Conduitry
It's not often that a band's 19th studio album is one of their best, but it sure seems like that's what's happened here.
Favorite track: Last But Not Lost.
albinobone
Cheer Accident are not afraid of prog, kraut, finicky time signatures, flute, probably trumpet, and...art. There's true artistry here. Craft. Beefheart. Zappa. This Heat. Having said that, it feels silly to compare a band this accomplished to other artists. Cheer Accident are their own source material. Goddamn great.
Favorite track: Monsters.
Brad Hebert
SO GOOD. Fun, scary, beautiful, layers within layers of rocking creativity. Skillful and meticulous. Incredible collaborations!
Favorite track: Last But Not Lost.
Deluxe Ultimate Edition includes an MOD CD with two additional, non-LP BONUS TRACKS and a colored vinyl 12" LP packaged in a crystal clear, resealable polybag with a collectible under-wrap OBI. Available exclusively from SKiN GRAFT Records.
Includes unlimited streaming of Fades
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Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Includes 12" Vinyl LP with collectible Under Wrap OBI in a resealable crystal clear polybag (LP is also available in the Deluxe Ultimate Edition bundle)
Includes unlimited streaming of Fades
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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$20.85USDor more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Includes two additional non LP bonus tracks (Compact Disc is also available in the Deluxe Ultimate Edition bundle)
Includes unlimited streaming of Fades
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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$13.85USD
Streaming + Download
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Though the album opens and closes in “Kraut Pop” territory, that term does little to prepare the listener for the breadth of musical riches contained within. On “Fades” Thymme Jones, Jeff Libersher and Cheer-Accident’s core line-up are emboldened by a parade of musical guests - a 21st Century Wrecking Crew of the underground - whose contributions are absolutely dizzying.
Beautifully tortured guitars and distorted bass bump up against triumphant brass and melancholy strings on “The Mind-Body Experience”... in a performance equal parts creepy and empathic, the singular Dawn McCarthy (Faun Fables, Bonnie “Prince” Billy) sings about “Monsters”… while Bethany Schmitt (aka You Tube’s Hip Hop sensation "The Buttress") performs a frightening / surreal rap breakdown beside Nils Frykdahl (Free Salamander Exhibit) on “House Of Dowse”.
Additional vocalists include Sacha Mullin of Lovely Little Girls fame and Carla Kihlstedt of Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. Counted among the ranks of “Fades” best-in-class musicians are Katherine Young (“Bassoon colossus!” - The Wire), Julie Pomerleau (Bobby Conn) and engineer Todd Rittmann (Dead Rider, U.S. Maple) whose immaculate, nuanced production serves as the great unifier of Cheer-Accident’s most expansive, ambitious album to date.
credits
released May 25, 2018
DONE (Libersher) 4:14
Elizabeth Breen – vocals
Lindsay Weinberg – vocals
J.P. – trombone (solo)
Jeff Libersher – guitars, bass, synth bass, trumpet,
Thymme Jones – drums, backing vocals, trumpet, mouthbone (solo)
Mike Hagedorn – trombone (ensemble)
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THE MIND-BODY EXPERIENCE (Libersher/Rutledge) 5:13
Dawn McCarthy- vocals
L. Wyatt- backing vocals
Jeff Libersher – guitar, bass, organ, backing vocals
Andrea Faught- accordion, backing vocals
Todd Rittmann – piano
Mike Hagedorn- trombone
Bruce Briney- trumpet
Thymme Jones- drums, backing vocals
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I’M JUST AFRAID (Libersher/Rutledge) 5:36
Sacha Mullin- lead and backing vocals
Todd Rittmann- drums, shaker
Jeff Libersher- guitar, bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Mike Hagedorn- trombone
Thymme Jones- end section backing vocals
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TRYING TO COMFORT MARY (Libersher/Rutledge) 5:18
Jeff Libersher- guitar, bass
Thymme Jones- vocals, drums
Laura Boton- choir vocals
Sacha Mullin- choir vocals
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ART LAND (Libersher) 4:41
Nils Frykdahl- lead vocals
Jeff Libersher- guitars, bass, backing vocals
Thymme Jones- drums
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LAST BUT NOT LOST (Libersher/Rutledge) 5:39
Jeff Libersher- acoustic and electric guitars, bass, vocals, fake flute
Thymme Jones- drums
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DO I (Libersher) 2:40
Jeff Libersher- guitar, bass, vocals
Thymme Jones- drums
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Recorded and mastered 2013, 2014, 2017 by Todd Rittmann
Cover photography by Scott Rutledge
Design by Mark Fischer
All songs published by Complacency (BMI)
C & P 2018 CHEER-ACCIDENT and SKiN GRAFT Records
From genre-defying to genre-defining, over the last three decades, SKiN GRAFT Records has curated a collection of music that would seem at home no place else.
Outstanding. A mind-bending adventure covering a lot of ground - virtuosic compositions, rocking riffs, strange interludes, pop diddies, surprises. Highly recommended. Life in/Death By Pollyanna Brad Hebert
Aussie six-piece showcases a buoyant co-mingling of jazz-funk grooves, snappy post-punk riffs, and krautrock motoriks. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 25, 2023
Experimental rock at it's finest! Full of surprises and baffling rhythms. Overflowing with unusual creativity and skillful performance. Highly recommended! Brad Hebert