| Circle | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Label | Pachyderm Records [1] | |||
| Producer | Doyle Bramhall, Indigenous | |||
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Circle is an album by the American band Indigenous, released in 2000. [2] [3] It won a Nammy Award, in the "Best Blues and Jazz" category. [4]
The album peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Blues Albums chart. [5]
The album was produced by Doyle Bramhall and the band; Bramhall also wrote two songs. [6] [7] [8] Indigenous met Bramhall when they opened a 1995 concert for him. [9] The album cover art was created by Alton Kelley. [10]
All four bandmembers contributed to the songwriting. [11] Jennifer Warnes sang on "The Moon Is Shining". [12] Tower of Power's Roger Smith played keyboards. [13]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [14] |
| Rolling Stone | [15] |
The Washington Post called the guitar work "a potent mix of '60s influences translated into a passionate, contemporary sound." [16] Rolling Stone wrote that the band's "gritty, workmanlike rock is solid and unpretentious, as well-schooled in its influences as it is earnest in execution." [15]
The Hartford Courant deemed the album "an adequate disc with competent musicianship, but most of the songs are formulaic and Circle ultimately lacks flair." [17] The Courier News called it "heavy [and] soulful," writing that Indigenous "combines its native rhythms with the Texas blues-rock of Stevie Ray Vaughan." [18]
AllMusic wrote that "Mato Nanji is a flawless guitar player, but his prowess here is slightly dampened by the acoustic guitar that lies a layer beneath some of the songs, resulting in less punch." [14]
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