Electric Fetus, April 8th, 2008, and First Avenue,
Erin Roof Listening to
Feel Good Ghosts
is a visceral event with images flooding from vocalist Craig Minowa's
decadent lyrics. Take this snippet from "When Water Comes To Life":
"And underneath your ribs/ they'll find a heart-shaped locket/ an
old photograph of you in daddy's arms/ then they'll sew you closed."
In one moment it sounds painfully fragile, as if being fastened together
by a teary-eyed romantic. The next moment its musical bravado blossoms
around their insecurities.
Cloud Cult is a mix between indie-tastic
emotional crooners like
Bright Eyes and
The Shins and a genre of its
own creation. The band fuses elegant strings with crunchy guitars all
while speckling cheerful ba-da-das in the background of Minowa's warbly
tenor.
Feel Good Ghosts is a sonic wonderland that folds out into
a third dimension as Cloud Cult incorporates two visual artists into
its live shows. Catch its multi-media extravaganza at the band's CD
release party April 8 at the
Electric Fetus or at
First Avenue April
26.
Links:
[1] http://www.rakemag.com/issues/2008/03-0
[2] http://www.rakemag.com/authors/erin-roof
[3] http://www.cloudcult.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=54
[4] http://www.cloudcult.com/
[5] http://www.thisisbrighteyes.com/
[6] http://www.theshins.com/
[7] http://www.electricfetus.com/
[8] http://www.first-avenue.com/calendar/event_2515.aspx
[9] http://www.rakemag.com/advertising