“The Cheeksters have the kind of back-story that should be turned into a screenplay. American expatriate in London striked up a conversation with a stranger on a train-sparks fly and marry and form a band eventually landing in Asheville North Carolina. And their latest record “Movers and Shakers” would be the perfect soundtrack to such a film --- I’m thinking 2003’s “Love, Actually here—10 bouncy pop songs that sound as if they should be blaring in a boisterous pub.” --David Menconi –The News and Observer.

“Movers and Shakers” is The Cheeksters third record with Mickey-most like producer Brent Little. Mark and Shannon met Brent while doing a stint in Nashville Tennesse in the late 90’s. Brent’s all-analog studio (Cream Puff Records) brings the sounds of late 60’s early 70’s AM rock to Mark Casson’s gifted knack for perfect pop gems.

The Cheeksters first record with Brent “Skating on the Cusp” (1997) received high critical acclaim and ensured The Cheeksters were a regular headline act in all the hotspots in Music City. The next record “1965” (2005) was widely acclaimed as their most accomplished work to date.

...sounding like reanimated Zombies on their new Movers and Shakers, former Nashville songwriter-frontman Mark Casson and bassist-vocalist Shannon Hines Casson collapse their voluminous record collection into 10 unabashedly groovy songs whose sonic DNA tangles strands of R&B, glam, Britpop and bubblegum... growling Stevie Wonder clavinet duels with Burt Bacharach flugelhorn (“The Top of the Tree”), burbling “Pale Blue Eyes” guitar does the shimmy with girl-group bounce and hand claps (“Love Hearts in My Eyes”) and Mark Casson’s Ziggy-esque vocals reverberate over Peter Hyrka’s sweeping Moody Blues strings (“Waiting in the Wings”). The effect is ultimately more celebratory than derivative... how could you not love a whistled chorus, whatever its pop provenance? --Nashville Scene (Nashville, Tenn.)


The Cheeksters are touring in support of “Movers and Shakers” with their 5-piece band –complete with trumpet. Audiences are delighted and enthralled with The Cheeksters unique and fun performances.

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