Cult Records | |
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Founded | 2009 (2009) |
Founder | Julian Casablancas |
Distributor(s) | Kobalt Label Services (UK and US) Sony Music Entertainment (International) ONErpm (digital)[1] |
Genre | Various |
Country of origin | United States |
Location | New York, New York |
Official website | www |
Cult Records is anindependent record label founded byJulian Casablancas (ofThe Strokes) in 2009.[2] Initially used as animprint for Casablancas' solo releases, Cult later became a standalone label, and in June 2014 entered a label services agreement withKobalt as well as a digital distribution agreement withONErpm.[3][1]
The label's first release (withRCA) was Casablancas' debut solo albumPhrazes for the Young.Cult Records have since put out records for a number of major artists, mostly from the New York area including Casablancas' own bandsThe Strokes andThe Voidz, as well acts likeThe Growlers,Karen O,Albert Hammond Jnr andThe Virgins. Casablancas lamented the label missing out onPhoenix's breakout albumWolfgang Amadeus Phoenix and said they were close to signingHaim.[4]
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