Cheekface have shared new single ‘Black Site’ ahead of the release of their sixth album ‘Podium’ on 28 July. A song that takes aim at America’s CIA black sites, where music has been weaponised as a tool to annoy or coerce detainees. They’re essentially turning a sense of dread into something more communal, with Greg Katz declaring : ‘I’m glad we spent some time together, now that time is almost over. If you’re the last to leave, would you blow out the burning flags? If you’re the last to leave, would you put out the burning Bill of Rights?’

It finishes with a chanted singalong of ‘I got soul but I’m not Korea’ (you’ll recognise the inspiration for this) but all delivered over deliciously woozy bass lines, power-pop guitar hooks and a sugar-sweet melody you’ll be humming for days…

Live dates

with Catbite:
Thursday August 21 – Ventura, CA – Ventura Music Hall
Friday August 22 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
Saturday August 23 – Phoenix, AZ – Rebel Lounge
Sunday August 24 – Albuquerque, NM – Revel
Tuesday August 26 – Oklahoma City, OK – Beer City Music Hall
Wednesday August 27 – Dallas, TX – Puzzles
Thursday August 28 – Austin, TX – Antone’s
Friday August 29 – Houston, TX – White Oak Upstairs
Sunday August 31 – New Orleans, LA – Gasa Gasa

Monday September 1 – Pensacola, FL – Handlebar
Tuesday September 2 – Tampa, FL – New World Music Hall
Wednesday September 3 – West Palm Beach, FL – Respectable Street
Friday September 5 – Birmingham, AL – Saturn
Saturday September 6 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Sunday September 7 – Nashville, TN – The End
Tuesday September 9 – Charleston, SC – Music Farm
Wednesday September 10 – Durham, NC – Motorco
Thursday September 11 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall

with Apes of the State:
Tuesday September 16 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
Thursday September 18 – Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts
Friday September 19 – New York, NY – Racket
Saturday September 20 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall
Sunday September 21 – Burlington, VT – Higher Ground
Wednesday September 24 – Pittsburgh, PA – Spirit
Thursday September 25 – Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme
Friday September 26 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Sunday September 28 – Toronto, ON – The Mod Club
Monday September 29 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
Tuesday September 30 – Cleveland, OH – Cambridge Room @ HOB

Wednesday October 1 – Madison, WI – High Noon
Friday October 3 – Des Moines, IA – xBk
Saturday October 4 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge
Sunday October 5 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line
Tuesday October 7 – St. Louis, MO – Off Broadway
Wednesday October 8 – Indianapolis, IN – HI-FI
Thursday October 9 – Kansas City, MO – RecordBar

with Bodega:
Saturday October 11 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
Monday October 13 – Midvale, UT – The Pearl on Main
Tuesday October 14 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
Wednesday October 15 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
Thursday October 16 – Vancouver, BC – Wise Hall
Saturday October 18 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Tuesday October 21 – Reno, NV – Holland Project
Wednesday October 22 – Fresno, CA – Strummers
Thursday October 23 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone
Friday October 24 – Los Angeles, CA – Teragram Ballroom