Photos of Cults at 2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX
Photos of Cults at Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, CA on July 10th, 2014
Photos of Cults at 2013 Boston Calling in Boston, MA
Photos of Cults at 2012 All Tomorrow’s Parties in Minehead, U.K.
Photos of Cults at 2012 LouFest in St. Louis, MO
Photos of Cults at Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, CA on August 24th, 2012
Photos of Cults at 2012 Governors Ball in New York, NY
Photos of Cults at Rhino’s in Bloomington, IN on April 21st, 2012
Photos of Cults at Music Box in Los Angeles, CA on March 23rd, 2012
Photos of Cults at Webster Hall in New York, NY on January 19th, 2012
Photos of Cults at 2011 All Tomorrow’s Parties in Minehead, U.K.
Back in 2010, Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion came out of nowhere with their self-titled Cults EP, and followed it up with a self-titled debut the following year (QRO review). Cults and 2013 follow-up Static (QRO review) revived girl-groups sounds for the twenty-first century, without feeling like a retread. However, they’ve been largely treading their own water, and Offering, while nice, offers no new ground.
Photos of Cults at 2011 POPPED! Festival in Philadelphia, PA
Photos of Cults at Central Park SummerStage in New York, NY on August 7th, 2011
Photos of Cults at 2011 Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain
Photos of Cults at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on April 28th, 2011
Photos of Cults at Empty Bottle in Chicago, IL on April 7th, 2011
From the titular opener on forward, Offering is a synth-heavy girl-group shine. Even the sadder sway songs, such as standout “Right Words”, are bright. It makes for a nice feel, but all runs together, and is very similar to prior work.
Even if Offering brings nothing new to the Cults table, it is another nice piece of work from the duo.
