This band is Minneapolis based, which makes me all the more proud. Light Chasers is a concept album with a relatively vague story line, so I took the liberties of making one up myself. I'll save you all the eye-rolling and not post it.
Cloud Cult is best described as an experimental band, which comes through quite clearly in songs like 'The Interference' and 'The Birth'. Their sound could also be called electro-rock or simply categorized as indie. Their music uses other instruments like horns and strings to bring another factor into the game. It's very beautiful and near impossible to file. The album is so beautiful that the first few times I gave it a listen I wanted to break down and weep, something previously only achieved with albums like Quadrophenia and The Wall.
I enjoyed the whole album, but there were some tracks that struck me in particular:
- You'll Be Bright (The Invocation Part 1)
- You Were Born
- The Exploding People
- There's A Room Full of People In Your Head
- Running with the Wolves
You'll Be Bright is bursting from the seams with energy. You Were Born is a lyrically unique 'love song', The Exploding People is a intriguing, almost disturbing song seemingly about the consequences of keeping things inside. '...In Your Head' is an intimidating song about madness and identity; listen to the piano and horns here. Running with the Wolves is the incredible single released from the album, invigorating in it's free lyrics and sound.
They're definitely worth checking out; I'm beginning to turn my attention to their earlier stuff.
