Concert Review: Cults Time Warp Brooklyn Into The Psychedelic 60’s

You should know Cults’ “Always Forever” is one of my ultimate favorite songs. After reviewing their newest album, Offering,  I was excited to hear their music booming through the stereos of Music Hall of Williamsburg. Cults not only fulfilled their  starry, 60’s inspired psych-pop in sound, but also in performance. From psychotropic images splashing over them to a swaying two-step, the dreamy-pop duo give a concert that not only satisfies; it fulfills. 
Cults – I Took Your Picture With My Eyes Closed

There is a difference between satisfaction and fulfillment. You can be content with anything, even the things your are not happy about. Yet, fulfillment stems from an inner energy that makes euphoria feel like your foundation rather than the usual “fine”. I say this because Cults fulfill with their mindful show. Not only do they sound EXACTLY like their records, but you cannot help but take in the crazy lighting and kaleidoscope images to flare that their music was made to enter the workings of your mind. “I Can Never Make You Mine”, “Good Religion”, and, of course, “Go Outside” played like sonic hands reaching into people’s minds and pushing them to inward journeys. More than ever, I realized that the Cults music is all about spiritual self-journeys amongst feelings of lostness. “Never Heal Myself”, “Recovery”, and “Good Day” were lyrically exemplifying of all the times you felt like less while trying to feel good. Hence, they achieved a concert’s purpose; to make your fave artist’s music feel refreshed to you. 
Cults – Go Outside

When you go to a concert to see an artist you love, if they are truly great performers, they will make themselves feel new to you. I walked away loving Cults even more, but also picking up the depth of their songs. It was as if their trippy, but sweetly mindful concert was a full-circle event for fans to see how much creativity and self-awareness goes into their music. While of course, I swayed to their songs like I was in a “flower-power” trance, I left with more respect for one of my fave duos. Moreover, Madeline Follin has unnaturally sugared vocals. How this woman literally sounds like sugar being frosted and simmered in each track confounds me. Thus, with the simple ease they build in the atmosphere, Cults is a show to see when you want the strange exhilaration that serenity can give. For More Information On Cults Click Here. 
Cults – You Know What I Mean