Cheer Advisory Council sound like The Lucksmiths covering Wilco being mixed by Phil Spectre. Distance’s sparse finger-picked guitars are almost guaranteed to climax in an epic orchestral crescendo, and on the rare occasion they don’t, they serve as the foundation for a slow and steady layering of an eclectic mix of instruments.
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The heart of Cheer Advisory Council lies with their front man Ben Revi. His intimate songwriting underpins ‘Distance’, knitting together wordy lyrics of sombre wit with with ornate, finger picked guitar melodies. You can’t help but feel like a fly on the wall as Revi sits in his bedroom, lightly picking at an acoustic guitar while an anonymous lady friend sleeps on. Kind of awkward I know, but thankfully Zac Coligan of The Sea Thieves is also there bowing his singing saw to ease the tension.