The Amulet (album)

The Amulet is the sixth studio album by American rock band Circa Survive, released on September 22, 2017.[5] The Amulet is Circa Survive's first album released through Hopeless Records, after departing their previous label, Sumerian Records.[6] As with previous Circa Survive albums, Esao Andrews created the album artwork.

The Amulet
Studio album by
Circa Survive
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)
StudioStudio 4
Genre
Length42:52
LabelHopeless
ProducerWill Yip
Circa Survive chronology
Descensus
(2014)		 The Amulet
(2017)		 Two Dreams
(2022)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Kerrang![1]
Sputnikmusic4.1/5[4]

Release

In a September 2016 Reddit AMA, Anthony Green announced that a new Circa Survive album would be forthcoming.[7] The band announced The Amulet on July 10, 2017, and the album announcement was accompanied by the first single and music video, "Lustration."[8] The next month, they released "Rites of Investiture," with a music video made from a 1994 short film directed by Green's cousin Jonathan Michaels.[9] The title track was released on August 30, accompanied by a video shot at a fireworks convention in Fargo, North Dakota.[10] The last single before the album's release, "Premonition of the Hex," debuted on September 14, with a video directed by Josh Call. The video, which depicts a cult, was meant to "showcase the dangers of fundamentalism and extremism."[11]

The band announced a co-headlining tour with Thrice, accompanied by Balance and Composure and Chon, across North America beginning in San Jose on November 2, 2017.[12]

Track listing

All music is composed by Circa Survive

No.TitleLength
1."Lustration"5:33
2."Never Tell a Soul"3:49
3."Premonition of the Hex"3:49
4."Tunnel Vision"3:35
5."At Night It Gets Worse"5:54
6."Stay"2:38
7."Rites of Investiture"4:10
8."The Hex"3:46
9."Flesh and Bone"5:08
10."The Amulet"4:30
Total length:42:52
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Dark Pools"4:50
12."Indra's Net"4:58
Total length:52:40

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 26
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 3
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[15] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 4

Personnel

References
  1. "Reviews and Tracks for The Amulet by Circa Survive". Metacritic. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  2. Monger, James Christopher. "The Amulet - Circa Survive". Allmusic. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  3. Shultz, Brian (21 September 2017). "Circa Survive tone down their wilder prog-rock side in 'The Amulet'". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  4. SowingSeason. "Review: Circa Survive - The Amulet". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  5. "Circa Survive Reveal 'The Amulet' Album Details, Book Tour with Thrice". Loudwire.
  6. "News: Have Circa Survive Signed To Hopeless Records?". TandA Media. Retrieved 2017-09-24.
  7. Dickman, Maggie (September 2, 2016). "New Circa Survive album is coming". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  8. Dickman, Maggie (July 10, 2017). "Circa Survive announce new album, debut new song "Lustration"—listen". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  9. Christopher, Michael (August 10, 2017). "Circa Survive Release Video for 'Rites of Investiture' Featuring Younger Version of Anthony Green". Loudwire. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  10. Childers, Chad (August 30, 2017). "Circa Survive Light Up the Sky with 'The Amulet' Video". Loudwire. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  11. Christopher, Michael (September 14, 2017). "Circa Survive Release Video for the New Track 'Premonition of the Hex'". Loudwire. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  12. "Circa Survive and Thrice announce co-headlining fall tour with Chon and Balance And Composure – News – Alternative Press". Alternative Press. 25 July 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  13. "Circa Survive Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  14. "Circa Survive Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  15. "Circa Survive Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  16. "Circa Survive Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 3, 2017.



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