Self-described ‘Nu-pop from Nu England’ cult heroes Cheem have followed up last November’s release Power Move with an expanded Power Move: Victory Lap. The new, expanded edition was released through In Bloom Music and features seven previously unreleased tracks totaling at an additional 21 minutes of runtime, including longtime live favorite “Rhyme/Reason” as well as features from Mure and simpatico R&B/alt-rock genre blenders Cherie Amour. The track order has been reshuffled as well, with new opening and closing tracks and lead single “Pivot” shifted from the start of the album to the end of the front half. The initial version of Power Move easily secured a spot on the NMA’s Best of 2025 list, and the new material and reimagined structure of the full album might just sweeten the deal for listeners and critics who slept on the album the first time around.
Cheem is following the release with appearances at the Summer School Tour on July 5th in New Haven, CT and Rat City Arts Fest on August 1st in Boston, MA. After an August run with Greyhaven and Footballhead, they’re joining the Set it Off Tour with Atlanta rap rockers and parking lot guerilla show rabble rousers Silly Goose, hitting venues across the United States and Canada throughout the fall. Dates for both runs are available below:
With Greyhaven and Footballhead:
8/18 - Lakewood, OH @ Mahall's
8/20 - Buffalo, NY @ Rec Room
8/21 - Albany, NY @ Empire Live
8/22 - Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom
8/23 - Massapequa, NY @ VFW Post #7277
8/25 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Elevation 27
8/26 - Columbia, SC @ New Brookland Tavern
8/27 - Augusta, GA @ Grantski Records
8/28 - Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
8/29 - Birmingham, AL @ WORKPLAY
With Silly Goose:
09/16 Greenville, SC @ Poe Mill Music
09/20 St Louis, MO @ Old Rock House
09/22 Oklahoma City, OK @ Resonant Head
09/23 Austin, TX @ Come and Take It Live
09/24 Dallas, TX @ RBC
09/26 Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater
09/27 Albuquerqe, NM @ Launchpad
09/29 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge
09/30 Los Angeles, CA @ Moroccan Lounge
10/06 Seattle, WA @ Funhouse
10/07 Vancouver, BC @ Fox Cabaret
10/09 Edmonton, AB @ The Buckingham
10/10 Calgary, AB @ Modern Love
10/13 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th St Entry
10/14 Cudahy, WI @ X-Ray Arcade
10/15 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
10/18 Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome
10/22 Columbus, OH @ A&R Music Bar
10/23 Detroit, MI @ Lager House
10/24 New Kensington, PA @ Preserving
10/27 Toronto, ON @ The Dance Cave
10/28 Montreal, QC @ Cabaret Fouf
10/31 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
11/01 Philadelphia, PA @ Warehouse on Watts
11/03 Washington, DC @ Union Stage
11/04 Raleigh, NC @ Kings
11/06 Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits
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