Cloud Cult - Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
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Artist: Cloud CultEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
CD Release Date: 2008-04-08
Music Label: Rebel Group
Soundtracks:
- No One Said It Would Be Easy
- Story of the Grandson of Jesus
- Everybody here is a Cloud
- The Tornado Lessons
- When Water Comes to Life
- Must Explore
- Journey of the Featherless
- The Ghost inside Our House
- Its What You Need
- Story of the Grandson of Jesus
- Hurricane and Fire Survival Guide
- May Your Hearts Stay Strong
- The Will of a Volcano
- Love You All
Music reviews of Feel Good Ghosts (Tea-Partying Through Tornadoes)
Music Review: Another album crafted with beautiful feeling
Rating: 4 Stars
Let me first just say I am relatively new to Cloud Cult. `The Meaning of 8' was my introduction to them, so I was eager for more new material even as I went back and collected their previous works. So when I saw a new album come out already I was stoked!
Honestly, on my first listen, I wasn't sure about this new record. However from my second listen on, I loved it! Cloud Cult presents us with a great follow up to the `Meaning of 8'. It's obvious that even though it's been less than a year, a lot of work went into this album. The production is great, the sound is balanced, and the lyric writing shows extraordinary talent.
The album starts off much less quirky than meaning of 8, with two strong songs. By the time you get to the 3rd (and title) track "The Tornado Lessons" and you hear the old time radio transmission feedback and staccato vocals, you know you're listening to Cloud Cult. I can even compare this song to a good Modest Mouse track. The almost rapping that Craig Minowa does here sounds much like Isaac Brock. If that's a band you're a fan of, check out this song/album.
Another song "Ghosts Inside Our House" is a nice change of pace. All acoustic guitars and vocals, complemented nicely with some soft violin. This song has one of my favorite lyrics from the album, "I watched you sleep until 5am because I want to be part of your dreaming". Such a beautiful sentiment for anyone that has looked on a sleeping loved one and felt that special kind of peace.
Noteworthy songs here are `Everybody Here is a Cloud' because it really connects you to music in a special way. Also, `Story of the Grandson of Jesus' is a fun story-telling song which is chock full of life-lesson 1-liners such as "The moral of the story is it all looks terrible, depending on what you look through" and "It's not an eye for an eye, it's a favor for a favor".
The orchestral sounds are used well throughout the album, especially on "When Water Comes To Life". This group is obviously skilled at creating music that emotes, oozes, and draws actual feeling out of you. You don't have to be part of their cult to get this gift, you just have to listen. When you get the gift though, you will become part of the cult - and a fan.
I enjoy albums that have a theme when they are well done. Feel Good Ghosts (TPTT) does a good job of subtly carrying the Tornado theme through the album. They also do a tasteful job of discussing the tragic death of their young son, most notably on the last song "Love You All". Perhaps that lends to their ability to bring that emotion to the music. This album is so good, I wish they would have made the minute long ditty "It's what you need" into a full song, I think it would have been great.
With 11 full length tracks, more than half are really good, so I'm giving this album a solid 4 stars!
-thanks for reading!-
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The Minneapolis band's fifth full-length in six years. "...another intensely personal set of expansive songs that blend elements of orchestral pop, folk-rock, psychedelia, electronics, and more. At times, it recalls The Flaming Lips, Arcade Fire, and even Modest Mouse" - KEXP. "Cloud Cult ooze whimsical indie rock like Modest Mouse on lithium" - Village Voice. "A sprawling kaleidoscopic invocation of the life force with songs that veer from jubilation to simmering prayerful meditation" - NY Times.Alternative Rock CDs
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