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Track Listings
| 1. The Mission: Unexplainable Stories (Journey to the Light, Pt. 1) |
| 2. The Departure: Today We Give Ourselves to the Fire |
| 3. The Invocation: You'll Be Bright (Invocation, Pt. 1) |
| 4. The Birth (Journey to the Light, Pt. 2) |
| 5. The Baby: You Were Born |
| 6. The Lessons: The Exploding People |
| 7. The Interference (Journey to the Light, Pt. 3) |
| 8. The Battles: Room Full of People in Your Head |
| 9. The Escape: Running with the Wolves |
| 10. The Acceptance: Responsible |
| 11. The Strength: The Guessing Game (Journey to the Light, Pt. 4) |
| 12. The Strength: Forces of the Unseen |
| 13. The Invocation: Blessings (Invocation, Pt. 2) |
| 14. The Awakening: Dawn |
| 15. The Contact (Journey to the Light, Pt. 5) |
| 16. The Arrival: There's So Much Energy in Us |
Editorial Reviews
Cloud Cults eighth studio album, "Light Chasers" is due out September 14th via it's own imprint Earthology Records with distribution via The Rebel Group & RED. The latest full-length draws most of it's inspiration from the joy (and worries) of rebirth - Craig (singerlsongwriter) and Connie (live painter) welcomed a healthy baby boy into their lives this past fall - after a long grieving process of the loss of their first son Kaiden. "Light Chasers'' is a concept album that interweaves stories focused on the exploration of the mysteries of the universe, life and death. It's a 56 minute journey, with no audio breaks, that explores love and loss and searches for the light at the end of the tunnel. It also lends itself beautifully into Cloud Cults vision that albums should be seen as a whole versus the modern trend of focusing on singles.
The first song released from the new album was "Running With the Wolves,'' which came out digitally in April as part of a special Earth Day EP and was premiered on KCMP/The Current and KEXP where the song instantly found fans.
The first song released from the new album was "Running With the Wolves,'' which came out digitally in April as part of a special Earth Day EP and was premiered on KCMP/The Current and KEXP where the song instantly found fans.
Customer Reviews
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Deven Gadula
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
When I first listened to Cloud Cult's The Meaning of 8 (2007) and Feel Good Ghosts (2008) back then I heard the strength of that music right away but it was just a little too alternative and not beautiful enough to become a part of my favorite music. The creativity of Craig Minowa seemed overwhelming and his musical talents unquestionable but still the experimental element of the majority of his music kept it away from me. Nevertheless I was intrigued by Cloud Cult and reached for their earlier albums. Finding out about the tragedy in Craig's personal life everything started making sense. They Live On The Sun (2003), Aurora Borealis (2004), Advice From The Happy Hippopotamus (2005) are ambient experimental escapes from pain through music by artist who is not ready to leave pain behind.
Light Chasers (2010) is my favorite album by Cloud Cult. I am very attracted to the amazing concept Craig placed in front of himself and brilliantly fulfilled. More and more of his songs are not only interesting and intriguing but melodic and harmonious as well. Many of them are brilliant ideas with profound lyrics beautiful vocal line or lines and full instrumentation including strings of violins and cellos. But as soon as Craig delivers one of these acts of beauty he follows it with one of his experimental complex pieces some of us know so well by now. What I love about this album is the balance between these different forms of expression so perfectly tied together. Just when I am listening again to familiar Cloud Cult and I am intrigued but in need of beautiful melody and harmony, I receive it. The expression of lyrics by its master is as powerful as these lyrics themselves. My favorite songs of this album seem to be those most meaningful to me. There Is So Much Energy In Us, Responsible, You'll Be Bright, Forces Of The Unseen, and the magical tribal Blessings with its labradford-like motive. These are all jewels and not the only ones. I will enjoy this album for a long time as I have been increasingly captivated by both The Meaning of 8 and Feel Good Ghosts. The Meaning Of 8 is most likely as strong an album as Light Chasers is and many of you may consider it your favorite. Both of them are excellent but the increased percentage of harmony, melody and beauty in Light Chasers makes this album closer to me. However, looking at the space travelled by Captain Craig so far, by grounds discovered and improved I can't help expecting even greater things from him and his wonderful crew in the future. 'we took the church's veil and built a mighty sail to carry forth this ship'. I have a feeling you'll pick a great topic to focus on next, Craig.
