Cults: Cults – review

(Columbia)There's something a little unwholesome and decaying about Cults. They hail from San Diego, and there's a California sunniness to their melodies, which lean heavily on early-60s girl-group pop (Bumper steals its tune straight from the Shangri-Las' Give Him a Great Big Kiss), but there's also a compelling uneasiness, perhaps reflecting their current residence in New York. Everything is draped in reverb, giving their debut album a sepulchral air. The pace is dialled down throughout – n...

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