The record moves in exactly the way its title suggests — returning, revolving, never quite resolving. Built from slow harmonic drones that thicken and thin like breath, In Circles favors patience over event, letting tones accumulate until the room itself seems to hum. The production is clean but not cold, with a warmth that keeps the darkness from becoming oppressive. In this post-2015 strain of melodic dark ambient, the returning patterns give you something to hold onto inside the drone.