‘This is Rock’n’Roll at its rawest and
most enjoyable!!’
– Metal Hammer
Formed in late 1999, the CherryKicks were drawn together by a common
love of AC/DC and loud guitars combined with a burning desire to create
a life-affirming rock’n’roll noise driven by soaring melodies, killer
hooks and thunderous riffs…Hailing from Glasgow, Scotland
and comprising of Dave (vocals/guitar) Andy (bass/vocals) Craig
(drums/vocals) and Mike (guitar/vocals), the CherryKicks initially aimed
to fuse the melodies and dynamics of The
Wildhearts, the explosive rock’n’riot of bands like
The Almighty and the Ramones, with
the sonic attitude of early-Guns’n’Roses. The resulting potent mix
of melodic pop-punk and down-and-dirty rock’n’roll can be heard in
embryonic form on the self-financed ‘Waste it’ demo (recorded at Redeye
studios, Glasgow & released in April 2001). This rough-and-ready 3-track
started raising eyebrows in and around the Glasgow area amongst music fans
and promoters alike, and the bands website (http://www.cherrykicks.co.uk)
and ever-expanding mailing list has ensured an enthusiastic following from
much further afield.
In addition to having extensively toured the UK (sharing stages
nation-wide with such established names as The
Wildhearts, Electric Frankenstein, Nerve,
Easyworld, Violent Delight, 4ft Fingers,
Tuuli, Goldblade,
Candyheads,
B*Movie Heroes, Plan-A and
The Relatives) the CherryKicks have
received Radio 1 airplay, been singled out for live sessions on BBC Radio
Scotland, featured on three compilation albums (released nation wide) and
appeared on a Canadian TV series soundtrack.
In February 2003 the CherryKicks entered the studio with Chris Gordon (Baby
Chaos, Deckard, Regency Buck)
to record their debut single for
SixFeetDeep
Records. The resulting 4-track ‘Radio Tokyo’
perfectly showcases the bands ability to write explosive-yet-melodic punk
rock anthems (‘Radio Tokyo’ and live favourite ‘Living American’),
full-throttle sing-alongs (‘Hey Hey Hey’) as well as demonstrating a
slightly different approach to the CherryKicks sound (the raging ‘Shiny
Little Gun’).
The CherryKicks’ time is now spent honing their sound, recording new
material and playing their brand of good-time punk rock’n’roll to an
ever-growing fan base. The band will soon be touring in support of ‘Radio
Tokyo’ and plans are already on the drawing board for a debut album. In a
world dominated by plastic, pre-packaged pop and celebrity driven media,
the CherryKicks have set out their agenda with attitude and enthusiasm: to
demonstrate the undeniable power of a great tune, a big riff and very,
very loud guitars… |
