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Cherry Glazerr: The New Band of Feminism

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In a world where Planned Parenthood is being attacked, colored women who have experienced sexual assault are being ignored, and trans women still have to use gender specific bathrooms, feminists have a lot to talk about. For fans of noise pop, garage punk, and indie rock, we have found the newest spokes-band for you.

Cherry Glazerr was started in 2014 by then 15 year old lead singer and guitarist Clementine Creevy. Within a year they released their first full length album, Haxel Princess. The other two original band members left, but in 2016 Tabor Allen and Sasami Ashworth joined Clementine for the band’s second album released earlier this year, Apocalipstick. While the band name’s meaning is supposed to be as shocking as is their music, Creevy and her bandmates took it to an entirely new level. To find out what Cherry Glazerr is named after, head over to Urban Dictionary.

Haxel Princess features a mix of angsty teen and feminist lyrics including “Internalize so much, but so little/Don't make us feel belittled, world” from the song "Teenage Girl", and “Don't tease me, I'll shove you on the ground” from "Cry Baby." The album didn’t pick up much traction and wasn’t reviewed on any major sites.

Apocalipstick however, was released in January 2017 and has been reviewed by Pitchfork and landed the trio a North American and United Kingdom tour including a spot in Montreal’s music festival Osheaga this August. In an interview on Michigan State’s YouTube show WDBM Impact, Clementine-Clem-talks about the song “Told You I’d Be With The Guys.” She says, “essentially it’s about women making space for themselves: economically, politically, and socially. Space that isn’t awarded to them inherently as it is with men."

On Pitchfork, assistant editor Quinn Moreland gives the album a 7.4/10. This is a higher review than Tacocat’s latest album Lost Time and only two points behind Chastity Belt’s newest album Time to Go Home. Both bands are considered to be in the top “10 Feminist and Feminist-Friendly Bands You Should Know”.

The fact that Pitchfork even reviewed Cherry Glazerr at all speaks wonders about how far they have come as a band. Known for their harsh criticism and love of the underground scene, Pitchfork is usually right in picking the next alternative music leader. That being said, Pitchfork has also been known to pick a band just because of their quirky or weird style which the trio definitely has. In their interview with Michigan State’s WBDM, the group rarely answered a question seriously and spent much of the time making strange noises and eating a salad that their manager brought them halfway through recording.

While Glazerr is making huge strides forward, Apocalipstic veered farther away from Haxel Princess’ blunt feminist lyrics and and closer towards more general commentary on the millennial generation. The trio does have a cool style, but right now it feels like they are sacrificing some of their feminist passion for a more mainstream sound. There are a lot of hot button issues relating to feminist these days that could comment on. Correct me if I’m wrong, Cherry Glazerr.

That being said, the band still has a great sound for pop punk lovers. Check out the tour dates for Cherry Glazerr and follow them on Spotify, YouTube, or Soundcloud.

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