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Cherry Brakewells

You could say The Cherry Brakewells were born in the wrong place at the wrong time. This girl rock trio from London, formed in 2002 equally would have felt at home in Memphis or Louisiana circa 1966 as their influences are based firmly in the late sixties and early seventies with bands like the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream and Led Zeppelin.

Shay set out for the USA, looking for a new direction, collaborating as a songwriter on various projects. The high point was Tina Turner recording one of her songs for the album '24/7'. Chi, meanwhile went back to her successful modeling career, strutting her stuff around the world’s most glamorous catwalks, in her time off playing drums with her Family's band, like a noughties equivalent of the Partridge Family. As for Monique, she took time out to follow her other passion running a vintage American clothes shop in Camden, while still jamming with a couple of local bands on the circuit.

A year passed since the band split and the girls began missing each others' company, all sharing a sense of unfinished business to take care of. After many long distance calls they got together in London to re-form the band changing the name to Cherry Brakewells along the way. A chance meeting with a producer led to a recording contract with Ramshackle Music and the girls went into the studios to cut their debut album “First Bite” which is out now! Catch them live in London on…

The Metro, Feb 09 “Tracks such as the gritty hip hop stomp of Tood N’ Ely and the scorchingly sultry blues of 7th Sun really are exceedingly good.”

Neil Mach, Weblog, Feb 09 “The Cherry Brakewells put on a slinky super-sexy show with plenty of guts and gristle. Soulful highs and fuzzy lows create drama and add smoky depth to their theatre of sound.”

The Guardian, Mar 09 “A funky heavy rock trio who strut like Led Zeppelin and swagger like Cream.”

 Track 01: Hey Fiddely Dee

 Track 02: Tood n' Ely

Links:

www.myspace.com/cherrybrakewells