"Glorious power pop from the home of grunge."
- Maximum Volume Music
"The Cheap Cassettes don't sound like a power pop group you've heard 100 times before. And I must say that these tunes are top-notch!" - Lord Rutledge, Faster And Louder
"Doffing their caps to The Dead Boys, The Real Kids, & early Blondie, we ask: "Is this the best cryogenically-frozen-and-reanimated band of 2017?"" - RockerZine
"Infectious power pop, punctuated by jittery distorted guitar and Chaz Matthews’ caffeinated vocals; a sound that is sorely missing in pop music lately." - Blurt
My favorite mixtape, all worn out, the top corners popped in so you can't record over it, and the tape torn so many times from the rusty old buick's tape deck that I must have spliced and taped it back to playable format so many times over. Yet, it is still my favorite mixtape from the days when you would buy a package of blank cassettes and make the best mix tape possible with the sounds of classic rock radio, new wave dance clubs, hair metal bars, punk rock dives, and sticky sweet bubble gum sounds of power pop and glam rock. Yes, sticky like the melted bubble gum on a summer afternoon street corner that stuck to the sole of your chucks. Stuck somewhere between Material Issue, Best Kissers In The World, Fudge, Flop, The Fluid, Redd Kross, The Meices, The Muffs, MTX, and The Plimsouls, there would be The Cheap Cassettes. Their latest release 'Kiss The Ass Of My Heart' is just that, a rollercoaster ride of power pop adrenaline, sticky sweet bubble gum, and glam punk agnst. Keep that finger close to the rewind button.
The Cheap Cassettes have joined the ranks of like minded power pop/punk rock Pacific Northwest bands like The Exploding Hearts, The Briefs, King Louie’s Missing Monuments, Flop, The Lemons, The Riffs,
The Cute Lepers, and Best Kissers In The World.
credits
released July 13, 2018
All songs written by Charles Matthews
Charles Matthews - Guitars & Vocals
Mike 'Izzy' Isberg - Bass
Kevin Parkhurst - Drums
Nils Larson - new rhythm guitarist
Recorded at Egg Studios July 2017
Recorded and mixed by Kurt Bloch
"Hieroglyphics In Lipstick" and "Worse N' Better" mastered by
Kurt Bloch
"Kiss The Ass Of My Heart" and "Black Leather Angel" mastered by
Dave Eck at Lucky Lacquers Middleton, WI
Layout, Design & Cover Art by Anna and Kevin Parkhurst
"Write this down: Rum Bar Records is turning into one of the absolute best labels for real rock & roll these days."
-- the legendary Bill Kelly, Bill Kelly's Blackhole Bandstand SiriusXm ch21 LSUG
supported by 11 fans who also own “Kiss The Ass Of My Heart”
Reminds us that rock ‘n roll was invented by and for kids for pleasure. Great fun, like a cross between The Nerves and The Ramones. Radio Free Americana
supported by 10 fans who also own “Kiss The Ass Of My Heart”
Power Pop goodness in the tradition of earlier bands like Dbs, The Romantics, The Beat. Good all around sound from this band who while not raging, or engaging in all sorts of effects....are RnR. krotix
Collected tracks from five bands including Cosmonauts, Susan, and Flat Worms provides a look into the vibrant Los Angeles music scene. Bandcamp New & Notable Oct 19, 2017