LP - $17.25 / CD - $8.00 / CASSETTE - $8.00
STREET DATE: 8/4/23
CAT#: BPR-91
LABEL: Brutal Panda
30+ years ago in Austin, TX 1992, cult kings of noise rock, CHERUBS, released their debut album, Icing, via Butthole Surfers drummer, King Coffey's, label Trance Syndicate. Originally recorded and produced by Mr. Colson (L7, Dwarves, Linkin Park), Icing has now been fully remastered and remixed from the original source tapes by Eric Wofford (Explosions in the Sky, Young Widows, The Black Angels), complete with new album art by the band's Kevin Whitley.
Much darker, aggressive and rawer than the material CHERUBS would become known for, Icing captures the band at their most primitive form while hinting at the melodic intricacies they would develop over the years. While still very much a "noise rock" album, Icing brings together influences from Seattle's first wave of late 80's grunge alongside the influential "noise" scene happening in Austin throughout the 90's. The album's single "All Chickened Out" even received some airplay on BBC Radio 1 by John Peel…a sure sign of the prestige such ugly, aggressive and deconstructed "music" would receive over the coming decades. This is where it all started for CHERUBS and somehow it's still happening over three decades later.
TRACK LISTING:
- Sugary
- All Chickened Out
- Half a Rat
- Come
- Ginger Upper
- Fed
- Shoofly
- Pink Party Dessert
- Vicki's Retreat
- Kick Me
MARKETING POINTS:
- 30th-anniversary reissue of CHERUBS debut album, originally released in 1992
- Remixed and remastered by Eric Wofford (Explosions in the Sky, Young Widows, The Black Angels)
- Originally recorded and produced by Mr. Colson (L7, Dwarves, Linkin Park)
- New artwork from Cherubs singer/guitarist Kevin Whitley
- Noise rock is having a moment thanks to newer groups like Chat Pile, KEN Mode, Whores, etc.garnering critical acclaim and festivals like Oblivion Access carrying the torch. Cherubs are one of the OG noise rock bands!
- Headlining US Tour May 19 - June 11 w/ support from Rid of Me
- Headlining US Tour + dates with Whores July 14 - July 30
- Features + reviews confirmed with Decibel, Brooklyn Vegan, Revolver, Stereogum, Invisible Oranges, Metal Injection, etc.
- Vinyl, CD + Tape reissues of three classic CHERUBS albums coming August 3 via Brutal Panda (Heroin Man, 2 Ynfynty, Icing)
- "the noisiest pop music on the planet" - Pitchfork
- "Cherubs are sprouting from adversity with a gritty throwback sound tinged with influences of hardcore, pop and the noise rock that they started with." - Alternative Press
- "a catchy and muscular exercise that will please devotees of their previous work" - Revolver
FOR FANS OF:
Flipper, KEN Mode, Whores, Unsane, The Jesus Lizard, Unwound, Chat Pile