RökFlöte

RökFlöte
A red stick figure with horns playing a flute against a stone-grey background, with the artist name and album title printed in white above and below the figure
Studio album by
Jethro Tull
Released21 April 2023
Genre
Length44:47
LabelInside Out Music
ProducerIan Anderson
Jethro Tull chronology
The Zealot Gene
(2022) 		RökFlöte
(2023)
Singles from RökFlöte
  1. "Ginnungagap"
    Released: 20 January 2023
  2. "The Navigators"
    Released: 22 February 2023
  3. "Hammer on Hammer"
    Released: 5 April 2023

RökFlöte is the 23rd studio album by the British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 21 April 2023.[3][4]

It is a follow-up to The Zealot Gene (2022), and marks the shortest gap between two studio albums since A (1980).

Background[edit]

On 17 November 2022, on Jethro Tull's Facebook page, Ian Anderson announced that they were working on their next studio album and that it would be released in Spring of 2023 stating that Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief had just finished Surround Sound Mix and Alternate Stereo Mixes of the album.[5] The album mostly revolves around the characters, roles, and principal gods in Norse Paganism, as well as "Rock Flute".[3][6][7] The name of the album comes from "Rock Flute" as the original idea was to make an album of mostly instrumental flute music.[6][3] But eventually Ian Anderson stated that he was drawn to the phrase Ragnarök with "rök" meaning destiny, course, or direction. Ian Anderson would then change "Flute" to "Flöte" to "keep with the spelling".[6] The album was released as a double LP, CD, and Blu-ray as well as a deluxe edition featuring bonus demos, an interview with Ian Anderson, and a bonus track.[3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[13]
Review scores
SourceRating
Louder Sound[8]
The Spill Magazine[9]
Riff Magazine6/10[10]
Markus' Heavy Music Blog9/10[11]
The Telegraph[12]

Track listing[edit]

All music and lyrics by Ian Anderson.

RökFlöte track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Voluspo"3:43
2."Ginnungagap"3:49
3."Allfather"2:46
4."The Feathered Consort"3:40
5."Hammer on Hammer"3:09
6."Wolf Unchained"4:58
7."The Perfect One"3:51
8."Trickster (And the Mistletoe)"3:01
9."Cornucopia"3:53
10."The Navigators"4:27
11."Guardian's Watch"3:30
12."Ithavoll"4:00
Total length:44:47
Digital bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."The Navigators" (single edit[4])3:24
Total length:48:11

Personnel[edit]

Additional personnel
  • Unnur Birna – spoken vocals (tracks 1, 12)
Technical

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for RökFlöte
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[15] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 53
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 47
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 21
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 132
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 4
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[22] 15
Italian Albums (FIMI)[23] 59
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[24] 36
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[25] 39
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[26] 27
Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 7
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 43
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 17
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[31] 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ Peaks, Viewed From The (31 March 2023). "CD Review – Jethro Tull – RökFlöte". Spirit of Progressive Rock. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Jethro Tull – RökFlöte Review". CULT FOLLOWING. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d admin (20 January 2023). "New Jethro Tull album RökFlöte coming 21 April 2023". Jethro Tull. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  4. ^ a b Arthur (23 February 2023). "news: JETHRO TULL launch 'The Navigators'; the second single from 'RökFlöte'". metalglory.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Jethro Tull - The band have finished work on the 23rd..." Retrieved 21 January 2023 – via Facebook.
  6. ^ a b c Kielty, Martin (20 January 2023). "Hear New Jethro Tull Song 'Ginnungagap' From 'RokFlote' Album". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. ^ Drive, 97 1FM The (20 January 2023). "Jethro Tull releasing new album, 'RökFlöte,' in April". WDRV. Retrieved 21 January 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Fielderpublished, Hugh (21 April 2023). "RökFlöte finds Jethro Tull tackling Norse Gods and somehow reborn as a viable contemporary outfit". louder. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  9. ^ Badgley, Aaron (21 April 2023). "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: JETHRO TULL - RÖKFLÖTE". The Spill Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  10. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: Jethro Tull rolls the D&D dice on 'RökFlöte'". RIFF Magazine. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Review JETHRO TULL 'RökFlöte'". Markus' Heavy Music Blog. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  12. ^ McCormick, Neil; Perry, Andrew; Woods, Cat; Harrison, Emma (21 April 2023). "Everything But the Girl get nostalgic, Pet Shop Boys ventriloquise Putin – the week's best albums". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  13. ^ RökFlöte by Jethro Tull, retrieved 22 April 2023
  14. ^ "Jethro Tull Announces 23rd Studio Album, 'RökFlöte'". Blabbermouth.net. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jethro Tull – RökFlöte" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jethro Tull – RökFlöte" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jethro Tull – RökFlöte" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  18. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jethro Tull – RökFlöte" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  19. ^ "Jethro Tull: RökFlöte" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Top Albums (Week 17, 2023)". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jethro Tull – RökFlöte" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  22. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2023. 17. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 17 (dal 21.04.2023 al 27.04.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  24. ^ "Album 2023 uke 17". VG-lista. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  25. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 21.04.2023 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Jethro Tull – RökFlöte". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  28. ^ "Top 100 Albums Weekly". El portal de Música. Promusicae. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  29. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jethro Tull – RökFlöte". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  30. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  31. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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