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Cults (band)

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For the similarly named British hard rock band, see The Cult.

Cults
Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion performing in 2014
Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion performing in 2014
Background information
OriginManhattan, New York, U.S.
Genres
Years active2010–present
Labels
Members
  • Brian Oblivion
  • Madeline Follin
Websitecultscultscults.com

Cults is an American indie pop band formed in New York City in 2010. The band first rose to prominence after the release of their debut extended play, Cults 7″ (2010), which was released on their Bandcamp page.[9] They signed with English singer Lily Allen's record label In the Name Of, an imprint of Sony Music to release their eponymous debut studio album (2011). A song from the album, "Bad Things" was sampled by American rapper J. Cole for his 2013 single, "She Knows", on which they were credited as featured artists.[10]

History

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Cults formed in 2010 while guitarist Brian Oblivion and singer Madeline Follin, both from San Diego, were students in New York City.[11] Oblivion went to New York University to study documentary cinema, while Follin went to The New School.[9] Follin had previously recorded with punk band Youth Gone Mad on the album Touching Cloth. Cults released an EP on Forrest Family Records, Cults 7″, with the track "Go Outside" recorded by Paul Kostabi at Thunderdome Studios,[12] and the album earned the title of "Best New Music" by Pitchfork.[13] They toured supporting the Richie Follin's Band with overlapping members for six months before signing to ITNO/Sony. Their song "Go Outside" had a video made for it which starred Emma Roberts and Dave Franco. Another video featured the band intercut with footage of Jim Jones and Jonestown.[14]

Follin (left) and Oblivion (right) performing in Munich in 2014

Their eponymous debut studio album was released on June 7, 2011, by Columbia Records imprint In the Name Of run by Lily Allen.[15] The album received generally positive reviews,[16][17] and a second "Best New Music" from Pitchfork was earned for the track "Abducted".[18] In 2011, Cults collaborated with the group Superhuman Happiness on a version of the track "Um Canto De Afoxé para o Bloco Do Ilê" for the Red Hot Organization's most recent charity album Red Hot+Rio 2. The album is a follow-up to the 1996 Red Hot + Rio. Proceeds from sales were donated toward causes raising awareness of AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. The band was chosen to perform at the ATP I'll Be Your Mirror festival curated by ATP and Portishead in September 2011 in Asbury Park, New Jersey,[19] and also by Battles to perform at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival that they co-curate in December 2011 in Minehead, England.[20]

In early 2012, Cults played the Australasian music festival Laneways. In an interview with 3news[21] they said people could expect a more "aggressive sound" with a lot of changes being made to songs as a five-piece band. In an interview with the magazine Coup De Main,[22] Follin was quoted saying that "You Know What I Mean" is her favorite song on their self-titled debut album. In 2013 they were featured alongside Amber Coffman on J. Cole's Born Sinner album which peaked at number one on the Billboard 200. The song later peaked at number 90 on the Billboard Hot 100. Also in 2013, the band released their second album, Static, in the aftermath of the duo's breakup. Reviews were generally favorable. In 2016, Follin collaborated with her brother Richie James Follin for a side project called Follin. Their single "Roxy" was released online on February 23 of that year. On October 6, 2017, the band released their third album, Offering. On September 18, 2020, the band released their fourth album, Host.[23] On August 17, 2021, their single "Always Forever" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and later was certified platinum on July 18, 2022.[24]

Band members

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  • Brian Oblivion
  • Madeline Follin

Live members

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  • John Eatherly - drums
  • Max Kamins - bass guitar
  • Cory Stier - drums
  • Nathan Aguilar – bass guitar (past)
  • Marc Deriso – drums
  • Richie Follin – guitar (past)
  • Gabriel Rodriguez – aux, guitar (past)
  • Loren Humphrey - drums

Discography

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Albums

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List of studio albums and with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[25] 		CAN
 LTU
[26] 		UK
[27]
Cults 52 89 — 133
Static
  • Released: October 15, 2013
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl
 114 — — —
Offering
  • Released: October 6, 2017
  • Label: Sinderlyn
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl, cassette
 — — 61 —
Motels
  • Released: September 7, 2018
  • Label: Sinderlyn
  • Formats: Vinyl, digital download
 — — — —
Host
  • Released: September 18, 2020
  • Label: Sinderlyn
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl
 — — — —
To the Ghosts
  • Released: July 26, 2024
  • Label: Imperial
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming, CD, vinyl
 — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays
Title Year
Offering B-Sides & Remixes
  • Released: November 19, 2018
  • Label: Sinderlyn
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Host B-Sides & Remixes
  • Released: September 9, 2022
  • Label: Sinderlyn
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
Sales
[28]
"Um Canto De Afoxé Para O Bloco Do Ilê"
(with Superhuman Happiness) 		2011 — Non-album single
"Abducted" — Cults
"Go Outside" 12
"You Know What I Mean" 63
"High Road" 2013 — Static
"Being It" 2014 — Non-album single
"Offering" 2017 — Offering
"I Took Your Picture" —
"Right Words" —
"Spit You Out" —
"Host" 2020 — Host
"Trials" —
"No Risk" —
"Monolithic" —
"Bourgeois" 2021 — Non-album single
"Beach Ball" — Cults (10th Anniversary Edition)
"Make Time" —
"Valentine" 2022 —
"Poodles Dancing" — Host B-Sides & Remixes
"Crybaby" 2024 — To the Ghosts
"Left My Keys" —
"Hung the Moon" —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
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List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[29] 		US
R&B
/HH
[30] 		US
Rap
[31] 		LTU
[32] 		SCO
[33] 		UK
[34] 		UK
R&B
[35] 		WW
[36]
"Bowl Cut"
(DoM featuring Madeline of Cults) 		2011 — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"She Knows"
(J. Cole featuring Amber Coffman and Cults) 		2013 90 24 11 47 77 68 10 175 Born Sinner
"Moonshine"
(Chewing featuring Cults) 		2018 — — — — — — — — Pacific Ocean Blue
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs and certified songs

