Cheerleaders
United are a bunch of experienced indie rock veterans from Kouvola,
Finland, led by Mr Timo Ranta, a man with a golden voice, who
used to front a wonderful, but criminally ignored guitar pop
band Going Public in the late 80's/early 90's. Already in Going
Public he startled and shined in the vocals with his strong,
deep voice and emotionally charged, heartfelt output.
Ranta is
now back with a new group, partly presenting a more rocking
power pop sound, partly exploring the same sort of influences
and musical aspirations that Going Public did, i.e. grandiose
and melodramatic Australian post-punk era pop a'la The Saints,
The Triffids, The Church and even Nick Cave.
The a-side
of this new single, majestic Electric Blue (following Cheerleaders'
debut self-released CD-EP and appearance on last year's Meet
The Scene compilation CD on Rhythm Barrel) is a combination
of these two aspects of the band, resulting in a dramatic, even
hypnotic, melodic rock tune with a mesmerizing drive and a sense
of danger and doom. Flipside's Out Of Heaven, on the other hand,
is a big, long, atmospheric ballad - very impressive, very hard
to ignore.
Take this
chance and get to know the Cheerleaders!
Cheerleaders
United contact:
c/o Rhythm Barrel Records
or
e-mail: [email protected]
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