Cults (album)

2011 studio album by Cults

Cults

Studio album by

Cults

Released| June 7, 2011 (2011-06-07)
Recorded| 2010-2011, Treefort Studios, Brooklyn, New York
Genre| Indie pop, noise pop
Length| 33:41
Label| In the Name Of, Columbia
Producer| Cults, Shane Stoneback
Cults chronology
|  | Cults
(2011)  | Static
(2013)

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Singles from  Cults

1. "Go Outside"
Released: April 20, 2010
2. "Oh My God"
Released: July 6, 2010
3. "Abducted"
Released: April 16, 2011
4. "Most Wanted"
Released: August 16, 2011
5. "You Know What I Mean"
Released: December 1, 2011

Cults is the debut album by American indie pop band Cults. The album was released in the US on June 7, 2011 on In the Name Of, an imprint of Columbia Records. The album was recorded over the course of 2010 and early 2011. In early 2010, the band released an EP, which featured two of the songs to appear on the album; "Go Outside" and "Most Wanted". The song "Go Outside" was featured on the soundtrack of the game MLB 11: The Show on PlayStation 3. The song "Bad Things" also appears in the Hulu true crime drama series The Act during the end credits of the third episode "Two Wolverines" and the first episode of I Am Not Okay With This. It was sampled on the track "She Knows" by rapper J. Cole from the album Born Sinner. The song "You Know What I Mean" appears in episode 6 of Amy Poehler's show Russian Doll on Netflix.

The video for "Go Outside" is made up of footage of Peoples Temple members at Jonestown, and the song includes samples of leader Jim Jones speaking in the infamous death tape.[1]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 73/100[2]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
The Guardian| [4]
NME| (7/10)[5]
Pitchfork| (8.5/10)[6]

The critical reception to Cults was generally positive. Jazz Monroe of NME said "the album isn’t quite the tremulous voyage of hearts and minds it wants to be",[5] but Hari Ashurst of the BBC said that "despite the genre signifiers there’s more than enough personality of their own here for Cults to transcend both their blog hit wonder and the timeworn sound they lovingly homage".[7]

Pitchfork placed the album at number 46 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".[8]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion.

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Abducted"| 2:53
2.| "Go Outside"| 3:24
3.| "You Know What I Mean"| 2:32
4.| "Most Wanted"| 3:05
5.| "Walk at Night"| 3:05
6.| "Never Heal Myself"| 3:03
7.| "Oh My God"| 3:21
8.| "Never Saw the Point"| 3:04
9.| "Bad Things"| 3:40
10.| "Bumper"| 2:42
11.| "Rave On"| 2:52
Total length:| 33:41

10th anniversary edition bonus tracksNo.| Title| Length

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12.| "Beach Ball"| 2:26
13.| "Make Time"| 3:01
14.| "Valentine"| 3:22
Total length:| 42:30

## Personnel

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Cults

* Madeline Follin – vocals, production
* Brian Oblivion – guitar, keyboards, percussion, production (all tracks), background vocals (3)

Additional personnel

* Shane Stoneback – production, mixing, engineering
* Emily Lazar – mastering
* Joe LaPorta – mastering
* Ever Ronquillo – engineering assistance
* Will McLaren – bass (3), guitar (6, 8)
* Loren Humphrey – drums (3, 8)
* David Bett – art direction, design
* Jeannette Kaczorowski – art direction, design
* Eric Chakeen – cover photo
* Ben Pier – photography
* Bettman – photography
* Corbis – photography
* Steve Simon – photography

## References

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1. ^ Rastogi, Nina (July 21, 2011). "Pop Band Uses Jonestown Footage in Music Video". Retrieved July 10, 2025.
2. ^ "Cults Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Cults - Cults". AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
4. ^ Caroline Sullivan (May 26, 2011). "Cults – review | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
5. ^ a b "Cults - Album Review: Cults - 'Cults' - Album Reviews". NME. May 25, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
6. ^ "Album Reviews: Cults: Cults". Pitchfork. June 6, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2011.
7. ^ Ashurst, Hari (May 18, 2011). "Cults Cults Review". Retrieved September 24, 2011.
8. ^ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork Media. December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.

## External links

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* Official website

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* MusicBrainz release group

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