Cheekface Sign To Alcopop! Records & Release “Emphatically Mo” EP

Cheekface are a band influenced by the great American talk-singers like Lou Reed, Jonathan Richman and Stephen Malkmus, British post-punk bands like Wire and The Fall, and proto-indie bands like The dB’s and Minutemen. Alongside their more apparent influences, the trio chart their own course with their self-effacing, openhearted lyrics that set the mundanity of daily life against the backdrop of our chaotic world.

Alcopop! Records have announced that they have signed the Los Angeles trio, who have now released their new b-sides EP, Emphatically Mo. Following hot on the heels of their critically-acclaimed debut album, Emphatically No, that was released in January 2021 on New Professor Records. Emphatically Mo is a collection of extra previously unreleased material from the album writing sessions.

“We started recording the Emphatically No. album without enough songs, and we ended up with too many. So a few tunes fell under the axe that swung to keep a good flow in the track sequence and make the record short enough for a 12-inch LP. Not every song is your best song, and b-sides definitely aren’t, with the possible exception of Booker T’s ‘Green Onions.’ But with these four tracks, me and Mandy were definitely exploring the same themes of loneliness, futility, insomnia and Diet Coke as the rest of the album, so I think they make a pretty good companion.” (frontman Greg Katz)

You can can check out Cheekface’s US tour dates and stream and purchase Emphatically Mo here