Cult Records is an
independent record label founded by
Julian Casablancas (of
The Strokes
The Strokes are an American rock band from New York City. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of lead singer and songwriter Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Mor ...
) in 2009. Initially used as an
imprint for Casablancas' solo releases, Cult later became a standalone label, and in June 2014 entered a label services agreement with
Kobalt as well as a digital distribution agreement with
ONErpm
ONErpm (ONE Revolution People's Music) is a digital distribution service and fan engagement platform founded in 2010 by Emmanuel Zunz and Matthew Olim, the latter one of the co-founders of CDNow, a pioneer in digital music. The company offers su ...
.
Artists signed to Cult
Current
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Cerebral Ballzy
Cerebral Ballzy is an American punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States. The band was formed in 2008 and released their debut, self-titled, album on 26 July 2011. The album was released in full as an online preview on the ''Revolv ...
* Exhibition
*
The Growlers
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...
*
Har Mar Superstar
Sean Tillmann (born February 6, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. He has performed and released studio albums as Sean Na Na and as a member of hardcore band Calvin Krime, but is best known for his work under the name Har Mar Super ...
*
Karen O
Karen Lee Orzolek (born November 22, 1978) is a South Korean-born American singer, musician, and songwriter. She is the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Early life
She was born in Seoul, South Korea, the daughter of a Ko ...
*
Rey Pila
* Promiseland
*
The Strokes
The Strokes are an American rock band from New York City. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of lead singer and songwriter Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Mor ...
*
The Voidz
The Voidz (formerly Julian Casablancas + The Voidz) are an American rock band. They consist of Julian Casablancas (vocals), Jeramy "Beardo" Gritter (guitar), Amir Yaghmai (guitar), Jacob "Jake" Bercovici (bass, synthesizers), Alex Carapetis ( ...
Catalog Cult artists
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Albert Hammond, Jr.
* C O L O R
*
Everything Everything
Everything Everything are an English art rock band from Manchester that formed in late 2007. Noted for their eclectic sound and complex, sociopolitical lyrics, the band have released six albums to date – 2010's '' Man Alive'', 2013's '' Arc'' ...
* Exclamation Pony (
Jen Turner of
Here We Go Magic and
Ryan Jarman
Ryan James Jarman is a British musician who is the guitarist and vocalist with English lo-fi indie rock band the Cribs.
The Cribs
Jarman formed the Cribs in the early 2000s with his twin brother Gary and younger brother Ross. The band is kno ...
of
The Cribs
The Cribs are a British indie rock band originally from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, that formed in 2001. The band consists of twins Gary and Ryan Jarman and their younger brother Ross Jarman. They were subsequently joined by ex-The Smiths guit ...
)
*
INHEAVEN
*
Julian Casablancas
*
Jehnny Beth
Jehnny Beth (born Camille Berthomier, 24 December 1984), is a French musician, singer-songwriter, producer, presenter and actress, best known as half of the duo John & Jehn and front woman of the English rock band Savages. Her debut solo album ...
&
Julian Casablancas
* Reputante
*
Songhoy Blues
*
Surfbort
*
The Virgins
The Virgins were an American indie rock band formed in 2006 in New York City. The band split up in November 2013.
History 2006–2007: Formation
Frontman Donald Cumming began writing music by himself in his New York apartment. He then recruited ...
"The Strokes' Julian Casablancas makes first signing to new label"
''NME
''New Musical Express'' (''NME'') is a British music, film, gaming, and culture website and brand. Founded as a newspaper in 1952, with the publication being referred to as a 'rock inkie', the NME would become a magazine that ended up as a f ...
'' 28 November 2012.
References
External links
Cult Records' Official site
Indie rock record labels
Alternative rock record labels
American independent record labels
Record labels established in 2009
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