Death Cult - Paradise Now
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A PRE-ORDER ITEM. ORDERS OF THIS ITEM ARE EXPECTED TO SHIP IN MAY, 2024.
This special edition web exclusive of Paradise Now features the single LP with white, red, and black splatter.
Released: May 17, 2024
In 2023, Death Cult returned and reunited for a handful of performances. In 2024, to celebrate the 40thAnniversary of The Cult, Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy have curated the previously released Death Cult collection Ghost Dance, and recompiled the tracks for a 2024 release titled Paradise Now.
Tracklisting:
A1. Horse Nation
A2. Ghost Dance
A3. Brothers Grimm
A4. Christians
B1. Gods Zoo (These Times)
B2. A Flower In The Desert
B3. Butterflies
B4. With Love (Sea and Sky)
Southern Death Cult formed in 1981, releasing their sole, self-titled album posthumously in 1983. That same year, Death Cult formed, with Astbury joining forces with Duffy for a musical partnership that has endured for 40-plus years. The band released two 12-inches that same year, one being the Death Cult EP, which were subsequently combined and released as a CD. Death Cult is a vital transmission from the generation of Shamanic post-punk gothic futurists.
In late 2023, Astbury and Duffy reformed Death Cult for a series of live performances including a sole U.S. date at The Theatre at The Ace Hotel and a limited run of U.K. dates including back-to-back sold out shows at the Brixton Electric.
Death Cult became The Cult in 1984 releasing Dreamtime that same year. The seminal post-punk band has gone on to sell in excess of four million albums with numerous international and U.S. gold and platinum certifications. Ian Astbury (vocals) and Billy Duffy (guitar) have released 11 studio albums over The Cult’s 40-year career. The band, dubbed “Shamanic goths” by Classic Rock Magazine, found international renown with the 1985 album, Love, which featured the enduring rock anthem “She Sells Sanctuary,” as well as the oft-heard follow-up single “Rain.” Electric arrived in 1987, with Rolling Stone saying the collection of songs (particularly “Love Removal Machine,” “Wild Flower” and “Lil’ Devil”) “swaggers, crunches and howls.” Most recently, The Cult released Under the Midnight Sun. Mojo, in a review of the eight-song album, said “rock’s unquenchable melodramatists have the fire in their eyes still”.