Jethro Tull – Curious Ruminant (Official Video) via YouTube

Jethro Tull – Curious Ruminant (Official Video)

After two consecutive new Jethro Tull album releases in 2022 and 2023, another collection – ‘Curious Ruminant’ – is unleashed on the 7th March 2025. Consisting of nine tracks varying in length from two and half minutes to almost seventeen minutes, this is an album of mostly full band music. Amongst the musicians featured are former keyboardist Andrew Giddings and drummer James Duncan, along with the current band members David Goodier, John O’Hara, Scott Hammond and, making his recording debut with the band, guitarist Jack Clark.

‘Curious Ruminant’ will be available on several different formats, including a Ltd Deluxe Ultra Clear 180g 2LP + 2CD + Blu-ray Artbook & Ltd 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 Ltd Deluxe vinyl artbook also includes in 2 exclusive art-prints. The album will also be available as a Special Edition CD Digipak, Gatefold 180g LP + LP-booklet & as Digital Album (in both stereo & Dolby Atmos).

Pre-Order: https://jethrotullband.lnk.to/CuriousRuminant-AlbumID

Video directed by Costin Chioreanu
Text from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFOv9HHe19c

This is definitely a classic Jethro Tull prog-rock sounding track.

Anderson’s lyrics about existentialism and self-introspection are dotted with his signature flute riffs and classical-folk-music-but-also-electric melodies.

The video is awash with surreal hand painted imagery by Hungarian artist and musician Costin Chioreanu. Chioreanu’s work reminds me of some of the dark Soviet expressionist animation that used to show on the Independent Film Channel back in the 90s…