Product Description
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Cherri Bomb's first major label debut, This Is The End
of Control is an honest, vulnerable and groundshaking album of
blistering rock songs from the teenage sensations.
Having already played major summer festivals across Europe and
Australia, and garnered the glowing endorsements of Foo Fighters,
Smashing Pumpkins (with whom they toured) and ex-Hole drummer
Samantha Maloney, who believed in the bad-ass Los Angeles quartet
so much she put her career on hold to manage theirs, Cherri Bomb
are poised to win the hearts and clenched teeth of fans of all
ages who cherish melodic hard rock with plenty of kick. Based on
just their 2011 five-song EP Stark, which included the ripping
album track 'Let it Go' and their roof-rattling live show,
Revolver called Cherri Bomb 'rollicking Runaway rock and roll -
like the Pretty Reckless' Taylor Momsen hijacking the Foo
Fighters', and the British rock weekly Kerrang! ranked them one
of the '10 New Bands You Need To See', adding that Cherri Bomb
'prove very loudly that you're never too young to pick up a
guitar and th out!'
This is the End of Control, produced by Red Decibel (Adam Watts/
Gannin Arnold & Andy Dodd), with Heart Is A Hole produced by
Bobby Huff, and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge ( Let it Go, was mixed
by Neal Avron).
Review
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"Cherri Bomb set rock `n' roll ablaze with their debut
EP, Stark. It's irresistible, infectious, and invigorating. They
infuse raw grit into massive arena-ready anthems for a sound
that's all their own. These four girls-- Miranda, Julia, Nia, and
Rena-- are about to save rock `n' roll... be ready to watch
Cherri Bomb blow up" -- Artist Direct, 2011
"Cherri Bomb's sassy sound is indeed rooted firmly in
trailblazing modern times... undeniable musical talent." -- Big
Cheese, August 2011
"Lead singer Julia Pierce unleashes a cracking guitar solo that
grabs our attention, a riff that wouldn't be out of place in any
classic rock track. From there, Cherri Bomb bring their A game."
-- BBC, Across the Line, 2012
"sassy grunge-pop gets the packed crowd jumping" -- Kerrang, 2012
One of the Bands You Need to Know in 2012. -- Alternative Press,
AP, 2012
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From the Artist
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"There's nothing that can compare to the feeling of
connection you get from playing a live show," declares Rena.
"Being onstage, and being 13, I envision myself larger than life,
a part of something greater than myself. I want everything I
bring to the live show to inspire people, take them on a journey,
push them to open up the creative parts of their own selves.
Whether it's the way I play or the bond I have with my sister
onstage, I want the audience to feel a part of this. I want them
to feel at one with the rhythm section from hell." "I was born to
push buttons," says her sister Nia. "There's a two-fold obstacle
thrown at me being in this band. It's not only being 15, it's
being a female musician. I like tearing down people's
expectations and preconceived notions. It drives me and is a huge
sense of accomplishment when I can change opinions about female
drummers."
About the Artist
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They took the most prestigious European festivals by
storm last summer. They opened an arena show for the Foo Fighters
in Germany, played with Camp Freddy and Filter and toured with
the Smashing Pumpkins before they even had a record deal. At
Reading, Leeds, Rock En Seine, Oxegen, Highfields and Lowlands,
and most recently at Australia's Soundwave festival, the all-girl
rock band from Los Angeles not only held their own, but they won
new believers at every stop.
