Never Going Under

Never Going Under is the fifth studio album by English indie rock band Circa Waves, released on 13 January 2023 by Lower Third and PIAS Recordings.

Background
On 18 August 2022, Circa Waves released the first single "Hell on Earth". In an interview with Rolling Stone UK, lead vocalist Kieran Shudall said of the single: "Hell on Earth is about the world moving so fast around you you’re struggling to keep up. Record stores closing, politicians lying more than ever, social anxiety at its highest level and that general feeling some days that everything is going wrong."

Circa Waves announced their second single "Do You Wanna Talk", along with the announcement of their fifth studio album on 23 September 2022.

Critical reception
Never Going Under was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 4 reviews.

Personnel
Circa Waves
 * Kieran Shudall – vocals, guitar, keyboards, production
 * Joe Falconer – guitar, vocals
 * Sam Rourke – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
 * Colin Jones – drums, vocals

Additional contributors
 * Robin Schmidt – mastering
 * Dan Grech-Marguerat – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4)
 * Matty Green – mixing (3)
 * Caesar Edmunds – mixing (5–11)
 * Connor Dewhurst – artwork