The Circle in the Square

For the theatre, see Circle in the Square Theatre.

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.

The Circle in the Square
Studio album by Flobots
Released	August 28, 2012
Genre	Alternative rock, alternative hip hop
Label	Shanachie Records
Flobots chronology
Survival Story (2010) The Circle in the Square (2012) Noenemies (2017)

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
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

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

All tracks are written by Flobots

References

1. Cohen, Jonathan (5 September 2012). "FLOBOTS - The Circle in the Square". Reviews. Verbicide Magazine. Retrieved 4 July 2013."
2. "Flobots - Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
3. "The Circle in the Square by Flobots Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
4. "Flobots: The Circle in the Square". PopMatters. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
5. "The Circle in the Square - Flobots". AllMusic. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
6. "Flobots - The Circle in the Square". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 4, 2017.