CHERYM Take On Derry FC In Video For New Single ‘Taking Up Sports’ Out Now via Alcopop! Records
"There is nothing more natural than talent tearing through your speakers...CHERYM have it!" - Jack Saunders, BBC R1
“Laden with ’90s riot grrrl energy...nostalgic as all hell while simultaneously giving us hope for the future” - ALT PRESS
“Effervescent pop punk...expect everyone to know their name before too long” - Kerrang! Magazine
“Perfect pop songs dressed up in a worn leather jacket...absolute belters” - NME
"This is so much fun" - Gemma Bradley, BBC R1
“A fizzy, razor edged delight” - DORK Magazine
"A bit of a tune" - John Kennedy, Radio X
CHERYM & Tramp’s Sianna Lafferty Take On Derry FC In Video For New Single
‘Taking Up Sports’ Released 5th July 2023 via Alcopop! Records
Watch the video - https://youtu.be/YPsdkMpPfrg
Stream and share - https://bfan.link/taking-up-sports
Derry Pop Punks Return Triumphant Ahead of Festival Season
Announce October 2023 Headline Tour + Appearances at TRUCK, Rebellion Festival & more
Continuing their unstoppable rise at breakneck speed, Derry-based Northern Irish trio Cherym are delighted to announce their return with new single ‘Taking Up Sports’ released 5th July 2023 via Alcopop! Records.
The three piece are also delighted to announce a run of October 2023 headline tour dates, ahead of summer festival appearances at TRUCK, Rebellion, High Tide, Badlands and more (see below for listings).
Coinciding with the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup which begins on 20th July, the official music video for the new track was filmed at The Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium and directed by Thomas McKeown. It sees the band take on Jordan McEneff, Sadou Diallo and Cameron McJannet from the Derry FC football team and also features Tramp vocalist Sianna Lafferty as love interest.
At its heart a love song about the stupid things we do to impress the ones we love, commenting on the single vocalist/guitarist Hannah Richardson says: “‘Taking Up Sports’ is a love song about a time when I had a huge crush on the sporty girl who played football—even though I myself am not sporty or athletic in any way, shape, or form—and about hilariously attempting to join the football team just to get close to this person. It’s an ode to the self-proclaimed stragglers who used to get their friends to forge notes for them so they could get out of double P.E, but it’s also a little nod to the WLW community and a reminder of the ridiculous lengths we’ll go to sometimes for the person we think is worth it.”
For those yet to join the bandwagon, Cherym are a three-piece from Derry in Northern Ireland with some seriously infectious songwriting credentials. Taking influence from The Smashing Pumpkins, Bikini Kill, American Football, PUP and Pixies, the trio formed after meeting in college over a joint love of garage rock, pop punk and a desire to be the biggest band in the world.
Starting out as a kick-back against the local music scene boys club back in 2018, the trio finally found mainland success in 2021 when they signed to Alcopop! Records for the release of their critically-acclaimed Hey Tori EP, showcasing their zingy, fearless new recipe for pop punk rock that centres the lived experiences of Gen Z queer women and non-binary people.
The EP’s success led to sizeable tours alongside The Beths, cheerbleederz, Arxx and more, with the band jetting out to the US for the first time at SXSW 2023 in Austin earlier this year, and the trio also tipped for big things in Kerrang! Magazine’s Sound of 2023 feature.
Cherym will be revealing further new music and live dates over the coming months.
Live Dates:
JUL 21 - TRUCK Festival
JUL 30 - High Tide Festival
AUG 03 - Rebellion Festival
SEP 02 - Badlands Festival
OCT 13 - Voodoo Rooms - Edinburgh
OCT 14 - Twisterella Festival - Middlebrough
OCT 17 - Jimmy's - Liverpool
OCT 18 - The Craufurd Arms - Milton Keynes
OCT 19 - The Lanes - Bristol
OCT 21 - The Prince Albert - Brighton
Tickets on sale now: https://linktr.ee/Cherymofficial
Cherym are:
Hannah Richardson - guitar and lead vocals (she/her)
Nyree Dawn - bass and vocals (they/them)
Alannagh Doherty - drums and vocals (she/they)
Cherym online:
https://www.tiktok.com/@cherymofficial
https://www.facebook.com/cherymofficial
https://twitter.com/cherymofficial
https://www.instagram.com/cherymofficial
https://li.sten.to/oTT7YoY
https://cherym.bandcamp.com/music
More info:
Cherym’s self-released 2018 debut EP Mouthbreatherz garnered them fans all over Ireland, earning them slots at a number of prominent festivals and support roles for notable bands such as local legends And So I Watch You From Afar... and Fangclub.
They went on to win the ‘Oh Yeah Contender’ award at the NI Music Prize in 2019, which was sponsored by BBC Introducing, and Irish music bible Hot Press tipped them as one of their Hot For 2020 artists in their annual list.
The band released their latest singles ‘Abigail’ and ‘Weird Ones’ in May 2020, with support from both Spotify editorial playlists (New Punk Tracks, Punk Unleashed, Hot New Bands, Alt-Rocked) and national radio (BBC R1, BBC 6music, RTE 2FM, BBC Radio Ulster and more) with ‘Abigail’ debuted by Huw Stephens at BBC Introducing.
In February 2020, the band embarked on a series of dates with Yonaka, including sold-out shows in Dublin and Belfast, ending the year with ‘Abigail’ nominated for best single at the NI Music Prize in August 2020.
The trio signed to Alcopop! Records in 2021 and released their latest EP Hey Tori later that year, making their biggest mark yet and setting themselves up firmly as ones to watch.
Singles ‘Kisses On My Cards’ and ‘Listening To My Head’ caused a storm among new music enthusiasts across UK media, with a host of press coverage from NME, Alt Press, UPSET, DORK, DSCVRD, HARD BEAT, VISIONS, Track 7, Get In Her Ears, Punktastic, Hot Press, Nialler9, The Irish News, The Daily Mirror NI, The Thin Air and many more.
The tracks also landed on Spotify’s New Punk Tracks and The Punk List, and picked up over 100 radio plays, with enthusiastic support rolling in from Jack Saunders and Gemma Bradley at BBC R1, Tom Robinson at BBC 6music, John Kennedy at Radio X, Dan Hegarty at RTÉ 2fm, BBC Ulster and more.
