Released 5 February 2016 Length 52:26 Release date 5 February 2016 Label Cooking Vinyl | Recorded 2014–2015 Artist The Cult Producer Bob Rock | |
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Genres Hard rock, Alternative rock Similar The Cult albums, Alternative rock albums | ||
Hidden City is the tenth studio album by the British rock band The Cult, released on 5 February 2016 through Cooking Vinyl and Dine Alone Records. It is the final part of a trilogy that began with Born into This (2007), and The Cult's first album since their 1994 self-titled album not to feature bassist Chris Wyse; the role was filled by producer Bob Rock and Jane's Addiction bassist Chris Chaney. It also marks the fifth time Rock had produced a Cult album.
Contents
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Reception
Hidden City has received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. AllMusic writer Thom Jurek gave the album three out of five stars, saying that it "touches on almost every period in their history." He continued his review, stating that "Billy Duffy's signature boogie-matic post-Electric riffing struts out in front of drummer John Tempesta's hard-swinging snare and thumping tom-tom vamp. Ian Astbury's baritone remains a tremendous thundering force, authoritatively delivering a typically messy lyric swamp of Tibetan Buddhist mysticism and Native American spirituality that warns of coming karmic consequences for exploitative and destructive behavior. Rock's wildly busy, over the top production swirls around it all."
Track listing
- "Dark Energy" - 4:26
- "No Love Lost" - 3:13
- "Dance the Night" - 4:15
- "In Blood" - 4:48
- "Birds of Paradise" - 6:26
- "Hinterland" - 5:06
- "G O A T" - 3:18
- "Deeply Ordered Chaos" - 4:32
- "Avalanche of Light" - 4:31
- "Lilies" - 4:16
- "Heathens" - 3:39
- "Sound and Fury" - 3:54
Music videos
- "G O A T" - Dir: Juan Azulay
- "Hinterland" - Dir: Juan Azulay
- "Deeply Ordered Chaos" - Dir: Juan Azulay
- "Dark Energy" - Dir: Juan Azulay
Personnel
Additional personnel
Songs
1Dark Energy4:28
2No Love Lost3:13
3Dance the Night4:15