The Cult of Ray
| The Cult of Ray | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 22, 1996 | |||
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| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | American | |||
| Producer | Frank Black | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian | |
| Los Angeles Times | |
| NME | 4/10 |
| The Philadelphia Inquirer | |
| Pitchfork | 5.5/10 |
| Q | |
| Select | 4/5 |
| Spin | 4/10 |
The Cult of Ray is the third solo studio album by American musician Frank Black. Black opted to produce The Cult of Ray himself, after Eric Drew Feldman produced his first two albums.
The album title is a reference to author Ray Bradbury. The album's final song is a tribute to Shazeb Andleeb, who was beaten to death at Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California (a school Black attended), in May 1995.