The Amulet (album)
2017 studio album by Circa Survive
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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.
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| Released | September 22, 2017 | |||
| Studio | Studio 4 | |||
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| Length | 42:52 | |||
| Label | Hopeless | |||
| Producer | Will Yip | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Alternative Press | [3] |
| Kerrang! | [1] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.1/5[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. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Dark Pools" | 4:50 |
| 12. | "Indra's Net" | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 52:40 | |
Charts
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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| 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
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Circa Survive
Additional musicians
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Production
Design
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