Beyond the fog of burning blunts, the sea of whiskey, and forest of empties, you’ll find two sweethearts in a Nashville garage. Just as they were yesterday, the day before that, and years prior. Searching for the perfect combination of string plucking, button pushing, and knob turning to craft the ideal sound to make you forget your world and step into theirs. The aforementioned sweethearts are Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber; known to most as “Cherub.”
           
It all began in 2010 at Middle Tennessee State University. The two met as Jason was playing around town with local bands and Jordan was crafting what would become known as their first album, Man of the Hour. A few years later, it was the song “Doses & Mimosas” that caught the attention of the public and gained the interest of Columbia Records, who signed the duo in 2013. Their four-year major label run brought their fans two LPs, Year of the Caprese and Bleed Gold Piss Excellence, while also sending them around the world playing festivals such as Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, Outside Lands, Osheaga, Summer Camp, Summer Sonic, and headlining four US tours. Now, a double platinum record and over 300 million Spotify streams later, the bond between them remains “unfuckwithable,” as they construct their newest batch of genre-defying anthems.

Their latest chapter sees Cherub sharpening their stakes with their brand-new album Everything Changes and That’s OK, anchored by the high-gloss singles “Long Story Short,” “Motion,” and “Crime Scene.” On “Long Story Short” they joined forces with Louis Futon in the producer’s chair, turning their garage-grown vibe into something polished and immediate. “Motion” leans into their dreamy electronic pop roots, while “Crime Scene” lands with a darker edge, proving they still know how to flip the switch. As Huber put it earlier this year: “This record is us embracing where we’ve been and moving fast toward where we want to go.” 

From the streets of Bangkok, to the dive bars of Nashville, Cherub has been drawing inspiration from everything around them. There’s no doubt that the latest Cherub efforts will win over their existing audience and draw new listeners to their established brand of debauchery. From your ears to your heart, like searching for room on their bodies for a new tattoo, they’ll find a way.