Cults Songs Ranked
Cults is an American indie pop band formed in New York City in 2010. The band first came to prominence when they posted a three-song EP, Cults 7″, on their Bandcamp page. They are signed to Sony and In the Name Of, a record label that was set up by British singer Lily Allen. In early 2012 Cults played the Australasian music festival Laneways. In an interview with 3news.co.nz 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, Madeline 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 1 on the Billboard 200. The song later peaked at number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100. Brian Oblivion, 2014, Munich Also in 2013, the band recorded their second album, Static, in the aftermath of the duo’s breakup. Reviews were generally favorable. In 2016 Madeline Follin collaborated with her brother Richie James Follin for a side-project called Follin. Their single “Roxy” was released online on February 23. On October 6, 2017, the band released their third album, Offering. In 2019 the song “You Know What I Mean” was featured as the outro to episode 6 of Netflix’s Russian Doll. On September 18, 2020, the band released their fourth album, Host. Here are all of Cults’ songs ranked.
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10. Never Saw The Point (Cults, 2011)
“I like the happy beats and high notes that pervade the whole album, how they sharply contrast the cynicism, depression, and desperation in the damn near hopeless lyrics. Cults’s eponymous album is the orchestration of a painfully upbeat polarization.”
9. So Far (Static, 2013)
“So after their breakup, you’d think that this album would naturally focus largely on that right? Well, you’d be right in thinking that. It’s not always malicious or malevolent regret but often times longing and remembrances of joys once had. Madeline Follin is honestly not an above-average lyricist, but her voice carries her simple words to an incredibly moving effect.”
8. Rave On (Cults, 2011)
“The chaotic conclusion to the LP’s finale “Rave On” really showcases Cults’ ability to be a touch epic with really heavily layered instrumentation. The joyous sounds of Cults will have you forgetting about how you’ve heard it all before because it’s so well produced and played.”
7. I Can Hardly Make You Mine (Static, 2013)
“Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivian were very open about this album being a reflection on their relationship ending. “Stop taking the long way before we play” is a pretty literal lyric about avoiding each other during shows. I’m not sure who ended the relationship and who wanted to keep it going, but it was obviously written from the latter’s perspective. Great song, very touching knowing the reality of the lyrics.”
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6. Always Forever (Static, 2013)
“This song is perfect for any movie which is a little sad. Or even any great movie, I can picture the instrumentals going off at the end of a movie, or right at the end of a climax. I would love to see a movie with this at the end”
5. High Road (Static, 2013)
“One of my most favorite songs. If you like this, you should definitely give a try to whole album. It’s a definition of indie for me. This is pure art. Raw, meaningful, deep, simple.”
4. Bumper (Cults, 2011)
“Takes me back to good times, the sound is very reminiscent of one of the golden eras of music that good ole 50s and with a very fashionable contemporary twist to it”
3. You Know What I Mean (Cults, 2011)
“This video is so heartwarming, I just can’t stop watching it. And the song is one of those that comes to your life when you think there’s no more good music out there.”
2. Abducted (Cults, 2011)
“It’s really great that no matter how long I spend wasting my youth on the internet trawling shady places looking for new music, there’s always something I haven’t heard that’ll make my jaw drop.”
1. Go Outside (Cults, 2011)
“Really interesting indie pop track, the song features school kids singing with one of those fresh nordic sounding beats to it. Imagine Beach House but with kids and you have the track. Heard about 3 are 4 weeks ago, left field hit of 2010.”