Name: The Circle In The Square
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SKU: 26738113
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The Circle In The Square

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Album: The Circle In The Square
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Flokovsky	More Info...
2)	The Circle in the Square	More Info...
3)	Run (Run Run Run)	More Info...
4)	Sides	More Info...
5)	On Loss and Having	More Info...
6)	Gonna Be Free	More Info...
7)	One Last Show	More Info...
8)	Interlude	More Info...
9)	Wresting Israel	More Info...
10)	Loneliness	More Info...
11)	The Rose and the Thistle	More Info...
12)	#Occupyearth	More Info...
13)	Journey After (War Fatigues)	More Info...
14)	Stop the Apocalypse	More Info...
15)	[Untitled]	More Info...

Album: The Circle In The Square
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Flokovsky	More Info...
2)	The Circle in the Square	More Info...
3)	Run (Run Run Run)	More Info...
4)	Sides	More Info...
5)	On Loss and Having	More Info...
6)	Gonna Be Free	More Info...
7)	One Last Show	More Info...
8)	Interlude	More Info...
9)	Wresting Israel	More Info...
10)	Loneliness	More Info...
11)	The Rose and the Thistle	More Info...
12)	#Occupyearth	More Info...
13)	Journey After (War Fatigues)	More Info...
14)	Stop the Apocalypse	More Info...
15)	[Untitled]	More Info...

Performer Notes

Personnel: Mackenzie Gault (vocals, viola, keyboards); Kenny Ortiz (vocals, drums); Brer Rabbit (vocals, cowbells); Johnny 5 (vocals); Jesse Walker (baritone guitar).
Audio Mixer: Jason Livermore.
Recording information: Blasting Room Studios, Ft. Collins, CO.
Returning at a time when America feels at its most divided, Flobots face dark times with positivity on their third album, The Circle in the Square. Announced on the day the Occupy Wall Street movement began and released during an election year, the album comes at a time that finds the country dividing itself along political, socioeconomic, and spiritual lines, but rather than head into the fray with vitriol, it feels as if Flobots are making a conscious effort to remain calm, enlightening listeners to the things happening around them without necessarily trying to incite them to get angry about it, even speaking out against violence on "On Loss and Having." That message gets expanded upon on "Gonna Be Free," where the message seems to be about using our collective voices to come together and build things rather than tear them apart. When artists attach an album to current events, they run the risk of things quickly becoming dated and irrelevant as the world sorts itself out. Fortunately for Flobots, the messages in The Circle in the Square feel pretty universal. While the matter of whether or not hip-hop backed by a live band is your taste is purely a subjective one, and though The Circle in the Square is more likely to land with fans of Flobots than the uninitiated, the album's message that people should work together to build a better tomorrow is easy for anyone to identify with. ~ Gregory Heaney

Professional Reviews

Kerrang (Magazine) (p.53) - "On THE CIRCLE IN THE SQUARE, the gang do their hip-hop-cum-rock-cum-classical-style string-embellished thing in characteristically fired-up form."