Cults Indoctrinate New Followers with Offering
Looking for dreamy melodies with catchy hooks and pleasant listening? You’ll love what Cults is offering with their new record Offering.
Cults, formed in Manhattan, consists of singer Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, who plays guitar and percussion and sings. The band has not put out an album in four years.
With this recording, the duo has made an album that would fit right at home in Twin Peak’s Roadhouse. Follin’s vocals from the outset are put to the forefront of the mix but are unclear, like… like a dream! Jokes aside, the band has created a wonderful atmosphere that allows one song to flow naturally into the next.
This does, however, give a majority of the record a bit of a monotonous feel. The sound is so pleasing, though, that it doesn’t register as complaint. The track “I Took Your Picture” is built around an off-kilter hook which snaps you out of the daydreamy vibe.
The record hits its stride with the last three songs, “Talk in Circles,” “Clear from Far Away,” and “Gilded Lily.” The first of these provides the album with its strongest chorus and feels like it’s going in circles… (I’m sorry). “Clear from Far Away” grounds itself with a solid guitar track while they enhance the song with weird synth sounds.
“Gilled Lily” brings the album the record to a close with some needed intensity. Thought the record is a pleasant experience to listen to, it could have used more tracks like “Lily” to break the tempos. Then again, I can’t fault the band for using a less-is-more philosophy with the dynamic. (I just wanted more intensity please!!!)
Overall this is a satisfying record. The layered vocals and synths make revisits a worthy endeavor.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Suggested Tracks: “I Took Your Picture” “Talk in Circles” “Gilled Lily”
Cults held an album release party yesterday (Thursday, October 5th), where they bartended and played the album for the crowd.
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Tour Dates:
Sat 10/14/2017 Johnny Brenda’s | Philadelphia PA w/ Hideout, Cullen Omori
Sun 10/15/2017 Rock And Roll Hotel | Washington DC w/ Hideout, Cullen Omori
Tue 10/17/2017 Music Hall Of Williamsburg | Brooklyn NY
Wed 10/18/2017 Brighton Music Hall | Boston MA
Thu 10/19/2017 The Hollow | Albany NY
Fri 10/20/2017 Lee’s Palace | Toronto ON w/ Hideout, Cullen Omori
Sat 10/21/2017 Marble Bar | Detroit MI
Sun 10/22/2017 Lincoln Hall | Chicago Il w/ Hideout, Cullen Omori
Tue 10/24/2017 Fine Line Music Cafe | Minneapolis MN
Wed 10/25/2017 High Noon Saloon | Madison WI w/ Hideout, Cullen Omori
Thu 10/26/2017 Vaudeville Mews | Des Moines IA w/ Hideout, Cullen Omori
Fri 10/27/2017 The Riot Room | Kansas City MO
Sat 10/28/2017 Globe Hall | Denver CO
Sun 10/29/2017 Urban Lounge | Salt Lake City UT
Tue 10/31/2017 Neumos | Seattle WA
Wed 11/01/2017 Star Theater | Portland OR
Fri 11/03/2017 The Chapel | San Francisco CA w/ The Willowz, Curls
Sat 11/04/2017 Pappy And Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace | Pioneertown, CA w/ The Willowz, Curls
Sun 11/05/2017 The Irenic | San Diego CA w/ The Willowz, Curls
Mon 11/06/2017 Constellation Room @ The Observatory | Santa Ana CA w/ The Willowz, Curls
Tue 11/07/2017 Teragram Ballroom | Los Angeles CA w/ The Willowz, Curls
Thu 11/09/2017 The Crescent Ballroom | Phoenix AZ w/ She-Devils
Sat 11/11/2017 Dada Dallas | Dallas, TX w/ Deep Cuts, She-Devils
Sun 11/12/2017 Antone’s | Austin, TX w/ She-Devils
Mon 11/13/2017 White Oak Music Hall – Downstairs | Houston, TX w/ She-Devils
Tue 11/14/2017 One Eyed Jacks | New Orleans, LA w/ She-Devils
Wed 11/15/2017 Saturn | Birmingham, AL w/ She-Devils
Thu 11/16/2017 Exit / In | Nashville, TN w/ She-Devils
Fri 11/17/2017 Aisle 5 | Atlanta, GA w/ She-Devils
Sat 11/18/2017 Cat’s Cradle | Carrboro, NC w/ Hideout, She-Devils
Sun 11/19/2017 Ottobar | Baltimore, MD w/ Hideout, She-Devils
