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Minneapolis, United States (1995 – present)

Cloud Cult is an band from Minneapolis, Minnesota led by singer/songwriter Craig Minowa. Formed in 1995, the name originated from the ancient prophecies of indigenous North Americans

The band’s founder and singer Craig Minowa has a degree in Environmental Science, and his environmental, political, and social awareness is reflected in much of Cloud Cult’s music. (Note: Craig Minowa actually has stated he intentionally doesn’t sing about environmental awareness because he lives it…he doesn’t need to preach it) The band’s self-created non-profit record label, Earthology Records, uses the most environmentally friendly methods available to ensure minimum damage to the environment.

After two solo LP’s, The Shade Project (1995), and Who Killed Puck? (2000), Minowa’s sudden loss of his two-year-old son and subsequent separation from his wife, Cloud Cult emerged with They Live on the Sun in 2003, combining concepts of Minowa with performances by cellist Sarah young and drummer Dan Greenwood, who shortly became members of the band. This album was deeply personal and painful album for Cloud Cult and you don’t often hear songs from it in concert.

Minowa continued to use music to cope with the loss of his son on the following album Aurora Borealis. This album did begin to branch out more into exploration of pain and loss instead of just feeling it.
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  • TheGreatChupon

    I can personally attest that the new songs sound awesome live. And they played all but three of them last night! The show had a lot of issues with pacing/momentum, truth to tell, but on a moment-to-moment basis it was still incredible. I may not have gotten that unbelievable uplift that I remember from their best shows, but I did get a newfound appreciation for the new album. I'll take it. Craig's face when he sings these new ones is so intense it's scary. Go see 'em if they're in town!!

    12 Apr 1:51pm Reply

  • DarthStench

    I reviewed the new album here: http://inyourspeakers.com/content/review/207-cloud-cult-love-03262013 Spoiler alert: I LIKED it.

    29 Mar 2:20am Reply

  • folkingirl

    In love !

    20 Mar 10:16pm Reply

  • volumeOut

    It's amazing how creative they are.

    15 Mar 10:13am Reply

  • vividserenity

    All of their other album covers are really interesting up until 'Love'. Not sure why they picked artwork that looks like it belongs on the shelf next to Lisa Frank merch...

    14 Mar 6:06pm Reply

  • TheGreatChupon

    I really love the aural space that Love carves out; it's their first truly cohesive album in terms of mood/sound, I think, or anyway their most coherent. Obviously eclecticism has served them beautifully in the past, and I'm not sure yet how these *songs* stack up against previous releases, but in terms of the atmosphere and depth of the music, I'm *really* feeling this new record!

    24 Feb 7:27pm Reply

  • Fersifex

    Love is amazingly beautiful

    22 Feb 9:48am Reply

  • Noobie2tunes

    Great album, can't wait to see them in concert on April 12th

    21 Feb 8:02pm Reply

  • theaago

    Loving Love.

    21 Feb 3:04pm Reply

  • antigravity

    Hmmm have been a fan of Cloud Cult Since Aurora, but I dunno, this just feels like a rehash of things they've done before. 1x1x1 has some sort of originality to it from a Cloud Cult history perspective. But yeah, dunno if I'm feeling this one yet.

    19 Feb 12:18am Reply

  • InASafePlace

    Landmarks like Meaning of 8 and Advice From the Happy Hippopotamus are hard to reach, but at the same time I like that they don't attempt to do the same thing over and over like some bands do.

    16 Feb 4:32am Reply

  • Zeldeiro

    Love is really great. Better than Light Chasers, but not better than Feel Good Ghosts. Yet.

    16 Feb 4:15am Reply

  • InASafePlace

    First listen seemed odd. This is growing on me....

    16 Feb 3:26am Reply

  • theeyeofthehawk

    Love the new Album. At this time "Complicated Creation" & "All the Things We Couldnt See" are my favourites. Come to Europe! Especially to (East)Germany! Now! Hurry Up! ;-)

    16 Feb 12:02am Reply

  • maniac_fm

    They didn't top Light Chasers, but first half of the album seems nice.

    14 Feb 6:11am Reply

  • ambienze

    but after a full listen Im actually not quite sure what to think about it as of yet

    12 Feb 3:06am Reply

  • ambienze

    3 tracks into Love and its safe to say Im Loving it so far..

    12 Feb 2:26am Reply

  • maniac_fm

    New photo from 'Love' http://www.last.fm/music/Cloud+Cult/+images/86735977

    11 Feb 4:45pm Reply

  • juanfmonc

    This pic (http://rx.hu/Vwz8) is inspired by Everybody Here Is a Cloud. You may like it :)

    30 Jan 1:36am Reply

  • ambienze

    All the Things We Couldn't See is just so pretty... So excited for Love :)

    9 Dec 2012 Reply
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