Jethro Tull Shares 2nd Track From New Studio Album, ‘Curious Ruminant’
by Best Classic Bands Staff
Jethro Tull has released a second track from their upcoming studio album, Curious Ruminant. The title, which follows the band’s recent burst of recording activity with releases in 2022 and 2023, arrives on March 7. The album features nine new tracks varying in length from two and half minutes to almost seventeen minutes (“Drink From the Same Well”). Joining Ian Anderson are former keyboardist Andrew Giddings and drummer James Duncan along with current band members David Goodier, John O’Hara, and Scott Hammond, and making his Tull recording debut, Jack Clark. “The Tipu House,” shared on February 6, follows the release of the title track. Watch the official videos for both songs below.
Curious Ruminant will be available on several different formats, including a Limited Deluxe Ultra Clear 180g 2LP + 2CD + Blu-ray Artbook & Limited Deluxe 2CD + Blu-ray Artbook. Both of these feature the main album, alternative stereo mixes & a Blu-ray containing Dolby Atmos & 5.1 Surround Sound (once again undertaken by Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief), as well as exclusive interview material. The Limited Deluxe vinyl Artbook also includes 2 exclusive art prints. The album will also be available as a Special Edition CD Digipak and gatefold 180g LP. They’re available for pre-order in the U.S. here and in the U.K. here. [The single CD is available in the U.S. here.]
To coincide with the Jan. 10 album announcement, Tull released a video for the title track, also directed by Costin Chioreanu.
Related: Our 2023 interview with Ian Anderson on Tull’s past, present and future
Jethro Tull Curious Ruminant Track Listing
1. Puppet And The Puppet Master
2. Curious Ruminant
3. Dunsinane Hill
4. The Tipu House
5. Savannah of Paddington Green
6. Stygian Hand
7. Over Jerusalem
8. Drink From The Same Well
9. Interim Sleep
From the announcement: Anderson, 77, had been saying for months following the release of RökFlöte that he would embark on a new project in late 2023. He waited only a few weeks before the first notions began to solidify into some drafted words of intent and in May 2024, some unfinished music recorded earlier with John O’Hara, David Goodier and James Duncan became the starting point for the new songs as they took shape.
Writing the lyrics and melodies for all the newly written material came very quickly once he began in earnest during June and just seemed to slot right in to the musical feel and styles of the earlier recordings.
Some of the songs are developed from unfinished instrumental demos made some years ago. Apart from the signature flute solos and melodies, accordion, mandolin, acoustic and tenor guitars feature on several tracks too, so the subtle backdrop of acoustic and folk rock serves to remind of the Tull heritage of the 70s.
See Jethro Tull on tour. Tickets are available here and here.
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Jump into a conversationAs a Jethro Tull fan of 50 years, I wish they had stopped long ago. In my opinion, it’s been 30 years since there was a good Tull album, with the exception of moments here and there on the Christmas one. There is none of the sparkle that made them great. Worse, there’s been no vocal at all. It’s been like listening to a gloomy story audiobook with generic ‘world rock’ background music.