Grade: B-
Bayside’s consistency has always been admirable. In its 14 year tenure, the Queens, N.Y.-based punk rock group has played exactly the same type of tunes on every album, a specific formula that it has always stuck to: vocalist Anthony Raneri’s subtlely boyish croon, a crashing display of drums and singing guitar riffs at every turn. With nearly any other band, this would be a red flag; absolutely no progress is usually a pace that doesn’t agree with a long-term band, but Bayside manages to keep fans by being inherently reliable. The band’s latest offering, “Cult,” is no different — the group delivers no-nonsense material in the 11 track release, giving longtime listeners some new, reliable material. The only problem that the band may see with this release is gaining new fans  — chances are, if you haven’t been listening to Bayside for a long time, you probably won’t come across it on your own.