Circling from Above | ||||
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Released | July 18, 2025 | |||
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Length | 41:13 | |||
Label | Universal Music Enterprises | |||
Producer | Will Evankovich | |||
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Circling from Above is the eighteenth studio album by American rock band Styx. The album was released on July 18, 2025, by Universal Music Enterprises. This is the first album to feature Will Evankovich and Terry Gowan as full-time members.
On March 20, 2024, Styx announced via social media that Ricky Phillips would be leaving the band to spend more time at home and away from the road. [1] On March 22, 2024, Lawrence Gowan's younger brother Terry debuted as the new touring bass player for Styx at their show in Wallingford, Connecticut. [2] On May 17 he was announced as an official member. [3] [4]
On May 28, 2025, Styx announced their eighteenth studio album, Circling from Above, set for release on July 18 via Alpha Dog 2T/UMe. Produced by Will Evankovich, the 13-track album explores themes of human ambition, technology, and nature, and features contributions from all seven current members of the band. The lead single, "Build and Destroy," was released alongside an AI-generated music video, and physical copies of the album will be made available ahead of the digital release during the band's 2025 Brotherhood of Rock tour. [5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Circling from Above" | 2:00 | |
2. | "Build and Destroy" |
| 3:53 |
3. | "Michigan" |
| 3:03 |
4. | "King of Love" |
| 3:29 |
5. | "It’s Clear" |
| 3:31 |
6. | "Forgive" |
| 3:55 |
7. | "Everybody Raise a Glass" |
| 3:35 |
8. | "Blue Eyed Raven" | Shaw | 3:54 |
9. | "She Knows" | Evankovich | 3:35 |
10. | "Ease Your Mind" |
| 0:48 |
11. | "The Things That You Said" |
| 3:28 |
12. | "We Lost the Wheel Again" | Evankovich | 2:57 |
13. | "Only You Can Decide" | Shaw | 3:05 |
Total length: | 41:13 |
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [6]
Chart (2025) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] | 73 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 46 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] | 20 |
US Top Current Album Sales ( Billboard ) [10] | 32 |
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