Single Review: Cherry Blind

Cherry Blind’s new single; a pace, energy and a dash of screamo.

I recently attended a punk-weekender: two days of what seemed like seven minute sets, where there were really only fans and no bystanders and bands that moved from one song to the next as quickly as the flip of a pancake. It was fast and you felt each song melt into thin air almost before the air left the guitar strings. It’s this sort of energy I’ve been waiting to dial back into, and Cherry Blind hit the spot.

With their self-titled new single, Cherry Blind bring a dose of slightly sludgy, pop punk that threatens to be incredibly popular with its catchy lyrics and drums that bounce around like they are being played through an open window. The production is mint.

Cherry Blind are a three-piece, variously described as loud punk rock, angsty punk and post punk. So punk, then. I find it’s more about what it makes you feel: it’s makes me feel like dancing about till I fall over. It’s cathartic, frenetic yet poised in its construction. I love the turn halfway through, where the pace drops and the vocals hit new heights into a more experimental range.

Perhaps a slightly latent point in age of streaming but the art work for Cherry Blind’s self-titled new single, is awesome. It’s a combination of colours that almost sting the eyes and depicts graffiti inspired fierce fruit, it stands out for comic-quality and originality.