Recorded with Stoneback in the wake of Follin and Oblivion's breakup, it won strong reviews for its emotive songwriting and peaked at number 114 on the Billboard Top 200. In October 2013, Cults returned with their second album, Static. That year, the duo also appeared on the AIDS/HIV research benefit album Red Hot+Rio 2, collaborating with Superhuman Happiness on a cover of "Um Canto de Afoxé para o Bloco Do Ilê." Along with touring in support of the album, Cults also appeared at the Portishead-curated ATP I'll Be Your Mirror festival that September and at ATP's Nightmare Before Christmas festival, which was curated by Battles, that December. Produced by Shane Stoneback, Cults' June 2011 self-titled album delivered more of their atmospheric, retro-futuristic indie pop and charted in the U.K., Canada, and the U.S., reaching number 52 on Billboard's Top 200 Albums Chart. They then signed to In the Name Of, an imprint of Columbia Records founded by Lily Allen. One of the EP's songs, "Go Outside," which Cults recorded with Paul Kostabi at Thunderdome Studios, became a viral hit, earning acclaim from publications including Pitchfork and NME.Ĭults built on the success of "Go Outside" by touring with Richie Follin's Band (the project of Madeline's older brother) for six months. A couple at the time, they wrote and recorded songs in Oblivion's apartment using a computer and a cheap midi keyboard, and before the year was over, they released their self-titled debut EP on Forest Family Records. On this album and 2020's Host, Follin's growing creative input reinforced the delicate yet enduring appeal of Cults' music.Ĭults formed in 2010, when native San Franciscans Follin and Oblivion were attending school in New York City (Oblivion was a documentary film student at NYU Follin was studying at the New School). They added Technicolor vibrancy to 2011's Cults darkness that echoed the end of their romantic relationship on 2013's Static and a streamlined approach that reflected the electro-pop purveyors that sprang up in their wake on 2017's Offering. On the albums that followed, the duo gave different nuances to this style. On their 2010 breakthrough "Go Outside," dream pop haze and '60s girl group harmonies provided the perfect backdrop for Follin's sweetly empathetic vocals, creating the template for Cults' sound. The duo of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, Cults' twinkling experimental pop combines gauzy sounds with moods that hit surprisingly hard.
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