The Circle in the Square is the third full-length studio album by alternative hip-hop band Flobots.[1] The album was released on August 28, 2012 and peaked at No. 198 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart.[2] The Circle in the Square was released by Shanachie Records, unlike their first two albums which were released by Universal Republic. The album's title track, The Circle in the Square, was the only single from the album and was released on the Flobots official YouTube channel on July 11, 2012.
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| Released | August 28, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, alternative hip hop | |||
| Label | Shanachie Records | |||
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Reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 66/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| PopMatters |   [4] |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| Consequence of Sound | C−[6] |
The Circle in the Square received mixed to positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 66/100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Flobots.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Flokovsky" | 1:07 |
| 2. | "The Circle in the Square" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "Run (Run Run Run)" | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Sides" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "On Loss And Having" | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Gonna Be Free" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "One Last Show" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Interlude" | 0:48 |
| 9. | "Wrestling Israel" | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Loneliness" | 4:26 |
| 11. | "The Rose And The Thistle" | 3:37 |
| 12. | "#Occupyearth" | 4:32 |
| 13. | "Journey After (War Fatigues)" | 5:06 |
| 14. | "Stop The Apocalypse" | 4:07 |
| 15. | "..." | 2:18 |
The lyrics say "The clock is now 11:55 on the big hand," which was the setting of the Doomsday Clock when the song was released, at "5 minutes to midnight".
References
edit- ↑ Cohen, Jonathan (September 5, 2012). "FLOBOTS - The Circle in the Square". Reviews. Verbicide Magazine. Retrieved July 4, 2013."
- ↑ "Flobots - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2013.
- 1 2 "The Circle in the Square by Flobots Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Flobots: The Circle in the Square". PopMatters. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "The Circle in the Square - Flobots". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
- ↑ "Flobots - The Circle in the Square". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
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