It took My Bloody Valentine 22 years to release a follow-up to Loveless, so maybe it shouldn’t be such a big deal that it took Cheatahs five years to release their debut album after a series of early EPs. (What causes shoegaze-influenced bands to take so long making their records is known only to them.) But if you come across this self-titled debut on your own, you’ll be plenty pleased to hear songs like “IV,” “Northern Exposure," and “Mission Creep” flow forth from your speakers. “Get Tight” reveals a love for Dinosaur Jr. and Mudhoney in its tough, rolling fuzzed-out sound. The four-piece London-based group (composed of small-town Canadian guitarist Nathan Hewitt, engineer/bassist Dean Reid, drummer Marc Raue, and guitarist James Wignall) capture a myriad of moods throughout the album while maintaining a powerful level of glorious noise. Tunes like “The Swan” and ”Fall” prove they’ve come into their own as writers and as a first-rate band.
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