Cult Figures

Cult Figures was formed in Birmingham 1977 by two teenage Art and Design students Gary Jones and Jon Hodgson at Solihull Technical College. They put out two classic releases, a single ‘Zip Nolan’ (1979) and an EP ‘In Love’ (1980) on Rather Records, the label of early indie act Swell Maps, When a proposed third single was shelved by Rough Trade, Cult Figures, became disillusioned and broke up late in 1980. It took 36 years for Hodgson & Jones to reform Cult Figures in 2016. Since reforming the band has gone from strength to strength, gigging regularly and releasing three critically acclaimed albums.