Offering (Cults album)
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| Released | October 6, 2017 | |||
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| Length | 41:36 | |||
| Label | Sinderlyn | |||
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Offering is the third studio album by American indie pop band Cults, released on October 6, 2017, by Sinderlyn.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [5] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 6.6/10[7] |
| Under the Radar | [3] |
Offering received generally favorable reviews from critics. From Metacritic (which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics) the album received an average score of 71 out of 100, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable" reviews.[4]
Track listing
Music and lyrics by Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Offering" | 4:16 |
| 2. | "I Took Your Picture" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "With My Eyes Closed" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Recovery" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "Right Words" | 3:10 |
| 6. | "Good Religion" | 4:03 |
| 7. | "Natural State" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "Nothing Is Written" | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Talk in Circles" | 3:56 |
| 10. | "Clear from Far Away" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Gilded Lily" | 3:32 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[1]
Cults
- Madeline Follin – vocals, drums, pianos, keyboards, production
- Brian Oblivion – keyboards, electronics, guitar, bass, percussion, drum programming, production
Additional contributors
- Shane Stoneback – production, engineering, mixing
- Max Kamins – engineering assistance (all tracks), bass (tracks 5, 10)
- Ian Sefchick – mastering
- Gabriel Rodriguez – additional guitar (4, 6, 7, 11)
- Marc Deriso – drums (2–7, 11)
- Loren Humphrey – drums (9, 10)
- Will McLaren – additional guitar (3, 10)
- Scarlett Connolly – photography
- Mortis Studio – art design, layout
- Mike Sniper – art direction
Charts
| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
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| Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[8] | 61 |
References
- ^ a b Offering (Media notes). Cults. Sinderlyn. October 6, 2017.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Phares, Heather. "Host – Cults". AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Matt the Raven (November 14, 2017). "Cults: Offering". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "Static Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Offering – Cults". AllMusic. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ Neale, Matthew (October 12, 2017). "Cults – Offering". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 30, 2019. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ Horn, Olivia (October 14, 2017). "Cults: Offering". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
- ^ "2022 46-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.