You can now pre-order Circle Takes the Square’s new full length at http://circletakesthesquare.bigcartel.com/. Available in both LP and CD formats, as well as bundled with some other great goodies, this is the bands first full release since 2004′s As the Roots Undo. If you haven’t already, head on over to http://www.ctts.bandcamp.com/ to stream the album in its entirety for free.

Track List:

Chapter I: Rites of Initiation

1. “Enter by the Narrow Gates” – 6:55
2. “Spirit Narrative” – 2:46
3. “Way of Ever-Branching Paths” – 8:57
4. “The Ancestral Other Side” – 4:27

Chapter II: Totem Polaris

5. “Prefaced by the Signal Fires” – 5:25
6. “A Closing Chapter (Scarlet Rising)” – 4:54
7. “Singing Vengeance into Being” – 6:48
8. “Arrowhead as Epilogue” – 4:24
9. “North Star, Inverted” – 10:54

After much patience the time has finally arrived and (spoiler alert) the wait was well worth it! For a limited time you can stream Circle Takes the Square’s new album, Decompositions: Vol 1, for free at http://ctts.bandcamp.com/

The band will begin taking pre-orders for physical copies some time in January. Until then the digital version is available for “pay what you like”.

CTTS is heading over to Europe in early 2012 for a tour with Kylesa and KEN Mode. Check out the dates below and don’t miss out!

13.01.12 Germany Oberhausen Kraftwerk in der Turbinenhalle View »

14.01.12 Belgium Brussels Magasin 4 View »

15.01.12 France Paris Glazart View »

16.01.12 France Montpellier Secret Place View »

17.01.12 Spain Madrid Ritmo y Compás View »

18.01.12 Portugal Porto Hard Club

19.01.12 Portugal Lisboa Santiago Alquimista View »

20.01.12 Spain Bilbao Sala Azkena

21.01.12 Spain Barcelona Salamandra 1

22.01.12 France La Rochelle La Sirene View »

24.01.12 Switzerland Zürich Abart

25.01.12 Germany München Feierwerk View »

26.01.12 Austria Wien Arena

27.01.12 Italy Milano Lo-Fi View »

28.01.12 Germany Schweinfurt Alter Stattbahnhof View »

29.01.12 Poland Poznan Blue Note View »

30.01.12 Germany Berlin Magnet

31.01.12 Germany Hamburg Logo View »

02.02.12 Finland Tampere Klubi

03.02.12 Finland Helsinki Nosturi

04.02.12 Finland Jyväskylä Lutakko

06.02.12 Sweden Stockholm Lava View »

07.02.12 Sweden Gothenburg Truck Stop Alaska

08.02.12 Norway Trondheim Klubben

09.02.12 Norway Oslo Blå View »

10.02.12 Norway Bergen Garage

11.02.12 Norway Stavanger Folken View »

13.02.12 Denmark Aarhus Train View »

14.02.12 Denmark Copenhagen Beta View »

15.02.12 Germany Leipzig Conne Island

16.02.12 Germany Karlsruhe Jubez

17.02.12 France Reims La Cartonnerie View »

18.02.12 Netherlands Nijmegen Doornroosje View »

19.02.12 UK Brighton The Haunt

20.02.12 UK Birmingham HMV Institute Temple View »

21.02.12 UK Leeds The Well View »

22.02.12 Ireland Dublin Button Factory

23.02.12 UK London O2 Academy Islington View »

24.02.12 France Evreux L’Abordage View »

25.02.12 France Quimper Les Hivernauts View »

26.02.12 France Lille Aeronef View »

Oct 22nd Harrisonburg, VA @ Secret show

Oct 23rd Baltimore, MD @ The Ottobar Early Show-Doors @ 1pm $10 all ages w/ City of Ships / Pala / Questioner

Oct 24th Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church 2125 Chestnut Street w/ Gholas / Gods and Queens / Full of Hell

Oct 25th Blacksburg, VA @  130 Jackson w/ Pygmylush, Regents

Oct 26th Greensboro, NC @ Glenwood coffee and books w/ Pygmylush, Systems

Oct 27th Savannah, GA @ The Jinx w/ City of Ships / Indian Giver / Sins of Godless Men

Oct 28th Gainesville, FL @ The FEST 10 There will be  45 walk up tix available. doors @5:10pm. Our set is 12:30am @ Double Down(formerly Common Grounds)

Oct 29th St. Petersburg, FL @ Fubar  $8 (18+) w/ Capsule / City of Ships / and others

Oct 31st Pembroke Pines, FL @ The Talent Farm $12 all ages / doors @ 6:30pm w/ Touche Amore / Pianos Become the Teeth / City of Ships / Capsule

Nov 1st Winter Park, FL @ The Haven $10adv./$13d.o.s. all ages / doors @8pm w/ Touche Amore / Pianos Become the Teeth / City of Ships

Nov 2nd Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse $12 Buy Tickets / all ages w/ Touche Amore / Pianos / City of Ships

Nov 3rd New Orleans, LA @ Dragons Den $5 / all ages w/ Touche Amore / Pianos / Thou

Nov 5th Baton Rouge, LA @ Manship Theatre $10 / all ages w/ True Widow / Thou / Leaving

Nov 6th Hattiesburg, MS @ The Tavern  (18+) w/ City of Ships / Quiet Hands /  Ostrov

Nov 7th Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn  $7 (18+) w/ City of Ships / an isle ate her / hello cobra

Nov 8th Athens, GA @ Caledonia Lounge $7/($9 if under 21) w/ City of Ships / special guests TBA

Nov 9th Brunswick, GA @ Port City Music Hall -$10 / all ages / doors @6pm w/Bearshark / Solid Gold Thunder and more

You can now stream the band’s new EP for free!

Decompositions – Vol I. Chapter 1. Rites of Initiation (lyrics here)

http://ctts.bandcamp.com/album/decompositions-vol-i-chapter-1-rites-of-initiation

The EP contains the first four songs from Circle Takes the Square’s full length album due out in November.