The dictionary definition of Circuitous, the upcoming second LP from Canadian band Blessed, is “very Blessed methodology,” says singer and guitarist Drew Riekman. He recites: “Of a route or journey, longer than the most direct way.”
This sounds glib, but it’s also a description of a profound and rare way of creating that makes Circuitous (pronounced ser-cue-ih-tiss), like all previous Blessed releases, a singular, moving, and unsettlingly committed piece of work. Circuitous cements and expands on Blessed’s status as a band’s band: a patient, eclectic career outfit guided by reverence for and an intense pursuit of an internally-dictated creative agenda on musicality, songwriting, performance, and artistic growth.