The name Brian Oblivion is surely a sign something might go wrong – so the instrumentalist and singer Madeline took a break in 2012. Cults are back and abuzz from this hiatus on Static, which replaces the ‘Go Outside’ saccharine with proper sugar. The name Brian Oblivion is surely a sign something might go wrong – so the instrumentalist and singer Madeline took a break in 2012. Cults are back and abuzz from this hiatus on Static, which replaces the ‘Go Outside’ saccharine with proper sugar.