CHERRI BOMB accomplished this when the average age of the four
girls was 14. The next chapter in this extraordinary story will
be written with the release of This is the End of Control, the
debut album from CHERRI BOMB. A refreshing antidote in a world of
prefabricated pop tarts, the band delivers high energy rock &
roll for a new generation. Dave Grohl has called CHERRI BOMB "a
real rock band," Kerrang! Magazine named them one of "10 New
Bands You Need to See," Alternative Press included them in their
prestigious "100 Bands You Need To Know" 2012 issue, and one
listen to This is the End of Control will tell you why. It is a
remarkable story, but there's an equally remarkable backstory. It
centers on Samantha Maloney, the former Hole and Mötley Crüe
drummer who was so moved by the boundless talent of the fledgling
CHERRI BOMB that she put her own career on hold to dedicate
herself to theirs. She plucked the quartet out of the
ultra-competitive LA music scene, deftly handled the fierce label
competition that resulted in signing with Hollywood Records, and
has guided the band's accelerating rush towards their rock `n'
roll destiny. Though the girls' ages range from 13 to 16, their
album is the product of years of work. It begins with
guitarist/vocalist Julia Pierce, who found her musical calling
before she was five. Her talent was undeniable, and her
commitment was so unwavering that her parents were persuaded to
uproot the family and move from New Jersey to Los Angeles - where
they believed that she would have more rtunities to pursue
her music. "When I got an electric guitar," she says, "I realized
that I wanted and needed to start my own band. I posted ads
online and in local music shops around LA, looking for girl
musicians my own age who were as passionate about music as I was.
At the time it was hard to find girls my age who could even play
instruments." Nia Lovelis, who was also searching for girls to
play with in a band, was the first keeper. Her skills behind the
drums, at such a young age, are such that the editor of Modern
Drummer took notice and was instantly impressed by the maturity
of her playing on the group's 2011 ep Stark. Next to join was
Miranda Miller, a classical piano prodigy from the age of four
who also played a mean rhythm guitar. "Being classically trained
has really helped me as a musician," the cool cerebral blonde
says. "I've always been a bit of a theory nerd and it definitely
adds another element to the band. Our musical backgrounds and
personalities are all totally different, so we've learned to play
to each others' strengths." When Nia's guitar-playing sister Rena
Lovelis was lured into the fold as a "temporary" bassist who
quickly became permanent, the lineup was completed in the classic
mold - four distinctive parts that add up to something beyond
special. This chemistry, hand in hand with lots of hard work,
explains how a young group could handle being thrown into the
deep end of the live performance pool. "There's nothing that can
compare to the feeling of connection you get from playing a live
show," declares Rena. "Being onstage, and being 13, I envision
myself larger than life, a part of something greater than myself.
I want everything I bring to the live show to inspire people,
take them on a journey, push them to open up the creative parts
of their own selves. Whether it's the way I play or the bond I
have with my sister onstage, I want the audience to feel a part
of this. I want them to feel at one with the rhythm section from
hell." "I was born to push buttons," says her sister Nia.
"There's a two-fold obstacle thrown at me being in this band.
It's not only being 15, it's being a female musician. I like
tearing down people's expectations and preconceived notions. It
drives me and is a huge sense of accomplishment when I can change
opinions about female drummers." The years of dedicated hard
work, and the passion and creativity that demanded nothing less,
shine through on This is the End of Control. Produced by Red
Decibel & Bobby Huff and mixed by Chris Lord-Alge ("Let it Go,"
was mixed by Neal Avron), tracks like "Let It Go," "Raw Real,"
"Shake the Ground" and "Too Many Faces" present an exciting and
startlingly mature sound in which melody melds with epic guitar
riffs, a sound that speaks to the youth of today, and what is
timeless about rock & roll. If asked, the girls will talk about
influences that include Foo Fighters, My Romance,
Paramore, Garbage and Led Zeppelin. Those influences, however,
are like s on the wall of rooms these four young musicians
no longer live in. What they've found together is their own. And
to pre-empt any misconceptions, the group's moniker was not
inspired by the Runaways. "We came up with the name after we read
a book called `Cherry Bomb'," explains Julia. "It was filled with
tips on how to survive as a girl in rock & roll, and stories from
badass women in rock. It inspired us because of its confident
message. We think of the name CHERRI BOMB as an explosive,
in-yourface, attitude-driven symbol." (It is ironic that one of
the main contributors to the book was none other than Samantha
Maloney. Talk about destiny.)
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