Cults' eponymous debut CD

Cults, the New York film school dropout duo of Madeline Follin and Brian Oblivion, has a deceptively simple approach to indie-pop. It's all about the melody. And there are some doozies on their debut "Cults" (Columbia). Sure, there is Phil Spector-ish Wall of Sound production on "Never Heal Myself," and there are shades of Darlene Love sweetness in Follin's delivery on the modern-love dilemmas of "Bumper." But it's the simple, infectious melodies of "Go Outside" (which includes a sample of a speech from Jonestown cult leader Jim Jones and a xylophone riff) that demand attention and repeated listening.

GRADE B+

BOTTOM LINE New-millennium girl-group pop