Blessed Union of Souls.
18/CULTS/CULTS
CULTS are Brian and Madeline. Two starry eyed, lovelorn kids from the streets of NYC. A real life couple who, together, make beautiful music. And this is their debut. A taut and compact grouping of lovesick lullabies rooted in the "shoo-bop-shoo-bops" of pop music's past. These pulls from doo wops and girl groups past gives the album a comfortable sense of familiarity that the duo feeds and builds upon quite successfully, proven each time Madeline steps to the mic to read (or yes, "WAIL") from the lyrics sheet. Hers is a voice that is childlike, vulnerable, and idiosyncratic, and it helps lock in that CULTS sound; A sound that, no matter the influences, is all theirs here.
KEY TRACKS: You Know What I Mean/Never Heal Myself/Bumper
19/James Blake/James Blake
20/PJ Harvey/Let England Shake
21/Lady Gaga/Born This Way
22/The Rapture/In the Grace of Your Love
23/Holy Ghost!/Holy Ghost!
24/Patrick Stump/Soul Punk
25/Beyonce/4
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