STILL SINGLE

A space for thoughts on music and culture, as written by Doug Mosurock and a select handful of individuals. This is intended as a supplement to our regular feature Still Single, published on Dusted Magazine. Updates will run here more frequently, and may feature writing on music not covered in the column. Compact discs are still not accepted for review -- we have more than enough vinyl and the occasional cassette to worry about.

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August 28, 2009

Cult Ritual – LP1 LP (Youth Attack)

Cult Ritual LP

It could only happen in the late ‘00s! A hot-on-a-weekly-basis band releases an album with variants that command top dollar almost instantly, yet can be ordered for regular price with a minimal amount of investigative work. In the case of Tampa’s Cult Ritual, though, does it really matter? The latest do-no-wrong ‘er in hardcore, or so goes every single thing ever written about them, it should come as no surprise that when an entity generates enough writer/band reach-arounds – the music-writer equivalent of loud-mouthed back-patting in a live setting – mediocrity spreads even further/deeper with regards to a demographic in which the “individuals” make a regular habit of hijacking other people’s favorite music lists on Facebook. Cult Ritual is hardcore for college-aged beautiful people …with penises. This isn’t the best extension of a musical peace-pipe when one gets into an argument with the more beautiful better-half…that’s what Sunn O))) is for. Boil it down to the working parts and this is Sex/Vid exchanging dumb looks with Eyehategod. Sure, the vocals are different. How? Like it matters. You’ve already made the decision to track this down after visiting a cash-for-title outlet. Recommended for nest-eggers with a lot of trolling time. So many colorways. 1000 copies. (http://www.ihateyouthattack.com)
(Andrew Earles)

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