RökFlöte

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

In contrast to its predecessor, The Zealot Gene (2022), RökFlöte marks the shortest gap between two Jethro Tull albums since Stormwatch (1979) and A (1980).

Background

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 with several different mix formats. The album mostly revolves around the characters, roles, and principal gods in Norse Paganism, as well as "Rock Flute". The name of the album comes from "Rock Flute" as the original idea was to make an album of mostly instrumental flute music. 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". 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.

Critical reception

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Ian Anderson.

Personnel

Jethro Tull

Ian Anderson – vocals, concert flutes, alto flutes, flute d'amour, Irish whistle, production, mixing, engineering
Joe Parrish – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, mandolin
David Goodier – bass guitar
John O'Hara – piano, keyboards, Hammond organ
Scott Hammond – drums