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, U.S.
Genre	Rock
Length	60:34
Label	429 Records
Producer	Andy Summers and Rob Giles

Circus Hero is the only album released 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 single "Levitation" reached number 36 on the Japan Hot 100 chart. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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 are written by Andy Summers and Rob Giles.

No.	Title	Length
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

Circa Zero

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

References

1. ^[ dead link ]
2. "Circus Hero - Circa Zero | Album". AllMusic . Retrieved 31 December 2024.