CULTS
RELEASE FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM
‘TO THE GHOSTS’
July 26, 2024 – Acclaimed alt-pop duo Cults have today released their fifth studio album, To the Ghosts, out now via Imperial. Listen here.
The multiplatinum New York duo comprised of multi-instrumentalists Madelin
Speaking on the album, Brian said “Without knowing it, we’ve spent our whole career building a world of our own, we just try to create the emotion that we want to feel. This record is another piece of the picture, but the picture isn’t done yet. We’d be in Cults no matter what. It’s the way we live our lives.”
Madeline adds, “This is the first record where I would pick up the microphone and sing whatever I was feeling. The vocals and the lyrics really helped inform the direction rather than the other way around. Every track brings me back to what I was going through at the time.”
Highlights on To the Ghosts include “Left My Keys,” “Crybaby,” “Hung The Moon” and “Onions.” Cults kick off their U.S. headline tour in August, with a stop at Lollapalooza on August 4th. From September they’re supporting Vampire Weekend on their extensive run of shows, and then head to the UK and EU in November for headline dates. Full tour dates below.
The creative process for the new album began during the pandemic when they started writing
music on weekdays from 10am-5pm, with no deadlines or distractions. Written and recorded in
Brian’s apartment, they later brought the music to Los Angeles for further collaboration with
longtime producer and trusted creative confidant Shane Stoneback. To the Ghosts was co-
produced by Cults & Shane Stoneback, mixed by John Congleton, and mastered by Heba Kadry
NYC.
True outliers, Cults persist as the rare phenomenon equally comfortable collaborating with The
Weeknd, rap titan J. Cole on his 6x-platinum smash “She Knows,” and maverick indie director
Jim Jarmusch. Their latest remix of Taylor Swift’s “Fortnight” caught fans by surprise, with
Billboard calling it “bubbly” and noting their “expansive universe,” while People.com
on its “bright instrumentation.”
TO THE GHOSTS TRACKLIST
Crybaby
Left My Keys
Onions
Crystal
Leave Home
Eat It Cold
Honey
Knots
Behave
Open Water
Cells
You’re In Love With Yourself
Hung The Moon
ABOUT CULTS
With over 1.5 billion streams and over 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify, Cults have built a world anchored by four acclaimed albums, and a distinct, mesmerising sound. True outliers, they persist as the rare phenomenon equally comfortable collaborating with The Weeknd, rap titan J. Cole on his 6x-platinum smash “She Knows,” and maverick indie director Jim Jarmusch. Simultaneously, they’re a dynamic presence that’s just as at home on stage at Coachella as they are supporting The Pixies and Vampire Weekend. All the while, their music has surged through popular television series and films. The staple “Always Forever” reached RIAA platinum status, and the track “Gilded Lily” endured as a phenomenon. It took TikTok by storm with 200K-plus “creates” in 2022 and notched a gold certification. They’ve co-written with everyone from G-Eazy to Freddie Gibbs, appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, and graced the bills of major festivals such as Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and more.
Photograph by Shervin Lainez
CULTS TOUR DATES
* Supporting Vampire Weekend
New European Dates In Bold
8.1.24 – Millvale, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
8.2.24 – Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
8.3.24 – Chicago, IL @ Official Lollapalooza Afterparty at Outset
8.4.24 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
8.6.24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line
8.7.24 – Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
8.9.24 – Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
8.10.24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
8.12.24 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile
8.13.24 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
8.15.24 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club
8.16.24 – San Diego, CA @ The Observatory North Park
8.17.24 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda
8.18.24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom
8.20.24 – Dallas, TX @ Sons of Hermann Hall
8.21.24 – Houston, TX @ Bronze Peacock
8.22.24 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s Live
8.24.24 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
8.25.24 – Orlando, FL @ The Social
8.26.24 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade
8.28.24 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
9.19.24 – Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center *
9.20.24 – Cincinnati, OH @ The ICON Festival Stage at Smale Park *
9.21.24 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheatre *
9.23.24 – Rochester Hills, MI @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *
9.24.24 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage *
9.25.24 – Laval, QE @ Place Bell *
9.27.24 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden *
9.28.24 – Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts *
9.30.24 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *
10.1.24 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem *
10.2.24 – Charlottesville, VA @ Ting Pavillion *
10.4.24 – Charlotte, NC @ Amos’ Southend
10.5.24 – Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
10.6.24 – Charleston, SC @ Music Farm
10.8.24 – Wilmington, NC @ Live Oak Bank Pavilion *
10.9.24 – Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheatre *
10.11.24 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater *
10.12.24 – Atlanta, GA @ Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park *
10.13.24 – Asheville, NC @ Rabbit Rabbit *
10.15.24 – St. Augustine, FL @ The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre *
10.17.24 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center *
11.4.24 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Academy 3
11.5.24 – London, UK @ Electric Brixton
11.6.24 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde2
11.8.24 – Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
11.9.24 – Rouen, France @ Le 106
11.10.24 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Bitterzoet
11.12.24 – Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall
11.13.24 – Berlin, Germany @ Metropol
11.14.24 – Prague, Czech Republic @ MeetFactory
11.15.24 – Warsaw, Poland @ Niebo
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