History
The band came together in December 2003, and in a short period of time gigged and toured all over the UK and abroad with bands such as The Libertines, Bloc Party, The Cribs, The Rakes, Razorlight, Maxïmo Park, The Departure, Moving Units, The Others, Art Brut and many more.
Debut single "Hey Bunny" was out October 2004, second single was the non-album track "Club Hoola Hoop's Walls" out in February 2005. Their debut album Uncovered by Heartbeat was released 18 April 2005 on Cargo Records. The album was produced by Howard Gray and engineered by Ashley Krajewski at Apollo Control Studios. The band played an album release show to a capacity crowd at the Camden Barfly 23rd April 2005.
The single "A Man of No Importance" is another non-album track, and was out 15 August on CD single and ltd. edition 7". It was produced by Mercury Prize nominee producer Gareth Parton (Ikara Colt, The Go! Team, The Killers, The Futureheads, Shellac, The Breeders, Foals).
In the summer of 2005 the band played at the Wireless Festival, T in the Park, and at the Reading and Leeds Festivals.
In Autumn 2005, Glenn Wange informed the band he intended to leave at the end of the year to continue his studies, and he played his last gig with the band 24 November at the Barfly in London. In February 2006, Glenn Fryatt joined as the new drummer.
Cherubs' record label is the London-based Cargo Records.
The band broke up in September 2007.
There was also a Texas hardcore punk band in the 1990s also called The Cherubs on the Trance Syndicate Label. The band released two albums, Icing and Heroin Man. Trance Syndicate released an album of singles, outtakes and odds and ends after the band broke up called Short of Popular.
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