Circles (P.O.D. album)

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Circles
P.O.D. Circles album artwork.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)
Studio
Genre
Length37:10
Label Mascot
Producer The Heavy
P.O.D. chronology
The Awakening
(2015)
Circles
(2018)
Veritas
(2024)
Singles from Circles
  1. "Listening for the Silence"
    Released: October 9, 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
CCM Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Indie Vision Music3/5 [1]
Metal Revolution55% [4]

Circles is the tenth studio album by American Christian nu metal band P.O.D. The album was released on November 16, 2018, via Mascot Records. To promote the record, the band toured across the United States and Europe. It is the last album to feature the band's founding drummer Wuv Bernardo before his hiatus from the band in 2021.

Contents

Background

In August 2017, the group released "Soundboy Killa" as a promotional single from the album. Later that year, the quartet travelled the United States and South America on the Soundboy Killaz with Powerflo, Alien Ant Farm and Fire from the Gods. [5]

In September 2018, the ensemble released the title track "Circles", [6] followed by "Listening for the Silence", [7] which peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart. [8]

The group worked on the record with Los Angeles production duo The Heavy, the most extensive collaboration the group has done.

The title of the album, possesses multiple meanings to lead vocalist Sonny Sandoval, who stated that "Part of the thought was, 'Man, is this new beginning for P.O.D., or is the beautiful end?'". [9]

Sound and composition

Blabbermouth.net stated that "The rap-driven "Rockin' With The Best" has an old-school P.O.D. sound that nods to the Beastie Boys, while "Always Southern California" is a reggae-inflected rocker and the groove-heavy "Soundboy Killa" is a hip-hop/metal hybrid", going on to say that "The dynamic title track even boasts moody electronic flourishes, glassy piano, and laid-back rapping verses". [10]

Promotion

On October 5, 2018, the band announced on Facebook a 23-city fall U.S. tour in support of their upcoming album called the "Full Circle" Tour, starting on November 14 at Marty's on Newport club and ending on December 12 at Greensboro's Cone Denim Entertainment Center. Nonpoint and Islander were supporting acts on the tour. [11] [12] [13] On October 10, the band announced a co-headlining 2019 European tour with Alien Ant Farm, beginning on February 26 at Exeter's Lemon Grove venue and finishing on March 14 in Dublin's Button Factory. '68 were a supporting act on all dates. [14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by P.O.D

Circles track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Rockin' with the Best"2:42
2."Always Southern California"3:10
3."Circles"3:27
4."Panic Attack"3:02
5."On the Radio"3:10
6."Fly Away"3:10
7."Listening for the Silence"3:51
8."Dreaming"3:02
9."Domino"3:29
10."Soundboy Killa"4:06
11."Home"4:01
Total length:37:16

Personnel

Credits adapted from the Circles booklet. [15]

P.O.D.

Additional musicians

Production

Imagery

Charts

Chart performance for Circles
Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [16] 12
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [17] 93

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