Thirteen years and six studio albums later – after enduring personal tragedy, a menacing drug addiction, mental health problems, fatherhood, death, and the band nearly splitting up – Anthony Green tells me that Circa Survive are currently in the best, most balanced place they’ve ever been as a band. Their latest record, The Amulet, acts as a sonic embodiment of the equilibrium they’ve been enjoying in their lives; the songs are less hesitant, with arguably the most vague lyrics about everyday existentialism that they’ve ever produced – something that Green tells me was intentional. “We wrote and recorded The Amulet this time last year, and back then, everything was so up in the air in comparison to now. I feel like this record still speaks to what’s true in my life right now – I’ve got past my addiction, I’ve got my family, I’ve got love, and everything else is just specks of dust on God’s shoulder. I’ve accepted life now,” he tells me over the phone. Cliche as it may sound, they have a new lease of life. Despite all of the fog and all of the turmoil, Anthony Green is looking forward – which is a perfect time to reflect on the records that document not only his musical journey, but his personal one, too.