Artist: Cult Of Youth
Album: A Stick To Bind, A Seed To Grow
Release: 2008
Label: Dais
Tracklist:
1. Freedom's Path
2. Cold Black Earth
3. The Final Myth
4. Loss Of Innocence
5. The Hand Of God
6. Touch Of Man
7. To The Floor!
8. Love Will Save Us
9. Brick By Brick
10. A Question Of Will
11. A New Dawn (On The Rise)
12. cmIII
13. We Will Rise
This one's for Gregg! We don't usually do requests, but seeing as how this is one of my favorite albums of last year, it had to be done. Cult Of Youth is HEAVILY indebted to early Death In June (and other, similar neofolk), but I actually prefer A Stick To Bind, A Seed To Grow to DI6's last release, Rule Of Thirds, which, despite my numerous attempts, I just cannot get into. Definitely a huge disappointment. Fix your shit, Douglas.
Anywho, for those of you who missed our blog's last post on Brooklyn's Cult Of Youth, the band plays dark, pagan neofolk in the vein of the aforementioned DI6. The guitar playing is consistently excellent, and occasionally majestic, on each of these gems, which mostly stick to the two-three minute mark. I don't really know what to say about this album, as it's pretty standard neofolk with some industrial flourishes, but it's done extremely well (read: inaccessible, yet beautiful arrangements) and is certainly worth picking up if you have an interest in any modern, U.S. neofolk.
This release came out on the consistently-excellent Dais records and, despite the $19 pricetag, I picked this up and found that it was worth every cent, as the packaging is ornate, but not gaudy. There are only a few left, so act fast, I guess. Also, please note that I only used "dark" once as an adjective for neofolk. Fuck you.
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-Adam
Album: A Stick To Bind, A Seed To Grow
Release: 2008
Label: Dais
Tracklist:
1. Freedom's Path
2. Cold Black Earth
3. The Final Myth
4. Loss Of Innocence
5. The Hand Of God
6. Touch Of Man
7. To The Floor!
8. Love Will Save Us
9. Brick By Brick
10. A Question Of Will
11. A New Dawn (On The Rise)
12. cmIII
13. We Will Rise
This one's for Gregg! We don't usually do requests, but seeing as how this is one of my favorite albums of last year, it had to be done. Cult Of Youth is HEAVILY indebted to early Death In June (and other, similar neofolk), but I actually prefer A Stick To Bind, A Seed To Grow to DI6's last release, Rule Of Thirds, which, despite my numerous attempts, I just cannot get into. Definitely a huge disappointment. Fix your shit, Douglas.
Anywho, for those of you who missed our blog's last post on Brooklyn's Cult Of Youth, the band plays dark, pagan neofolk in the vein of the aforementioned DI6. The guitar playing is consistently excellent, and occasionally majestic, on each of these gems, which mostly stick to the two-three minute mark. I don't really know what to say about this album, as it's pretty standard neofolk with some industrial flourishes, but it's done extremely well (read: inaccessible, yet beautiful arrangements) and is certainly worth picking up if you have an interest in any modern, U.S. neofolk.
This release came out on the consistently-excellent Dais records and, despite the $19 pricetag, I picked this up and found that it was worth every cent, as the packaging is ornate, but not gaudy. There are only a few left, so act fast, I guess. Also, please note that I only used "dark" once as an adjective for neofolk. Fuck you.
Download Here
Buy Here
-Adam
6 comments:
True poser-ism. This preys upon hardcore kids not knowing the difference.
Inspiring! Theres nothing 3rd rate on this.
this record is fantastic
Psh, poseur-ism? This is excellent stuff and I'm inspired to order it now. Thanks for the post.
"True poser-ism..."
who's talking? XD
Thanks for posting it!
These guys are fantastic. Period.
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