Light Chasers (2010) is my favorite album by Cloud Cult. I am very attracted to the amazing concept Craig placed in front of himself and brilliantly fulfilled. More and more of his songs are not only interesting and intriguing but melodic and harmonious as well. Many of them are brilliant ideas with profound lyrics beautiful vocal line or lines and full instrumentation including strings of violins and cellos. But as soon as Craig delivers one of these acts of beauty he follows it with one of his experimental complex pieces some of us know so well by now. What I love about this album is the balance between these different forms of expression so perfectly tied together. Just when I am listening again to familiar Cloud Cult and I am intrigued but in need of beautiful melody and harmony, I receive it. The expression of lyrics by its master is as powerful as these lyrics themselves. My favorite songs of this album seem to be those most meaningful to me. There Is So Much Energy In Us, Responsible, You'll Be Bright, Forces Of The Unseen, and the magical tribal Blessings with its labradford-like motive. These are all jewels and not the only ones. I will enjoy this album for a long time as I have been increasingly captivated by both The Meaning of 8 and Feel Good Ghosts. The Meaning Of 8 is most likely as strong an album as Light Chasers is and many of you may consider it your favorite. Both of them are excellent but the increased percentage of harmony, melody and beauty in Light Chasers makes this album closer to me. However, looking at the space travelled by Captain Craig so far, by grounds discovered and improved I can't help expecting even greater things from him and his wonderful crew in the future. 'we took the church's veil and built a mighty sail to carry forth this ship'. I have a feeling you'll pick a great topic to focus on next, Craig.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Light Chasers is a great combination of lyrics, instrumentation, and vocals. I left the CD in my Toyota Corolla's player and it's a treat to hear this album every time I drive to town. After over a month, I haven't taken "Light Chasers" out to replace it with another CD. The violin adds depth to such lyrics as "You were born to chase the light," and I enjoy the song about space travel.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Imagine yourself. Now imagine yourself imagining yourself. You ever wondered what you look like doing that? This CD will help you figure it out. A fast tempoed and above all interesting journey into the Asking of the Ultimate Question, that will anger, confuse, and inspire you, or no money back, because I'm not paying for you to experiment with music.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Their best yet
I will say that I have been a fan of this band for quite a few years. Surprisingly, for a band that has released quite a few albums - this is arguably their best. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Doug L
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love It!
I own 7 cloud cult albums, this being the last one I purchased. They just keep getting better and better and better.......
Published 12 months ago by Adam
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best of the year, along with The National, and Arcade Fire
Great, yet inexplicably under reviewed. I thought it was a side project of the Flaming Lips for certain when I first heard it. But fresher and more emotional. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Newknowl
5.0 out of 5 stars
Polished, and each song adds to the album
All of Cloud Cult's studio albums have gems on them, but Light Chasers may be the first album (in my opinion) where every song is a gem. Read more
Published on December 20, 2010 by J. Fischer
5.0 out of 5 stars
Real music still alive!
This album has been on repeat on my mp3 player for the last 3 weeks. 3 weeks ago I purchased the album after hearing the song "There's so much energy in us" on the public radio... Read more
Published on December 16, 2010 by P. Schmid
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lighting My Life
I was very impressed with this product and it was shipped and handled with care. I'm very happy with it! Thank You!!
Published on November 1, 2010 by Heather
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing
I love Cloud Cult a ton! When I heard they where releasing a new cd, I was pretty pumped, but wondered how it was going to be considering their earlier albums were all... Read more
Published on September 27, 2010 by Renny
5.0 out of 5 stars
It will grow on you
I am a huge Cloud Cult fan and was very excited when I got their new CD. I must admit after listening to it once I was a little bit disapointed. Read more
Published on September 15, 2010 by fit1488
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