Cheekface - Emphatically No. (2021)

For some time now, Cheekface has been the type to put a little humor in our daily life and in music. The Californian pop-punk trio made a name for itself in 2019 with their debut album called Therapy Island, which caught the attention of the American underground trade press. It's not for nothing that they want to get off on the right foot with a surprise album called Emphatically No.

Greg Katz (vocals, guitar), Amanda Tannen (vocals, bass) and Mark Echo Edwards continue to lighten the mood with music with these thirteen new compositions that have the hustle and bustle, the pep’s. The first track is called “Listen To Your Heart. No. ”and clearly display the board: unplug your brain, tap your foot, and pay attention to sarcastic texts. We also want as proof "Best Life", "Call Your Mom" ​​or even "Wedding Guests" where we can laugh at banal everyday situations.

Listening to Cheekface is a bit like checking the YungNat1991 account on Instagram but in music. Just listen to "(I Don't Want To Go To) Calabasas" or even "Emotional Rent Control" and "Big Big Friend" to realize it: the texts are completely stupid but make you think about our conditions . The whole thing is started by a good alchemy on the part of the Californian trio based on heady riffs and a very energetic rhythm section without forgetting the vocal tandem Katz / Tannen without frills and nonchalant which impress on "Original Composition", "Do You Work Here? And "Don’t Get Hit By A Car". If you want to laugh at the current world situation and your daily life, Cheekface will know how to satisfy you as they are generators of meme in music.