Nu England nu-pop-punk outfit Cheem kicked off the Spring thaw with March’s “Fast Fashion” EP, a quick and dirty collection of infectiously catchy songs that simultaneously explored new frontiers and consolidated their gleeful mastery of Y2K nostalgia. “Jock Horror” quickly rocketed to the top of my Spotify Wrapped this year, blending uncompromising djent riffs and breakdowns with late-90s boy band hooks. And as if the ever-growing Chuggalo cult wasn’t already eating good in 2024, these guys dropped a follow-up EP eight months later.
The name they picked? “Faster Fashion”.
And yes, musically it fucking slaps. It’s a Cheem EP. But also? Come on. Faster. Fashion. A band of five incredibly talented and forward-thinking dudes sat down and greenlit nu-metal Die Hard 2: Die Harder. Airplane II: The Sequel. Fucking 2 Nu 2 Metal starring Paul Walker, May Gahd Rest His Soul—let me do the sign of the cross and sit back down real quick before this recovering Catholic girl starts throwing shit because Boston rent is too damn high as it is and I’m already on thin ice with the property management company for tracking harsh vocals in my living room at 3am. I swear to Christ, these guys are trying to make a bitch homeless.
Runner Up: Static-X. Project Regeneration Sounds like a celebrity skincare brand. Wayne would never.
