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85
While the album is mystifying at times, the sporadic nature of the new songs somehow create a dream like calmness throughout the record that leaves listeners feeling fresh and ready to address the inner workings of their own personal relationships. Host is a well written lesson worth listening to.
5y
80
Musically dense and emotionally candid, the risks Cults take on Host make it a grower that embellishes on their strengths with flair.
5y
80
The album sees Cults swear allegiance to contemporary underground music’s core ethos: corrode the classic.
5y
70
The album’s real allure is rooted in Cults’s representation of Stockholm syndrome, that sickeningly insidious pathology responsible for a host’s attachment to its parasite.
5y
68
Ten years after “Go Outside,” the New York duo find solipsistic charm in revisiting their past, bolstering their classic sound with the tactile verve of live instruments.
5y
61
Host is a consistent record in its drive towards freedom, and both sound and lyrics embody that. At times this really allows them soar, and at others there’s the struggle to go it alone.
5y
60
Notably, the record is without the pair’s usual darkness, but ‘Host’ feels organic and true, like the first day of spring after a winter full of rain.
5y
60
Though the record seems to run out of ideas (and steam) towards its end, it still throws open so many potential new doors for Cults that you had feared were closed forever that it still manages to feel like a win.
5y
Cults is a duo that pulls vey directly from a very simple, sunshine and rainbows era in pop music, and does so quite faithfully. I mean, this throwback is easily the main selling point of the group, and while it may lure in some people, it's not working on me. Mostly due to the same reasons, I didn't care for Tennis' new album this year. While the sound is cute and nostalgic, that's literally all it has going for it, and at least Tennis had a few compelling song topics. Cults though, are ... read more
A likeable collection of songs from the duo. What we have is easily listenable songs with memorable choruses and captivating tone. I wish to have seen more progression in some of these songs, but mildly forgiven due to interesting production, incorporating synths throughout and immersive moments quite often, I was rarely bored during my listening experience and was always looking forward to the next song.
Highlight – ‘A Low’
Tone – Lackadaisical, Bittersweet, ... read more
Its a nice album to just listen to in the background... its dreamy, relaxing&beautiful. Its not the kind of thing youll remember but its perfect for the right occasions.
Its a nice album to just listen to in the background... its dreamy, relaxing&beautiful. Its not the kind of thing youll remember but its perfect for the right occasions.
This album was good. Definitely weaker than their earlier stuff even though that's sorta the sound they tried returning to for this album. Fav song: Honest Love
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Track List
| 1 | Trials 3:24 | 86 |
| 2 | 8th Avenue 3:21 | 79 |
| 3 | Spit You Out 3:52 | 80 |
| 4 | A Low 4:03 | 80 |
| 5 | No Risk 2:33 | 75 |
| 6 | Working It Over 4:36 | 84 |
| 7 | A Purgatory 3:17 | 78 |
| 8 | Like I Do 3:43 | 72 |
| 9 | Masquerading 2:47 | 79 |
| 10 | Honest Love 2:23 | 79 |
| 11 | Shoulders To My Feet 3:35 | 78 |
| 12 | Monolithic 3:39 | 93 |
Total Length: 41 minutes
