Jethro Tull has released "The Tipu House," the second single from their upcoming album Curious Ruminant. The song cuts its hints of utopia, where "you feel for your neighbor," with acidic lines like ...

Death, dysfunction and ecological disaster surrounded Ian Anderson as his changing world shaped a “forever tainted” record ...

Frontman Ian Anderson recorded Curious Ruminant with Jethro Tull’s current lineup, with additional contributions from two former members of the band. Anderson sang lead and played flute, guitar, and ...

Curious Ruminant, their 24th studio album, is their folkiest since Stormwatch (1979), which followed Songs From the Wood (1977) and Heavy Horses (1978) to complete the band’s inspired and – given the ...

Flute magician Ian Anderson has cemented his legendary status in the music industry. His signature playing pushed rock in a new experimental direction and gave his band Jethro Tull a huge worldwide ...

Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson says his new album 'Curious Ruminant' is the most personal record he has ever made. The 77-year-old musician - who has been the flautist and vocalist of the prog rock band ...

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Tull’s leader thought using the 5/4 rhythm from Brubeck’s “Take Five” would be commercial suicide, but listeners proved him wrong ...

Many bands test out different styles of music over the course of an entire album, switching it up from song to song. Jethro Tull could shift genres several times in the course of a single song, which ...

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