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Released
  
15 October 2013

Artist
  
Cults

Label
  
COLUMBIA

Length
  
34:56

Release date
  
15 October 2013

Genre
  
Indie rock

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Recorded
  
2012-2013, SMT Studios, Treefort Studios, Maze Studios (Atlanta)

Producer
  
Cults, Shane Stoneback, Ben H. Allen III

Similar
  
Cults, Cult of Static, Matangi

Cults static album review


Static is the second studio album by New York pop duo Cults, released by Columbia Records on 15 October 2013.

Contents

Album title and themes

Of the album's title, band member Brian Oblivion said, "There's a feeling our generation has. The feeling there's always something better around the corner, that everyone is born to be a star. The feeling that life is waiting for you, and yet it’s not happening. All of that is static." Oblivion has also said, "I've fallen in love with the idea of static over the last year...When we were making this record, we put a couple of broken TVs on the mixing board and we'd turn the lights off, stare at them, and listen to the songs to see if the glow felt right."

Much of the discussion of the album was centered on the personal break-up of band members Madeline and Brian. Robert Ham of Paste wrote, "Fortunately or unfortunately for Cults, the release of [Static] is going to be clouded with the news that the couple behind the music—singer/lyricist Madeline Follin and guitarist Brian Oblivion—split up last year." He also wrote, "What will hopefully rise to the surface for those folks picking through these songs is how strong the music is here." Heather Fares of Allmusic wrote, "...breakups often provide plenty of songwriting fodder. Writing and performing songs with an ex, as Cults did on their second album, Static, is probably a special circle of hell, but when the results are this good, it's worth it." She continued to say, "The album's imagery hints at Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion's breakup...and yet their music is stronger than ever, balancing the elements they set forth on their debut with fewer gimmicks and more complexity."

Reception

Static has received generally favorable reviews from several mainstream critic websites. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75 out of 100, which indicates "Generally Favorable Reviews," based on 19 reviews.

Track listing

Music and Lyrics by Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion

  1. "I Know" - 1:42
  2. "I Can Hardly Make You Mine" - 3:30
  3. "Always Forever" - 3:43
  4. "High Road" - 4:28
  5. "Were Before" - 3:01
  6. "So Far" - 3:29
  7. "Keep Your Head Up" - 3:38
  8. "TV Dream" - 1:02
  9. "We've Got It" - 3:25
  10. "Shine a Light" - 3:14
  11. "No Hope" - 3:44

Songs

1I Know1:42
2I Can Hardly Make You Mine3:31
3Always Forever3:44

References

Static (Cults album) Wikipedia


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