Cheatahs

Cheatahs streaming new album 'Mythologies,' announce NYC show with Moving Units (updated dates)

You may remember that UK-based dreampop band Cheatahs had to start their North American tour late due to visa issues, canceling all their many CMJ shows in the process…

Cheatahs cancel all CMJ shows (visa issues), but rest of North American tour is still on

Sorry Cheatahs fans hoping to see them at CMJ. After cancelling shows the first two days of the fest due to visa issues, the UK-based band have announced ALL their CMJ shows have been canceled:We are beyond gutted to have to announce the cancellation of all of our CMJ shows…

What's going on Thursday? (CMJ, Dungen, Mercury Rev, Protomartyr, Empress Of, Fred Thomas, Front Bottoms, more)

Because of CMJ, we’re doing ‘What’s Going On’ slightly different this week. Each day there’s a handful of day shows which are listed first, followed by the night sh…

Outfit released 'Slowness' (stream it), making U.S. live debut this week at CMJ

UK band Outfit released their second album, Slowness, back in June. Where their debut was more in the Hot Chip realm of quirky dancepop, Slowness seems to take inspiration from Talk Talk’s late ’80s output…

Cheatahs cancel Tuesday/Wednesday CMJ shows (visa issues)

Cheatahs are due to fly in from the UK for this week’s CMJ Festival here in NYC. They still are but are going to be a little late due to — you guessed it — visa issues…

Cheatahs made a video for "Signs for Lorelei," playing lots of CMJ shows

Cheatahs have made a video for “Signs to Lorelei,” the new single from the band’s forthcoming second album, Mythologies. The video was directed by Cherise Payne (FKA Twigs, The Horrors) and was shot mostly underwater, which fits the song’s warped, warbled vibe…

Australian duo Hockey Dad released EP & new single (listen), playing CMJ including shows w/ Cheatahs, Beverly & more

Hailing from Wollongong, Australia, duo Hockey Dad released their debut EP last year, five songs overdriven earworm pop. Just barely out of high school, they toured with fellow Aussies DZ Deathrays and have an infectious new single “Can’t Have Them” out now, and will release their debut LP in 2016…

Cheatahs releasing 2nd LP 'Mythologies,' share first single, touring North America after playing CMJ (dates)

UK-based band Cheatahs will release their second album, Mythologies, on October 30 via Wichita. Where their debut album delivered crunchy shoegaze hooks informed by Swervedriver and Sloan, if new single “Seven Sisters” is any indication, they’re drifting more towards what you’d call dreampop…

CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup

The 2015 CMJ Music Marathon happens from October 13-17, and today the initial list of artists was revealed. A bunch of these are NYC shows we’ve posted about (browse our “CMJ” tag), but highlights include Car Seat Headrest, Cheatahs, Destruction Unit, Dent May, Dilly Dally, Doomsquad, Drinks, Eternal Summers, Evans the Death, Ex Hex, Expert Alterations, Ezra Furman, Frankie Cosmos, Hooton Tennis Club, Kamasi Washington, Kero Kero Bonito, Mercury Rev, Nai Harvest, Neon Indian, Panda Bear, Perfect Pussy, Protomartyr, S, Shannon and the Clams, Slim Twig, Stealing Sheep, The Album Leaf, The Dirty Nil, The Men, The Wonder Years, Titus Andronicus and Wil…

Cheatahs announce second LP, share "Seven Sisters" (listen)

UK band Cheatahs have announced their second album, Mythologies, will be out October 30 via Wichita. If the first single, “Seven Sisters,” is any indication, they’ve gone from straight-up Swervedriver-style shoegaze into the related, but prettier, dreampop realm…
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