According to consequence.net, The Cult, have returned with an announcement for their first album in six years, ‘Under the Midnight Sun’, the rock band’s 11th studio LP. The album is being released via Black Hill, and is set for a release on October 7th, with the lead single of the album, “Give Me Mercy”, being shared recently. The album was produced by Tom Dalgety (Pixies, Ghost, Royal Blood), and is said to be primarily inspired by co-founder Ian Astbury’s experience at Provinssirock festival in Finland. Astbury is quoted in saying that, “It’s three in the morning, the sun’s up, and there’s all these beautiful people in this halcyon moment,” he stated in a press release. “People are laying on the grass, making out, drinking, smoking. There were rows of flowers at the front of the stage from the performances earlier that evening. It was an incredible moment.” The experience described by Astbury is the main motivation for the album, fans can now experience it for themselves with the latest single, “Give Me Mercy” which can be found on the band’s YouTube page.
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