With this record, Cloud Cult is looking to build on their last release, Advice From The Happy Hippopotamus, of which the band sold more than 8,000 copies by doing most of the distribution themselves. "Cloud Cult ooze whimsical indie rock like Modest Mouse on lithium" - Village Voice.

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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.

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Minnesota's Cloud Cult may use Odelay as a touchstone on Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus but the outfit's experimental beats and hip-hop junk are far more out there than that influence could ever be. Lyrically and vocally removed from the Beck Hansen school of thought, the group evokes strains of the Polyphonic Spree and the Flaming Lips, while brainchild Craig Minowa comes down heavy in terms of topics. The engaging, experimental "Living on the Outside of Your Skin" makes effective use of   [ read more ]

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Minnesota's Cloud Cult were at their most prolific in 2003 and 2004 -- between two albums released just six months apart they offered the world 35 tracks in total, demonstrating their adept and unique indie rock formula. While neither album had the cohesiveness of the follow-up, 2005's Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus, they progressively refined the Cloud Cult ethos, a mixture of bleary-eyed and defiant existentialism, commune-hippie ethics, and punky D.I.Y. aesthetics. In all its prolificacy,   [ read more ]

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In 2004, Cloud Cult continued their prolific output by releasing Aurora Borealis, their most consistent and focused record to date, and set the blueprint for their magnum opus follow-up, 2005's Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus. The overall sound is more refined, featuring less scattershot programmed beats (thanks to the contributions of a live rhythm section and cellist), more mature arrangements, and a tighter set of songs without the abundance of throwaways appearing on their previous album (un   [ read more ]

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