I have to send many, many, many thanks over to Ryan @ Wolf Notes for making it his duty to inform me of the greatness of Cloud Cult's new album The Meaning Of 8 almost every day since he discovered (and publicized) the band's greatness himself. So far I've listened to the first eight songs on the nineteen track long album, and I swear six of them have been very impressive.
Most of the songs on The Meaning Of 8 can be best described as heavily emotional, indie-pop songs...something the genre rarely reflects, often trading substance and sincerity for the playful nature of the music. But make no mistake... in terms of over-the-top production and heart-wrenching aural movements, this is the Neon Bible of indie-pop. That may sound like a gross overstatement, but hear me out: I'm not talking quality per-se, it's more about intensity. There's a reason why the indie-pop genre is given the most pathetic, feeble-sounding pseudonym of any genre out there (I'm talking about twee, folks). Cloud Cult goes far beyond the norm, creating songs that feel like entire albums within themselves. Check out a few songs from the album:
[MP3] Cloud Cult -Pretty Voice(removed by request)
[MP3] Cloud Cult - Take Your Medicine
The Meaning Of 8 hits stores on April 10th. Check out the links below for more info and mp3s. The album will be available for preorder from Cloud Cult's website in February.
Official Site | MySpace Site | More MP3s | Buy Cloud Cult Merch
8 comments:
Dude, I didn't discover anything. In fact, Matt Picasso posted on it the day before---I just happened to jizz all over it.
Not to mention the entire state of Minnesota was all about repping their first album.
stellar songs--the first one is beautiful and the first part of thesecond kind of sounds like a rocked out song version of a john darnielle song...cool
I don't know. Do they sound like Bishop Allen to anyone else?
you're right about the intensity.
i'll definitely pick this one up, thanks ryan!
You mean, does Bishop Allen sound like them
do yourselves a favor and pick up their masterpiece "advice from the happy hippopotamus." you won't be disappointed.
it's about time they get the recognition they deserve.
i can see the bishop allen thing from the sample tracks.
once you listen to this album though you are going to forget you ever even compared them.
what an album.
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