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The Amulet
Rock · 2017 · 10 tracks · 42m

The Amulet

Circa Survive

Intricate guitar webs and soaring falsetto vocals create a dark, psychedelic atmosphere. A record of shifting rhythms and haunting, occult-tinged beauty.

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It's like a beautiful, dark fever dream where the guitars never stop talking to each other.

A sustained, shimmering tension that feels both ancient and modern.

The Amulet · vs · Circa Survive
Dusk+1.4σ

Dusk saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 42m
01
Lustration
5:33
02
Never Tell a Soul
3:49
03
Premonition of the Hex
3:49
04
Tunnel Vision
3:35
05
At Night It Gets Worse
5:54
06
Stay
2:38
07
Rites of Investiture
4:10
08
The Hex
3:46
09
Flesh and Bone
5:08
10
The Amulet
4:30
Moments Worth Waiting For
The rhythmic shift in Premonition of the Hex where the bass line suddenly feels like it's pulling you underwater.
The explosive, desperate climax of the title track where the vocal layering reaches a dizzying peak.
The eerie, stripped-back tension of Stay that provides a brief, haunting breath before the chaos returns.
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