The Cheek
(formerly known as Cheeky Cheeky and the Nosebleeds
) is an indie pop band from Woodbridge, Suffolk. Having released several singles and an EP, they are in the process of recording their debut album. [1]
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THE CHEEK TICKETS
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Overview
Since their formation, the band have released several singles. Their debut "Slow Kids", released on March 17th 2008, received a positive reception, catching the attention of Huw Stephens,
NME
and
Q
magazine.
[2] Following the success of Slow Kids, the band went on to release their latest single, "You Let Me Go", which was granted track of the week in
NME
, receiving a very respectable 8/10 from
Dan Martin.
2009 proved a promising start for the band as they played shows in Japan and at
SXSW in Texas. It was during their NME Awards Show on February 17th that the band announced their name change to The Cheek stating, "It takes about two seconds to say 'Cheeky Cheeky And The Nosebleeds', and we say our band name sometimes 20 times a day. That's like four-and-a-half minutes every week. More than four hours a year. We're getting an extra three hours a year back just by becoming The Cheek."
[3]
They went onto release a limited Japanese EP on 24th February, "Thespionage" which featured a series of previous unreleased tracks the band recorded during various sessions as CCATNB.
2008
Cheeky Cheeky and the Nosebleeds had a busy festival season, playing at
Latitude,
Glastonbury [4] and
Underage Festival. Their headline set at Latitude's Lake Stage saw a record number of crowd surfers and drew one of the largest crowds for the stage. Following their popularity at London's Underage festival, the band were asked back to do an Underage Christmas Special at London Scala on the 20th December. Recently they embarked on their debut headlining tour, covering 29 dates in 31 days including a spectacular Halloween special show at the borderline and in December supported Iglu and Hartley on their UK Tour.
2009
The band spent two seperate sessions during January and June recording their debut album at
ICP Studios in Belgium. It is being produced by
White Lies and
Pulp collaborator,
Ed Buller.
The album has been given a penciled release date of early 2010.
Discography
EPs/Singles
| Year
| Title
| Album
| U.K.
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| 2008
| "Slow Kids"
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| 2008
| "You Let Me Go"
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| 2009
| "Slow Kids", "Irritating", "Fascinating", "Je Ne Sais Pas", "Do Nothing" and "Can You Tell Her"
| "Thespionage"
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| 2009
| "Hung Up"
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References
- Cheeky Cheeky And The Nosebleeds are no more
- http://news.q4music.com/2008/01/track_of_the_day_141.html
- http://www.nme.com/news/cheeky-cheeky-and-the-nosebleeds/42841
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbury/2008/artists/cheekycheekyandthenosebleeds