Cults knew right that they'd been abducted

He tore me apart because I really loved him 

He took my heart away and left me to bleed out, bleed out 

He broke my heart because I really loved him 

He took it all away and left me to bleed out, bleed out 

The first song I ever listened to by Cults was Abduction...

Quiet guitar, quiet vocals almost whispering “I knew right then that he would be taking my heart”... You’re sucked in to the tentative, slightly sorrowful sound of her voice and are made to listen intently as she speaks of what I can only translate to mean the abduction of her heart. Then the acoustic falls flat and the bass and kick drum take over the song and lift the energy and the emotion in her voice from 1 to 100. His voice appears as if you were expecting it, and the Cults begin to develop and define their sound with their band in unison. 

This duo/pair/romantically inclined couple in fact have an individual and eerie sound (I am loving the word eerie right now, plainly because I haven’t physically experienced anything eerie or abnormal since forever ago – Where is the weirdness in my life?).... If need a dose of it I'll be sure to go to this album to regain some quirkiness and individuality.

Brian Oblivion & Madeline Follin : They're both 21,  from San Diego but produced their music in New York just a few months ago. They started by posting music online which to my disappointment isn't where I found them, I found them reading "Wonderland" magazine which is one of my favourites from giving quite fun and personal interviews with bands. What I did read somewhere is that they're recruiting new band members to support them when they gig as a support act with friends "Sleigh Bells"... remember when I blogged about them before? Have a little scroll back through my posts and have a listen, they're wicked too. A little rockier sounding than the chilled out and relaxed vibe of Cults. Singer Madeline has such a feminine and moving voice I feel she's like a young Lesley Gore in the song "You don't own me" - beautiful!
Cults: Formed the name based on their interest in cult's they had seen or read about and said it represents their obsession with presenting a message to people  -a nice one of course - their morals and messages are strong yet don't have the same hostility that might be associated with cults! Also have a listen to "Go Outside" and "You know what I mean"... if you like The XX and Broken Bells (wicked band)... then I've got a feeling you'll like Cults. :)

Here we go, have a listen
Grace, FiftysAtHeart xx