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The Cult of Ray
Rock · 1996 · 17 tracks

The Cult of Ray

Frank Black

Seventeen tracks of lean, dry alternative rock obsessed with UFOs and sci-fi. A stripped-back pivot toward garage-rock simplicity and extraterrestrial storytelling.

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It's Frank Black's UFO-obsessed garage rock record and it's weirdly catchy.

A restless and curious exploration of the unknown, delivered with a gritty, unpretentious energy.

The Cult of Ray · vs · Frank Black
Raspy+3.5σ

The vocals lean far further into raspy than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks
01
The Marsist
4:08
02
Men in Black
3:01
03
Punk Rock City
3:39
04
You Ain’t Me
2:42
05
Jesus Was Right
2:58
06
I Don’t Want to Hurt You (Every Single Time)
3:04
07
Mosh, Don’t Pass the Guy
2:59
08
Kicked in the Taco
2:24
09
The Creature Crawling
2:50
10
The Adventure and the Resolution
2:59
11
Dance War
2:04
12
The Cult of Ray
3:44
13
The Last Stand of Shazeb Andleeb
4:40
14
Village of the Sun
3:33
15
Baby, That’s Art
2:07
16
Everybody Got the Beat
1:53
17
Can I Get a Witness
4:00
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jagged, start-stop guitar riff of 'The Marsist' that feels like a transmission breaking up.
The sudden shift from the breezy melody of 'The Cult of Ray' into its driving, urgent chorus.
The somber, heavy-hearted weight of the final chord on 'The Last Stand of Shazeb Andleeb'.
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