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Cults formed in 2010 while guitarist Brian Oblivion and singer Madeline Follin were students at New York University in Manhattan. Before forming Cults, Madeline had previously been a part of the punk band Youth Gone Mad who had released “Touching Cloth.” Cults released their first EP entitled “Cults” on Forrest Family Records and then set out tour. While on tour they were joined by other musicians to fill the parts, including Gabriel Rodriguez, Cory Stier, Nathan Aguilar, Marc Deiso, and Loren Humphrey.
By June 2011 the duo released their self-titled debut album by Columbia Records and earned a second "Best New Music" from Pitchfork was earned for the track "Abducted." In 2011 they collaborated with the group Superhuman Happiness for a version of the track "Um Canto De Afoxé para o Bloco Do Ilê" for the Red Hot Organisation's charity album Red Hot+Rio 2. In early 2012 the duo played at the Australasian music festival Laneways, and a year later released their second album, “Static,” which went on to land within the top 200 charts. In 2013 Cults featured alongside Amber Coffman on J. Cole's Born Sinner album, which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, and then number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Formed in New York City in 2010 by guitarist Brian Oblivion and singer Madeline Follin, Cults know how to write a massive pop song. They burst onto the scene with the twinkling 1960s vibes of ‘Go Outside’, complete with gigantic sing-along chorus and the duo hasn’t looked back since. A combination of great riffs, girl-group inspired harmonies and samples culled from various point in history, Cults’ self titled debut album was a heck of a lot of fun and follow-up record Static proved to be a more muscular synth-heavy version of their musical formula. The mix of talent is wonderful: multi-instrumentalist Oblivion knows his way around a studio, and Follin’s sweet as anything voice always charms. When it comes to performing live, it’s hard to decide where to look. Oblivion looks like a member of the Muppets’ house band, hidden behind a curtain of hair and bouncing along to the rhythms, while Follin is a captivating sight, her pure vocals demanding attention. Of course, they’ll play ‘Go Outside’ and the xylophone will sound wonderful, while the sweet garage rock of ‘Abducted’ picks up the pace a touch and ‘Oh My God’ is almost like a trip-hop track due to the booming beat.
Cults play pop music with a big heart and big choruses, and that’s a winning combination in anyone’s book.