Black Cherry

Black Cherry

Black Cherry are a US hard rock band with a dance-oriented sound that blends rock, electro and indie influences. The group forms in 2007 after singer Megane Quashie is re-introduced to producer Gui Fraisse. Their music draws on artists such as Depeche Mode, Prince and Donna Summer, and combines themes of love, sadness, laughter, death and new journeys.

Career

The band works from the United States and also has strong links with the London music scene and Hackney. They release music on their own label. Early in their career, they play a regular live circuit and appear at Glastonbury Festival, V Festival and the Great Escape Festival. After the death of guitarist and friend Rob Moore in 2009, the group re-emerges in 2010 and continues with further festival appearances, including Glastonbury, Rockness and SXSW, along with several live dates in the United States.

Black Cherry also complete a 16-date US tour and release the EP The Preface. Their later double A-side single pairs One Another with Lost In The System. The first track is described as a harder, more electronic song with a stomping electro edge, while the second takes a softer, more chilled direction with a psychedelic feel layered over their indie-dance sound.

Membership and style

The group is associated with Megane Quashie and producer Gui Fraisse, and the band is also linked in the provided facts to Paul Black. Their sound is described as a fusion of rock and electro with a dance emphasis, and their live and recorded material sits between hard rock, indie and electronic styles.

Reception

Black Cherry receive attention from music press, with descriptions that highlight their synth-driven boogie sound and their dance-rock direction.