Circa Waves set to perform at El Paso's Tricky Falls, give Top 5 reasons to miss UK

Another day, another Top 5 list for the Beat blog.

This time it's guitarist Joe Falconer's, of the British indie-rock band Circa Waves, turn to run down his list of things he misses as a Brit on tour in the U.S.

Circa Waves are opening for Irish indie-rockers Two Door Cinema Club on the band's current U.S. tour which stops at Downtown's Tricky Falls on Wednesday. The concert is sold out.

Circa Waves recently released its sophomore album, "Different Creatures." The album was co-produced by Alan Moulder, who has worked with acts like The Killers, Arctic Monkeys and Smashing Pumpkins. 

Check out the video for the U.K. band's song, "Fire That Burns," and arrive early to see them in action live. Doors open at 7 p.m., according to trickyfalls.com.

Here is Falconer's list of five comforts from home he's been missing while trekking across the U.S.: 

Yorkshire Tea

Falconer: It's an obvious one, but it's impossible to get a good cup of tea in America and after a month of touring it becomes torture. Cut me and I bleed tea (with a dash of milk and no sugar). Brand is important (has to be Yorkshire) and there's no such thing as English Breakfast; it's just tea. The kettle will be going on as soon as we get home.

Pubs

Falconer: Imagine living in a world where you can have a pint of Guinness at 10 a.m. with your breakfast and no one will bat an eyelid. Is it raining? Probably. You'd better go sit in a pub for an hour and wait for it to blow over. Britain was built on pub culture and it's also why instead of progressing, the country is stumbling down the street asking for a light whilst trying not to be sick.

Pie and mash

Falconer: Somebody must have lost the cookbook on the Mayflower because all American pies are full of sugar. Sure, there's a time and place for cherry pie and a cup of coffee, but nothing can replace the savoury British version balanced on a heap of mashed potatoes covered in steaming gravy. Throw on some mushy peas and you're in heaven.

The BBC

Falconer: There's something reassuring about dowdy middle aged people delivering your news with an impossibly posh accent. People on TV in America are far too attractive; it detracts from the misery of the content. In Britain it's good to wallow in bad news. Also, David Attenborough.

British Money

Falconer: Come on America, get some variety in your currency! Coins with more than one side? We must be crazy, right? Notes that are different sizes and colours? It's pretty useful when glancing in your wallet when a little tipsy. You'd never accidentally tip the bartender $20 in the UK. Actually we don't tip at all. That's a whole other thing....

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