Cult (Bayside album)

Cult is the sixth studio album by American rock band Bayside.

Cult
Studio album by Bayside
Released	February 18, 2014
Studio	Carriage House Studios in Stamford, Connecticut; Applehead Recording in Woodstock, New York; Raw Recording in Patterson, New York
Length	38:10
Label	Hopeless
Producer	Shep Goodman, Aaron Accetta
Bayside chronology
Killing Time (2011) Cult (2014) Vacancy (2016)
Singles from Cult
"Pigsty" Released: December 3, 2013 "Time Has Come" Released: February 10, 2014

Background

In September 2012, vocalist/guitarist Anthony Raneri said the group was "locking in a new label" and were aiming to being writing their next album in January 2013.[1] The following month, the group released a covers EP[2] as a stop-gap release to tide their fans over until their next album.[1] Between April and June, the group supported Alkaline Trio on their headlining tour of the US.[3]

Release

On August 16, 2013, the group announced they had signed to independent label Hopeless Records. Raneri said they were keen to with a label that "could be our last label. We wanted to be somewhere that was actually emotionally invested in their bands no matter what the bands potential or situation was."[4] In September and October, the group went on a co-headlining US tour with Motion City Soundtrack. They were supported by What's Eating Gilbert and State Champs.[5] Towards the end of the tour, Raneri was forced to leave due to the birth of his child. His position was filled in by various crew members.[6] On November 12, the group posted several black and photo illustrations on their social media profiles.[7] Later that day, Cult was announced for release in February 2014, revealing its track listing and artwork. In addition, a lyric video was released for "Pigsty".[8] In December, the group performed a few shows with Modern Baseball.[9]

On January 27, 2014, a lyric video was released for "Time Has Come".[10] The track was released to radio on February 10.[11] Cult was made available for streaming on February 14,[12] before being released on February 18 through Hopeless Records.[8] On the same day, a music video was released for "Time Has Come".[13] In March and April, the group went on a headlining US tour, dubbed The Great American Cult Tour. They were supported by Four Year Strong, Mixtapes and Daylight.[14] In April, the band supported Alkaline Trio on their headlining UK tour.[15] In October, the group went on a headlining US tour with support from I Am the Avalanche and Seaway.[16] In March and April 2015, the group embarked on an anniversary tour to celebrate 15 years of being a band. They were supported by Senses Fail, Man Overboard and Seaway.[17] In August and September, the group went on tour with The Early November and Better Off.[18]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100[19]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	8.3/10[20]
AllMusic	[21]
Punknews.org	[22]
Ultimate Guitar	5/10[23]

The album received generally favorable reviews.[19] The album was included at number 46 on Kerrang!'s "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014" list.[24]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ghanbarian/Guglielmo/O'Shea/Raneri; except for 'Hate Me': Accetta/Goodman/Ghanbarian/Guglielmo/ O'Shea/Raneri.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Big Cheese"	2:40
2.	"Time Has Come"	3:30
3.	"Hate Me"	2:54
4.	"You're No Match"	3:22
5.	"Pigsty"	3:55
6.	"Transitive Property"	3:55
7.	"Stuttering"	3:55
8.	"Bear with Me"	3:10
9.	"Objectivist on Fire"	3:59
10.	"Something's Wrong"	3:04
11.	"The Whitest Lie"	3:46
Total length:		38:10

White edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Dancing Like an Idiot"	3:27
13.	"Indiana"	2:58
14.	"Call Me"	3:04
15.	"Transitive Property" (Park Slope version)	3:50

Personnel

• Anthony Raneri – vocals, guitar
• Jack O'Shea – guitar, backing vocals
• Nick Ghanbarian – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Chris Guglielmo – drums

Technical personnel

• Aaron Accetta – music producer
• Shep Goodman – music producer

Chart performance

Chart (2014)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Vinyl Albums[25]	1

References

1. Kraus, Brian (September 18, 2012). "Bayside announce covers EP, on tour with Taking Back Sunday this fall". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
2. Colwell, Matthew (October 15, 2012). "Bayside astream cover of Billy Joel's "Movin Out"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
3. Common, Tyler (February 19, 2013). "UPDATE: Alkaline Trio announce tour with Bayside". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
4. Mendyuk, Bridjet (August 16, 2013). "Bayside sign to Hopeless Records". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
5. Mendyuk, Bridjet (August 7, 2013). "Bayside, Motion City Soundtrack add more dates to co-headlining tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on September 20, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
6. Crane, Matt (October 17, 2013). "Anthony Raneri of Bayside flying home for childbirth, band will continue tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
7. Szymanski, Aime (November 12, 2013). "What is Bayside trying to tell us? 6 mystery images analyzed". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on May 27, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
8. Kraus, Brian (November 12, 2013). "Bayside announce sixth studio album, 'Cult,' stream lead single "Pigsty"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
9. Crane, Matt (December 10, 2013). "Modern Baseball announce new album, stream new song". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
10. Crane, Matt (January 27, 2014). "Bayside release new single, "Time Has Come"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
11. "FMQB Airplay Archive: SubModern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
12. Crane, Matt (February 14, 2014). "Bayside stream full album, 'Cult'". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
13. Crane, Matt (February 18, 2014). "Bayside release music video for 'Time Has Come'". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
14. Crane, Matt (December 19, 2013). "Bayside announce spring headlining tour with Four Year Strong, Daylight, Mixtapes". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
15. Szymanski, Aime (November 13, 2013). "Alkaline Trio and Bayside announce UK tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
16. Crane, Matt (August 4, 2014). "Bayside announce fall tour with I Am The Avalanche, Seaway". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
17. Sharp, Tyler (November 20, 2014). "Bayside, Senses Fail, Man Overboard, Seaway tour announced". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
18. Caruso, Drew (June 25, 2015). "Bayside, The Early November, Better Off announce tour". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Archived from the original on December 18, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
19. "Cult by Bayside". Archived from the original on March 2, 2014.
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21. "Cult – Bayside – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic". Archived from the original on July 8, 2015.
22. Punknews.org. "Bayside – Cult". Archived from the original on January 5, 2016.
23. "Bayside: Cult - Reviews @ Ultimate-Guitar.com". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
24. Emily (March 18, 2015). "The Top 50 Rock Albums Of 2014". Kerrang!. Archived from the original on July 21, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
25. "Vinyl Albums : March 8, 2014". Billboard. Retrieved July 6, 2015.

External links

• Cult at YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)