Cheerleader’s Sunshine… Coming May 19th

“I might’ve originally been hooked by the stuff on the surface, but once I tune out to this Philly five-piece’s brand of glimmery haze-pop, I’m sold”—NYLON

“Straight up power pop.”—KCRW

“Lovely hazy sunny vibes.”—BBC

“The band has a very distinct aesthetic, a wall of sound indebted to early ’90s shoegaze but sugar-coated in ’80s synthesizers…an artist to watch.”—CMJ

Cheerleader’s debut LP The Sunshine of Your Youth will be released May 19 via Bright Antenna Records. The record features songs off the band’s critically acclaimed On Your Side EP as well as never before heard tracks. In addition, the video for the album’s lead single “The Sunshine of Your Youth” already premiered. To celebrate the release the band will embark on an extensive tour including SXSW and dates supporting The Wombats.

The Sunshine of Your Youth was recorded at East/West Studio in Los Angeles and produced by Mark Needham who took an interest in the band at one of their earliest live shows. Some of the earliest demo tracks ended up in the final recording, allowing the record to retain the intimacy of its beginnings as a low-fi bedroom project. Despite the cheery band name, album title and anthemic choruses, The Sunshine of Your Youth is a reaction to harder times. Joe Haller explains, “We actually wrote these songs at a time in our lives when we were dealing with some heavy personal stuff. It’s there if you really want to listen for it, but for us, the title is more about a state of mind than a particular time in your life… how no matter what’s going on, life can be full of wonder and beauty, as long as you’re open to these things.” 

Cheerleader is Haller, Chris Duran, Josh Pannepacker, Carl Bahner and Paul Impellizeri. Haller and Duran’s musical partnership was born in Duran’s parents’ basement, sparking a connection that survived the 2000s and colleges in separate states. After garnering critical attention from the likes of NME for their self-produced and recorded three-song demo, the duo grew into its current incarnation as a five-piece based in Philadelphia.

THE SUNSHINE OF YOUR YOUTH TRACK LISTING

1. New Daze

2. The Sunshine of Your Youth

3. On Your Side

4. Do What You Want

5. Perfect Vision

6. Haunted Love

7. A Mission Ways

8. Dreamer Revised

9. The Quiet Life

10. Little Bird

TOUR DATES

March 13-15                                            Denton, TX                                                35 Denton

March 17-22                                             Austin, TX                                                      SXSW

April 23                                                Philadelphia, PA                                    Union Transfer

April 24                                                 Burlington, VT                                      Higher Ground

April 25                                                  Providence, RI                                                The Met

April 27                                                  New York, NY                                        Webster Hall

April 28                                                  Boston, MA                                                     Paradise

April 30                                               Washington, D.C.                                            9:30 Club

May 1                                                      Albany, NY                                              The Hollow  

May 2                                                    Rochester, NY                                                 Montage

May 4                                                    Columbus, OH                                          A & R Room

May 5                                                  Indianapolis, IN                                                    Deluxe

May 6                                                  Minneapolis, MN                                                 Varsity

May 8                                                  Kansas City, MO                                  Granada Theatre

May 12                                                Los Angeles, CA                                                   Fonda

May 13                                                  San Diego, CA                        House of Blues Voodoo

May 15                                                  Santa Ana, CA                        The Constellation Room

May 16                                                San Francisco, CA                                      The Fillmore

May 18                                                   Portland, OR                                    Wonder Ballroom

May 19                                                    Seattle, WA                                                  Crocodile