Album Info

Cheatahs

By Cheatahs

Alternative - 2014

It took My Bloody Valentine 22 years to release a follow-up to Loveless, so maybe it shouldn’t be such a... more

Tracklist

1

I

0:41 min
2

Geographic

3:29 min
3

Northern Exposure

2:53 min
4

Mission Creep

4:56 min
5

Get Tight

3:24 min
6

The Swan

4:22 min
7

IV

5:11 min
8

Leave to Remain

2:56 min
9

Kenworth

6:03 min
10

Fall

3:23 min
11

Cut the Grass

4:09 min
12

Loon Calls

4:17 min

About Cheatahs

It took My Bloody Valentine 22 years to release a follow-up to Loveless, so maybe it shouldn’t be such a big deal that it took Cheatahs five years to release their debut album after a series of early EPs. (What causes shoegaze-influenced bands to take so long making their records is known only to them.) But if you come across this self-titled debut on your own, you’ll be plenty pleased to hear songs like “IV,” “Northern Exposure," and “Mission Creep” flow forth from your speakers. “Get Tight” reveals a love for Dinosaur Jr. and Mudhoney in its tough, rolling fuzzed-out sound. The four-piece London-based group (composed of small-town Canadian guitarist Nathan Hewitt, engineer/bassist Dean Reid, drummer Marc Raue, and guitarist James Wignall) capture a myriad of moods throughout the album while maintaining a powerful level of glorious noise. Tunes like “The Swan” and ”Fall” prove they’ve come into their own as writers and as a first-rate band.