Juturna (album)
Encyclopedia
Juturna is the debut album by American rock
band, Circa Survive
. It was released on April 19, 2005 through Equal Vision Records
and reached #183 on the Billboard 200
on May 7, 2005. As of July 19, 2006, it has sold 74,896 copies.
Juturna
is the Roman goddess of fountains, wells and springs. It was taken as the album title to symbolize a new beginning for the band members. It was originally the title of an unreleased song from an early demo of "The Great Golden Baby". The album artwork is by Esao Andrews
.
, a book by Mark Z. Danielewski
. The song is said to be in the perspective of the main character in House Of Leaves, Johnny Truant. The hidden track can also be played backwards which will reveal a whole new song, that includes the intro to "Holding Someone's Hair Back".
The song "Stop the Fuckin' Car" had its name censored to "Stop the Car" on the track listing on the back of the CD case. However, it still states the title as "Stop the Fuckin' Car" on the booklet inside the case.
"Suspending Disbelief", off The Inuit Sessions
was originally intended to be on Juturna. It did not make the album though.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band, Circa Survive
Circa Survive
Circa Survive is an American alternative rock band from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania suburb of Doylestown, formed in 2004. The band consists of vocalist Anthony Green, former singer of Saosin and members of the now-defunct This Day Forward....
. It was released on April 19, 2005 through Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records
Equal Vision Records is a record label based in Albany, New York, which has a focus in metal or punk-based rock genres. Equal Vision Records was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo ....
and reached #183 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
on May 7, 2005. As of July 19, 2006, it has sold 74,896 copies.
Juturna
Juturna
In the myth and religion of ancient Rome, Juturna was a goddess of fountains, wells and springs. She was a sister of Turnus and supported him against Aeneas by giving him his sword after he dropped it in battle, as well as taking him away from the battle when it seemed he would get killed...
is the Roman goddess of fountains, wells and springs. It was taken as the album title to symbolize a new beginning for the band members. It was originally the title of an unreleased song from an early demo of "The Great Golden Baby". The album artwork is by Esao Andrews
Esao Andrews
Esao Andrews is an American painter, working with oil on wood panels. His work blends Gothic grotesque, erotic and surrealism.-Life:Andrews was born and grew up in Mesa, Arizona where he attended Red Mountain High School...
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Track listing
There is a hidden track, "House of Leaves," located at exactly 8:45, after the silence that follows "Meet Me in Montauk." It is named after House of LeavesHouse of Leaves
House of Leaves is the debut novel by the American author Mark Z. Danielewski, published by Pantheon Books. The novel quickly became a bestseller following its March 7, 2000 release. It was followed by a companion piece, The Whalestoe Letters...
, a book by Mark Z. Danielewski
Mark Z. Danielewski
Mark Z. Danielewski, born March 5, 1966 in New York City, New York, is an American author, best known for his debut novel House of Leaves...
. The song is said to be in the perspective of the main character in House Of Leaves, Johnny Truant. The hidden track can also be played backwards which will reveal a whole new song, that includes the intro to "Holding Someone's Hair Back".
The song "Stop the Fuckin' Car" had its name censored to "Stop the Car" on the track listing on the back of the CD case. However, it still states the title as "Stop the Fuckin' Car" on the booklet inside the case.
"Suspending Disbelief", off The Inuit Sessions
The Inuit Sessions
The Inuit Sessions is Circa Survive's first release. It was released in 2005 through Equal Vision Records. Only 3,000 copies of it were made. The EP contains "Act Appalled" and "The Great Golden Baby", which were both released on the Juturna album....
was originally intended to be on Juturna. It did not make the album though.
Allusions
- "Meet Me in Montauk" is a reference to a line from the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindEternal Sunshine of the Spotless MindEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic science fiction film about an estranged couple who have each other erased from their memories, scripted by Charlie Kaufman and directed by the French director, Michel Gondry. The film uses elements of science fiction, psychological...
, as well as a line from a writing by Alexander PopeAlexander PopeAlexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...
, for which the movie was named. The title "Wish Resign" is also an allusion to the same Alexander PopeAlexander PopeAlexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...
quotation seen in the film.
- "The Glorious Nosebleed" is a short story by Edward GoreyEdward GoreyEdward St. John Gorey was an American writer and artist noted for his macabre illustrated books.-Early life:...
.