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| Studio album by Cults | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2020 | |||
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| Length | 41:17 | |||
| Label | Sinderlyn | |||
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Host is the fourth studio album by American indie pop band Cults, released on September 18, 2020, by Sinderlyn.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
Host received generally favorable reviews from several mainstream critic websites. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75 out of 100, which indicates "Generally Favorable Reviews," based on 7 reviews.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Trials" | 3:24 |
| 2. | "8th Avenue" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Spit You Out" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "A Low" | 4:03 |
| 5. | "No Risk" | 2:33 |
| 6. | "Working It Over" | 4:36 |
| 7. | "A Purgatory" | 3:17 |
| 8. | "Like I Do" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Masquerading" | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Honest Love" | 2:23 |
| 11. | "Shoulders to My Feet" | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Monolithic" | 3:39 |
Personnel
Cults
- Madeline Follin – vocals, production
- Brian Oblivion – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, production
Additional contributors
- Shane Stoneback – production, engineering
- Heba Kadry – mastering
- John Congleton – mixing
- Doug Boehm – additional strings recording
- Max Kamins – engineering assistance (all tracks), bass (tracks 1, 2)
- Jon Safley – percussion (tracks 1–7, 9, 10, 12)
- Tess Scott-Suhrstedt – viola (tracks 1, 2, 4–7, 10, 12), violin (1, 5, 7, 10, 12)
- Mia Barcia-Colombo – cello (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5)
- Loren Humphrey – drums (tracks 1, 2, 8, 11)
- Will McLaren – guitar (tracks 1, 4, 5)
- Ricky Lucchese – trombone (tracks 2, 3, 6, 9)
- John Eatherly – drums (tracks 3–7, 9, 10, 12)
- Paige Boehm – cello (tracks 3, 8)
- Richie James Follin – slide guitar (track 4)
- Adam Gil – guitar (tracks 6, 11, 12)
- Ben Tipton – artwork
- Patrick Fernandes – layout
References
- Raven, Matt the. "Host". Under the Radar. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- "Cults – Host – Review". DIY. September 17, 2020. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
- ^ "Host Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- Phares, Heather. "Host – Cults". AllMusic. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- Gordon, Arielle (September 22, 2020). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2022.