Circulatory System (album)

Circulatory System
Studio album by Circulatory System
Released	August 28, 2001
Genre	Indie rock, psychedelic rock
Length	57:08
Label	Cloud Recordings
Circulatory System chronology
Circulatory System (2001) Inside Views (2001)

Circulatory System is the first album by the American music ensemble Circulatory System. It was released on August 28, 2001, on musician John Fernandes' Cloud Recordings label.[1]

The album artwork is a juxtaposition of the album covers for Music from the Unrealized Film Script: Dusk at Cubist Castle and Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume One by Elephant 6 act The Olivia Tremor Control, who shared members with Circulatory System.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Alternative Press	7/10[5]
Pitchfork	9.5/10[6]
Q	[7]
Stylus Magazine	B[8]
Uncut	[9]

Pitchfork named Circulatory System the fifth best album of 2001.[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Will Cullen Hart

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Yesterday's World"	4:00
2.	"Prehistoric"	1:21
3.	"Diary of Wood"	2:17
4.	"Outside Blasts"	6:07
5.	"Joy"	2:06
6.	"The Lovely Universe"	3:24
7.	"Round"	1:07
8.	"Inside Blasts"	5:54
9.	"Illusion"	1:57
10.	"Waves of Bark and Light"	3:00
11.	"Now"	2:07
12.	"A Peek"	3:12
13.	"Fingers"	1:04
14.	"Days to Come (In Photographs)"	2:42
15.	"Symbols and Maps"	2:24
16.	"The Pillow"	2:58
17.	"Stars"	1:55
18.	"Should a Cloud Replace a Compass?"	2:14
19.	"Time or Dateline"	1:11
20.	"How Long?"	2:00
21.	"Your Parades"	3:27
22.	"Forever"	1:26
Total length:		57:08

Personnel

• Will Cullen Hart – vocals, guitar, electronics
• John Fernandes – clarinet, violin, bass guitar
• Peter Erchick – organ, bass guitar, vocals
• Heather McIntosh – cello, bass guitar, vocals
• Derek Almstead – drums, percussion, vocals
• AJ Griffin – guitar, vocals

Former members

• Hannah M. Jones – drums, percussion

References

1. "Circulatory System's Signal Morning". Optical Atlas. 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
2. Beaudreau, James (August 27, 2001). "Circulatory System: self-titled". PopMatters. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
3. "Reviews for Circulatory System by Circulatory System". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
4. Farrill, Alex. "Circulatory System – Circulatory System". AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
5. "Circulatory System: Circulatory System". Alternative Press (161): 84. December 2001.
6. LeMay, Matt (August 28, 2001). "Circulatory System: Circulatory System". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
7. "Circulatory System: Circulatory System". Q (188): 116. March 2002.
8. Chakroff, Evan (September 1, 2003). "Circulatory System – Circulatory System – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
9. "Circulatory System: Circulatory System". Uncut (59): 113. April 2002.
10. "Staff Lists: Top 20 Albums of 2001". Pitchfork. January 1, 2002. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2012.