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Cher U.K.
7+ albums
Kansas CityGrungepunkUSA1990s
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Deserving massive praise for their brilliantly smart-alecky name alone, Kansas City, MO, punk-pop trio Cher U.K. never quite delivered on the sarcastic promise of its handle, but the band's signature mixture of loopy lyrics, surprisingly catchy hooks, and noise rock interruptions -- like a mutation of the key attributes of the Meat Puppets, the Young Fresh Fellows, and the Butthole Surfers -- is entertainingly unpredictable. Singer/guitarist Mike McCoy, bassist Heather Grehan, and drummer Lisa McKenzie formed Cher U.K. in Kansas City, MO, in 1991. After a 1992 debut single on the redoubtable Fist Puppet label, "Janitor in a Drum" backed with "Disaster," Cher U.K. signed with Twin/Tone's Red Decibel subsidiary and recorded their full-length debut, 1993's She's a Weird Little Snack. A surprisingly poppy follow-up, 1994's Go-Go Fish, was a bit more refined and less noisy, with the Velvet Underground homage/plagiarism "Baldie" among the standouts. In 1997, the band entered an Austin, TX, studio to record what would be their final release, 1998's Texas Vacation. The band split up shortly thereafter, leading McCoy to take up permanent residence in Austin, eventually joining the American People. Though living in Texas, McCoy to this day juggles projects between both Austin and his original home of Lawrence, KS, the latter being The Black Rabbits, who began as a reformed Cher U.K., only to realize their direction was taking them into different territory and warranted a name change,
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