fancy crockery, Circa Waves have little in the way of originality or authentic flavour but can certainly make something initially sound enticing. Expand