Cheap Girls

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Cheap Girls

Cheap Girls playing at Mac's Bar in Lansing, Michigan.
Background information
Origin Lansing, Michigan, United States
Genres Power pop
Indie rock
Punk rock
Pop punk
Years active 2007-present
Labels All in Vinyl, Art of the Underground, Asian Man Records, Bermuda Mohawk, Rise Records, Paper + Plastick, No Idea Records, Quote Unquote Records, Rise Records, Business Casual, and Suburban Home Records
Website cheapgirls.net
Members Ian Graham
Ben Graham
Adam Aymor

Cheap Girls is an American rock band from Lansing, Michigan currently signed to Xtra Mile Recordings. The band consists of brothers Ian Graham (bass, lead vocals) and Ben Graham (drums, back-up vocals), and Adam Aymor (guitar). Formed in 2007, the band quickly began recording and touring, releasing their first album Find Me a Drink Home in 2008. They have completed tours with Against Me!, The Gaslight Anthem, and The Bouncing Souls across the US and Europe. Their sound has been compared to The Replacements, Sugar, and early Smoking Popes.

History

Beginnings

The group came together in 2007 from various bands in the Lansing, MI area to form Cheap Girls with the idea of creating back-to-basics rock.[1] The band began playing shows around the region and writing the music that would become their first album.

Debut album: Find Me a Drink Home (2007-2009)

Main article: Find Me a Drink Home

Their first full-length album Find Me a Drink Home was released on April 22, 2008 on Quote Unquote Records.[2] On August 2, 2012, it was announced that future pressings of Find Me a Drink Home and My Roaring 20's would be released by Asian Man Records.[3]

My Roaring 20's (2009-2011)

Main article: My Roaring 20's

They toured the US extensively in support of Find Me a Drink Home, which led to the release of their sophomore album My Roaring 20's on Paper + Plastick on October 9, 2009.[4] Again, their album was followed with tours of the US, as well as Europe, including the United Kingdom.[5] They also played Chicago's Riot Fest and Gainesville's The Fest. The exposure landed the band an opening slot with Against Me! when they played a one-off show in Lansing, MI in 2010 while on tour with Silversun Pickups. The show led to a full US tour with Against Me! in February, 2011.[6]

Rise Records signing and Giant Orange (2011-2013)

Main article: Giant Orange

The band signed to Rise Records for their third LP, Giant Orange, and released the album on February 21, 2012.[7] It was supported by a US tour with The Sidekicks.[8] The album debuted at number 49 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart.[9] During this time they also opened for The Gaslight Anthem, Against Me!, Mustard Plug, and The Bouncing Souls at shows around the US and Europe.

My Roaring 20's Acoustic (2013)

Main article: My Roaring 20's Acoustic

On January 14, 2013, the band digitally released My Roaring 20's Acoustic on Quote Unquote Records. It is an acoustic version of their 2009 release My Roaring 20's. The album was made available to download for free with an option to donate. All of the donations will go towards paying for Ian Graham's medical bills from a recent knee surgery.[10]

BARELY ALIVE in Grand Rapids, Michigan 12/30/12 (2013)

On February 5, 2013, the band digitally released BARELY ALIVE in Grand Rapids, Michigan 12/30/12 on their own record label, Business Casual. It is a live performance recorded at The Intersection in Grand Rapids, Michigan on December 30, 2012.[11]

Xtra Mile Recordings and Fourth studio album (2013-present)

On February 19, 2013, the band posted a picture on their Facebook page from a studio in Grand Rapids, MI stating it was "day one" of demoing for their next album.[12] In an interview with Lansing's City Pulse published November 21, 2013, the band stated they have been recording and plan to release a new album in the spring of 2014.[13] On January 15, 2014, it was announced that the band had signed to the independent UK-based label Xtra Mile Recordings for a world-wide release of the album.[14]

Discography

Albums

7" records

Other releases

  • Pink Couch Sessions[22]
  • Kerosene – Track on Germs of Perfection[23]
  • Daytrotter Session[24]
  • Nervous Energies Session[25]
  • Live in the Hurley Studio[26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cheap Girls - Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic" allmusic.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Quote Unquote Records – Find Me a Drink Home". Quote Unquote Records.
  3. ↑ "FMADH, MR20S On Asian Man Records, Etc". Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Paper + Plastick – My Roaring 20's". Paper + Plastick.
  5. ↑ "Cheap Girls Tour UK". Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
  6. ↑ "Cheap Girls | Punknews.org", Punknews.org
  7. ↑ "New Record Giant Orange Out February 21st". Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
  8. ↑ "Cheap Girls / Sidekicks (Eastern US)". Punknews.org.
  9. ↑ "Cheap Girls | Billboard", Billboard
  10. ↑ "Cheap Girls - My Roaring 20's Acoustic", Quote Unquote Records
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "RECOVERY! LIVE RECORD!". Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
  12. ↑ Cheap Girls (19 February 2013). "Day one of demoing for our next record in Grand Rapids. Feels great to be back in the studio, moving quick.". Cheap Girls on Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 20 February 2013. 
  13. ↑ Tupica, Rich (21 November 2013). "Cheap Girls chat about upcoming LP, touring". City Pulse. Retrieved 25 November 2013. 
  14. ↑ Cheap Girls (15 January 2014). "Cheap Girls announce signing to Xtra Mile Recordings". Cheap Girls on Facebook. Facebook. Retrieved 16 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Cheap Girls Sign to Rise Records & Release New Demo". Alter The Press!.
  16. ↑ "Some Actual News, My Roaring 20's Acoustic, Etc.". Cheap Girls Tumblr Page.
  17. ↑ "Single Series". Art of the Underground.
  18. ↑ "Failures' Union / Cheap Girls Split". Failures' Union.
  19. ↑ "Cheap Girls / Above Them Split". Banquet Records.
  20. ↑ "Cheap Girls / Lemuria Split". No Idea Records.
  21. ↑ "Cheap Girls / Noise By Numbers Split". Suburban Home Records.
  22. ↑ "Cheap Girls – Parking Lot". If You Make It.
  23. ↑ "Germs of Perfection: A Tribute to Bad Religion". Punknews.org.
  24. ↑ "Daytrotter: The Source for New Music from the Best Emerging Bands". Daytrotter.
  25. ↑ "Cheap Girls at Nervous Energies". AbsolutePunk.
  26. ↑ "Hurley". Hurley.com.

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