London-based duo Cherryade has gifted us a wonderfully energetic and lively distraction with their latest EP Sinking Ship.
Brimming with frenetic energy, Cherryade’s newest is no exception.
Created alongside rising producer John Foyle (FKA Twigs, Years & Years), the duo also known as Ella and Alex has plenty of star power as they prove they’re a tour de force.
Having met as childhood friends at a Catholic school in the English countryside, Ella and Alex quickly bonded over their shared hatred of the school’s attitude and lack of inclusivity. With Alex identifying as gay and Ella coming from a mixed-race family, the duo funneled their frustrations into drunken teenage GarageBand demos before running away to London.
After making their London move, the duo began to create and cultivate their sound into fully-fledged pop bangers with the likes of Ant Whiting (M.I.A., John Newman), Lewis Gardiner (Megan Thee Stallion, Ellie Goulding), and more. Thus Cherryade is born.
The duo honed their skills as they write plenty of tongue-in-cheek socio-political tunes paired over jagged pop beats and magnetic productions. No one is off-limits in the people’s revolution, and Cherryade utilizes their voice alongside the movement. Already lyrically skewering the Catholic church, gold diggers, and even politician Theresa May.
The musical purveyors of pop are making an artistic splash; they’re not afraid to speak their minds and venture in between the levels of pop. Which is evident in their latest EP, Sinking Ship.
Ella gives us further insight, “We didn’t want to focus too much on the shit storm we’re all in at the moment… both in terms of politics and the coronavirus. These are pop songs about feeling confident in the face of everything going on.” Indeed this feeling is something we all need now more than ever so stream Sinking Ship below.
