Static
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Universal acclaim- based on 9 Ratings
- Summary: Produced with Shane Stoneback and Ben Allen, the emotions around a breakup is the central theme of the second full-length release from the Brooklyn pop duo of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion.
- Record Label: Columbia Records
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Pop
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Oct 14, 201380It’s the love-struck youth of their typical songs striking out against the disappointment, and, like the album itself, coming out on top.
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Oct 14, 201380The album's sound is so alluring that it sometimes threatens to overwhelm the delicate vocals and melodies. Still, Static is a vivid, poignant tour of heartbreak that's much more enjoyable than that description suggests.
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Oct 15, 201378The layers at times get a little too thick, enough to hide some of Follin’s words. But as packed as the songs get with incident and sound, the gooey goodness of Cults’ candy pop wins out every time.
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Oct 14, 201370Get me out of here, take me back: That's breaking up in a nutshell, and Cults till this soil multiple ways.
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Oct 14, 201368Cults' sophomore album sidesteps presumptions about a rising, major-label band and admirably finds contentment not in what they could be, but what they are right now.
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Oct 15, 201365Cults is a pop band--albeit a very distinctive one--and Static only works when the band delivers on the melodies that made its debut so compelling.
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Oct 14, 201358Static lacks variety. It’s just a short-fused, gloomy rehash, and what little has been changed isn’t really an improvement.
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