{"id":14362,"date":"2024-12-17T16:25:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T16:25:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.progradar.org\/?p=14362"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:11:13","slug":"circu5-announce-new-studio-album-clockwork-tulpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/12\/17\/circu5-announce-new-studio-album-clockwork-tulpa\/","title":{"rendered":"CIRCU5 announce new studio album: Clockwork Tulpa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FRONT_COVER_ONLY_FINAL_CIRCU5_CT_laarrrrge_300dpi.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1177\" height=\"1177\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/FRONT_COVER_ONLY_FINAL_CIRCU5_CT_laarrrrge_300dpi.jpg?resize=1177%2C1177&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14363\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UK prog rockers, CIRCU5, have announced that their second album, Clockwork Tulpa, will be released on March 7, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The album is now available to pre-order at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circu5.com\/\">https:\/\/www.circu5.com\/<\/a>. Pre-order supporters gain access to bonuses, including posters, early-access downloads and &#8216;The Vault&#8217;: a boxed flash-drive collection featuring behind-the-scenes demos, lyrics and concepts from the album&#8217;s creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clockwork Tulpa is CIRCU5&#8217;s first album release as a full band, with Tin Spirits frontman Mark Kilminster and drummer Lee Moulding joining founder Steve Tilling. &#8220;With Mark and Lee in the band, CIRCU5 can now establish its own unique identity,&#8221; says Steve. &#8220;I&#8217;m excited about where we can take the band next.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10-track album comes nearly eight years after CIRCU5&#8217;s eponymous 2017 debut. The extended gap was due to Steve contracting Long Covid and committing to projects with ex-members of UK rock band, XTC. &#8220;The songs reflect life&#8217;s ups and downs during that time. But I learned a valuable lesson: don&#8217;t be swayed by the plans of others. Stay true to yourself and your goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clockwork Tulpa continues the story of &#8216;Grady&#8217;: a troubled character moulded from birth by the mysterious CIRCU5 organisation. &#8220;It&#8217;s not just storytelling,&#8221; says Steve. &#8220;It&#8217;s a reflection on how people navigate the trauma of tough childhoods without falling prey to isolating belief systems. But ultimately, it&#8217;s about making the best songs we can.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ahead of Clockwork Tulpa&#8217;s release, CIRCU5 have made two album tracks \u2013 Freakshow Train and Skin Machine \u2013 available on streaming services. To pre-order Clockwork Tulpa, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circu5.com\/\">https:\/\/www.circu5.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clockwork Tulpa tracklist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Make No Sound<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. Sing Now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Freakshow Train<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Skin Machine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Infinite Lucid Geometric Fever Dream<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Clockwork Tulpa<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. Violet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8. Change the Weather<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9. Don&#8217;t Spare Me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10. Scars<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch the video for Freakshow Train here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kNqWSicGz8U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UK prog rockers, CIRCU5, have announced that their second album, Clockwork Tulpa, will be released on March 7, 2025. The album is now available to pre-order at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circu5.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.circu5.com\/<\/a>. Pre-order supporters gain access to bonuses, including posters, early-access downloads and &#8216;The Vault&#8217;: a boxed flash-drive collection featuring behind-the-scenes demos, lyrics and concepts from the album&#8217;s creation. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8,7,4028,1],"tags":[2422,6001,6003,6002,2423],"class_list":["post-14362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-album-releases","category-news","category-track-video-release","category-uncategorised","tag-circu5","tag-clockwork-tulpa","tag-lee-moulding","tag-mark-kilminster","tag-steve-tilling"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phnn7q-3JE","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Band.jpg?fit=2362%2C1578&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14362"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14362\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18089,"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14362\/revisions\/18089"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}