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Led by Thymme Jones' creative vision and remarkable musicianship, the band continues to push boundaries and defy expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a discography spanning several decades, Cheer-Accident has consistently delivered albums that challenge conventional norms. Their music showcases intricate compositions, complex arrangements, and thought-provoking lyrics. 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Most of these I'd found in the \"easy listening\" section at the record store, where I'd noticed another familiar name that would consistently pop up: \u003cstrong\u003eBurt Bacharach\u003c\/strong\u003e. I'd become enamoured with him as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFast forward three decades later to this scenario: \u003cstrong\u003ePhil Bonnet\u003c\/strong\u003e (our guitarist for the entirety of the '90s) and I are talking at Solid Sound. Phil is very excited to have recently gotten his hands on the \u003cstrong\u003eBurt Bacharach\u003c\/strong\u003e box set, and we are listening to it in the control room. As we sit there together, blissing out to the sublime strains of \"\u003cem\u003eOur Day Will Come\u003c\/em\u003e,\" he looks over at me and says, \"I never use this word, but he's a... (pause)... (sheepishly)... genius.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow perfect was it that Phil and I were in a dissonant\/abrasive\/aggressive rock band together, and yet our strongest convergence was in the area of \"easy listening?\" Indeed all four members of this '90s incarnation of \u003cem\u003eCHEER-ACCIDENT\u003c\/em\u003e shared a deep passion for this music, and there were murmurs of dedicating an entire album to this genre, starting in the mid-'90s. 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I know that \"severity\" and \"easy listening\" do not exactly go hand in hand, but we always have had a rather \u003cem\u003eBachAssarach\u003c\/em\u003e way of doing things.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThank You For (Easily) Listening. -- \u003cstrong\u003eThymme Jones\u003c\/strong\u003e \/ \u003cem\u003eCHEER-ACCIDENT\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cuneiform","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50399294947659,"sku":"2176137","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/image007_1_9c7aa96e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726504106"},{"product_id":"fringements-one","title":"Fringements One","description":"\u003cp\u003eOnce a band reaches that four-decade mark in their existence, particularly a band such as Cheer-Accident, who have travailed so much aesthetic ground during this time, you just know that they have a veritable treasure trove of flotsam and jetsam (in varying degrees of 'fi') lying around, just waiting to be turned into a whimsical encyclopedic series of semi-random aural events. - This Is That. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFringements One\u003c\/i\u003e is the first chapter, wherein Cheer-Accident avails to the public documentation of intimate practice space encounters, obscure demos, and even some 'slicker' recordings that just never found a home on any of their other releases. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50475078320459,"sku":"1108347","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/145aad8c-bbde-4b25-bb9b-fe8abcea29e4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727442259"},{"product_id":"fringements-two","title":"Fringements Two","description":"\u003cp\u003eCheer-Accident is difficult to dislike - ALL MUSIC GUIDE  This isn't the first of its kind; also the bad news: it won't be the last. That's right: you have stumbled upon the SECOND in a series featuring nothing but odd fragments of historical CHEER-ACCIDENT ephemera, which will apparently continue well into perpetuity. This particular installment has the distinction of ending with the best song ever recorded, which - on its face - would seem like it would be a positive thing, but alas: as it turns out, \"the best song ever\" isn't necessarily a song you would actually want to listen to. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Once a band reaches that four-decade mark in their existence, particularly a band such as CHEER-ACCIDENT, who have travailed so much aesthetic ground during this time, you just know that they have a veritable treasure trove of flotsam and jetsam (in varying degrees of \"fi\") lying around, just waiting to be turned into a whimsical encyclopedic series of semi-random aural events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  This Is That.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  \"Fringements Two\" is the second chapter, wherein CHEER-ACCIDENT avails to the public documentation of intimate practice space encounters, obscure demos, and even some \"slicker\" recordings that just never found a home on any of their other releases. 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