Cult Records is an

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founded by

Julian Casablancas Julian Fernando Casablancas (born August 23, 1978) is an American musician. He is the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the Rock music, rock band the Strokes, with whom he has released six studio albums since their founding in 1998. Casabl ...

(of

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) 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. The label's first release (with RCA) was Casablancas' debut solo album Phrazes 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 bands

and The Voidz, as well acts like The Growlers, Karen O, Albert Hammond Jnr and The Virgins. Casablancas lamented the label missing out on Phoenix's breakout album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix and said they were close to signing Haim.

Artists signed to Cult

Current

* Promiseland *

* The Voidz

Catalog Cult artists

* Albert Hammond, Jr. * Cerebral Ballzy * C O L O R *

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* Exclamation Pony ( Jen Turner of Here We Go Magic and Ryan Jarman of

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) * Exhibition * The Growlers *

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* INHEAVEN *

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* Karen O * Rey Pila * Reputante * Songhoy Blues * Surfbort * The Virgins"The Strokes' Julian Casablancas makes first signing to new label"
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'' 28 November 2012.

References

External links

Cult Records' Official site
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