Originally formed many moons ago for a one-off appearance in a pub car-park, The Cheesemakers have quickly worked up a set of original songs and set out to go against the grain of cover band domination in their native North East, a manifesto which has begun to reap rewards.
The speed and dexterity with which the band have gone about assembling a good live set is demonstrated by the fact that very few of the original songs in that 1st gig have survived this far. Material is constantly replaced by newer, fresher models.
Carefully nurturing their collective influences of Television, Iggy Pop, The Jam, The Who and The Kinks, a sound has developed which is truly their own. A succinct blend of crashing power chords and fluid choruses infest every Cheesemakers song and quickly lure the listener in with instant hum-ability. Delve deeper and you find influences as diverse as Elvis Costello, Spirit, U2, Pavement, The Doors & early Adam & The Antz.
After establishing an underground reputation with demo recordings of instant hits such as 'Fly Buster' & 'The Big Hairy Wheel' and their 17 minute magnum opus 'These Things Happen So What Does It Mean?' ,the band fortuitously stumbled into an agreement with the fledgling Changes One Record Label to cut an EP. Reviews of the demo album 'It's Toasted' and the rough , raw and ready live album 'Live Up The Oriface' had been encouraging, with a 7 month stay in Get Rhythm Magazine's Top 10 the highlight.
So with confidence, the band stepped into a studio to record the eclectic 'White Trash EP' for Changes One. Healthy sales and occasionally crazy reactions and reviews have resulted in the unexpected but deserved elevation of The Cheesemakers into genuine title contenders, a task which they are undoubtedly up for.
Higher profile gigs are springing up like triffids and opportunities are arising for prestigious contributions to various tribute/compilation albums . The Cheeseboys have been asked for tracks on a Paul Weller tribute, a Rolling Stones tribute and a Tom Verlaine/Television tribute album, the result of which can be found as track 5 on White Trash.
A first album proper, tentatively titled 'Fear The Clown', is due for
release in early 2004.
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