''Violent Waves'' is the fourth studio album by the American

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. It was released on August 28, 2012. As Circa Survive wanted a record that would capture the band's live sound, where they felt the magic of the band lay, they recorded the album in one week and produced it themselves. Violent Waves is also Circa Survive's first and only album released without a

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. The album debuted at #3 on the Top Modern Rock/Alternative Albums and #15 on the Billboard Top 200 without any label or distribution support.All Music Guid

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'', 5 September 2012. Recording started on April 16, 2012, and was completed on April 24, 2012, at Studio 4 in Conshohocken, PA. Additional production by

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. Engineered by Will Yip & Vince Ratti. Mixed by Vince Ratti with assistance from Will Yip. As with Circa Survive's previous albums,

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created the album artwork.

Track listing

References

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