Cherub (musical duo)

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Background information
Origin Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Electro-indie
Years active2010present
MembersJordan Kelley
Jason Huber
Website cherublamusica.com

Cherub, stylized as CHERUB, is an electro-indie duo from Nashville, Tennessee formed in 2010 consisting of Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber.

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Music career

Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber met at Nashville's water park Nashville Shores whilst riding boogie boards in the wave pool. Kelley and Huber both attended Middle Tennessee State University and studied music tech. Jordan Kelley is originally from Lincoln Nebraska. Jason Huber is originally from New Jersey. [1] They were friends for five years before starting CHERUB. [2] Since its inception, the band has played iconic venues across the country, such as Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO and Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. The duo uses Reason, Pro Tools, and Ableton software to produce their music. [3]

In February 2014, their single "Doses & Mimosas" charted at number 43 on Billboard 's Rock Airplay chart and at number 23 on the Alternative Songs chart. [4] "Doses & Mimosas" also topped The Hype Machine chart and has more than 59 million YouTube views. [3] The duo's debut album, Year of the Caprese, was released on May 27 on Columbia Records.

On October 14, 2016, the duo released their second studio album, "Bleed Gold, Piss Excellence." [5] They followed it up with a 50-date tour across North America, called the "Bleed Gold" tour.[ citation needed ]

In February 2017, Cherub embarked on a two-month co-headline tour, called "Your Girlfriend Already Bought Tickets Tour," with the band The Floozies. [6]

After an almost two-year hiatus, the duo returned in 2018 with four new singles: "All In," "Dancing Shoes," "Body Language," and "Want That." [7] They performed and promoted their new releases across the United States on the Free Form Tour in 2018.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with year released
TitleAlbum details
MoM & DaD [2]
  • Released: February 11, 2012
  • Label: Elm & Oak
  • Format: Digital download
Year of the Caprese [8]
  • Released: May 23, 2014 [9]
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Bleed Gold, Piss Excellence
  • Released: October 14, 2016
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with year released
TitleAlbum details
Man of the Hour [10]
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Elm & Oak
  • Format: Digital download
100 Bottles [11]
  • Released: March 5, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: CD, digital download
Antipasto [2]
  • Released: December 10, 2013
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: CD, digital download
Leftovers
  • Released: December 15, 2014
  • Label: Columbia
  • Format: Digital download
Gummo Season
  • Released: August 20, 2019
  • Label: Cuddle Puddle Records
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

List of singles released, with year released and track listing
TitleSingle Details
Unplanned Parenthood
  • Released: December 3, 2012
  • Tracks: 3
    • "Lovvver"
    • "Next One"
    • "We Are..."
Jazzercise '95
  • Released: February 19, 2013
  • Tracks: 1
    • "Jazzercise '95
Bleed Gold, Piss Excellence
  • Released: July 28, 2016
  • Tracks: 1
    • "Bleed Gold, Piss Excellence"
Sensation
  • Released: September 9, 2016
  • Tracks: 1
    • "Sensation"
Signs
  • Released: September 23, 2016
  • Tracks: 1
    • "Signs"
All In
  • Released: April 20, 2018
  • Tracks: 1
    • "All In"
Dancin' Shoes
  • Released: June 1, 2018
  • Tracks: 1
    • "Dancin' Shoes"
Body Language
  • Released: July 27, 2018
  • Tracks: 1
    • "Body Language"
Want That
  • Released: September 7, 2018
  • Tracks: 1
    • "Want That"

Guest appearances

List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)Album
"Crushin'"2011Police Academy 6Police Academy 6
"You Move Me"2012Don WinsleyRise of the Weasel King
"Jus Like Clockwork"2013 Paper Diamond Paragon
"Sleepwalker" D.V.S* Hit the Clouds Running
"Obviously"2014 Gramatik, ExmagThe Age of Reason
"Different Type of Love" 100s Ivry
"The Night is Young" Big Gigantic The Night is Young
"The Western" Eliot Lipp Watch the Shadows
"Marlon Brando"Chancellor WarholParis is Burning
"PS GFY"2016 GRiZ Good Will Prevail
"Wide Open" Big Gigantic Brighter Future
"My Space Baby"2017 DJ Premier
"Gold" [12] 2021 GRiZ Rainbow Brain

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