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List of other charted songs, showing year charted, selected chart positions, and name of the album
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub.
[38] 		US
Rock
[39] 		CAN
[40] 		LTU
[32] 		NLD
Tip
[41] 		NZ
Hot
[42] 		UK
Indie
[43]
"Always Forever" 2013 — — — — — — — Static
"Gilded Lily" 2017 12 14 81 49 16 35 9 Offering
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Sail It Slow" 2010 Guards Guards

Production and songwriting credits

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Title(s) Year(s) Artist(s) Credit(s)
"NDL Overture"
(featuring Niko Omilana & Miles Away) 		2021 CTI Producers & Writers

References

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  1. ^ Gaca, Anna (September 22, 2017). "Cults – "Right Words"". Spin. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  2. ^ Branch, Kathryn (March 30, 2011). "Timely | Cults". T. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ^ Shurba, Nicolette (September 14, 2022). "Dream-pop duo Cults make a long-anticipated Orlando return Thursday". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Matt the Raven (November 14, 2017). "Cults: Offering". Under the Radar. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Cults, Live In Concert". NPR. October 17, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  6. ^ Minsker, Evan (July 25, 2013). "Cults Announce New Album Static". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Phares, Heather. "Cults Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Raymer, Miles (October 20, 2010). "Today at Daytrotter: Cults". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Breihan, Tom (March 8, 2010). "Rising: Cults". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  10. ^ "Cults — Pitchfork". Pitchfork. September 29, 2013.
  11. ^ Rowe, Sian (May 27, 2011). "Cults: loved by Lily, patronised by Perez, and now a hit with soccer moms". The Guardian. Retrieved August 4, 2023. Follin and Oblivion (not his real name, he was christened Ryan Mattos) met in San Diego two years ago when he was tour-managing Madeline's brother's band the Willowz.
  12. ^ "Thunderdome Studios Recording". Wix.com. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  13. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry. "The Playlist: Cults – "Go Outside"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  14. ^ "Cults – Go Outside". Archived from the original on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014 – via YouTube.
  15. ^ Breihan, Tom (April 4, 2011). "Cults Unveil New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  16. ^ "Cults Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  17. ^ Tangari, Joe. "Album Reviews: Cults: Cults". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
  18. ^ Kelly, Zach. "The Playlist: Cults – "Abducted"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 27, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2011.
  19. ^ "ATP America presents I'll Be Your Mirror curated by Portishead & ATP – All Tomorrow's Parties". Atpfestival.com. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  20. ^ "Nightmare Before Christmas curated by Battles/Caribou/Les Savy Fav - All Tomorrow's Parties". Atpfestival.com. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  21. ^ "Interview with 3news.co.nz". 3news.co.nz. Retrieved January 16, 2012.[permanent dead link‍]Article is still available in the Newshub Archive, here.
  22. ^ "{is your friend} please read me. or I will eat you up & swallow you whole". Coup De Main Magazine. September 27, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2013.
  23. ^ "Cults: Host". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  24. ^ a b "American single certifications – Cults – Always Forever". Recording Industry Association of America.
  25. ^ Peaks on the Billboard 200:
  26. ^ Peaks in Lithuania albums chart:
  27. ^ Peaks on the UK albums chart:
  28. ^ "Cults Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
  29. ^ Peaks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
  30. ^ Peaks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart:
  31. ^ Peaks on the Hot Rap Songs chart:
  32. ^ a b
  33. ^ Peaks in Scotland:
  34. ^
  35. ^ Peak chart positions on UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart:
  36. ^ Peaks on the Billboard Global 200:
  37. ^ a b c "British certifications – Cults". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 24, 2024. Type Cults in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  38. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100: Week of November 26, 2022". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  39. ^ "Hot Rock & Alternative Songs: Week of January 28, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  40. ^ "Billboard Canadian Hot 100: Week of January 28, 2023". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  41. ^ "Dutch Single Tip 19/11/2022". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  42. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. November 21, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  43. ^ "Top 40 Independent Singles 18 November 2022 - 24 November 2022". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  44. ^ "American single certifications – Cults – Gilded Lily". Recording Industry Association of America.
  45. ^ "Canadian certifications – Cults". Music Canada. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
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