Out today, Cheekface‘s fifth album Middle Spoon is a razor-sharp exploration of the chaos that comes with navigating modern life. To celebrate, the LA trio have also dropped a video for quirky opening track “Living Lo-Fi,” directed by Baby Pony Food.
In it, Cheekface stars with Chris Farren in an ill-fated attempt to make a music video that gets worse and worse, culminating in a dramatic courtroom finale. Because of course it does.
Across Middle Spoon, vocalist/guitarist Greg Katz, bassist/vocalist Amanda Tannen, and drummer Mark “Echo” Edwards continue to balance absurdity and introspection with uncanny ease, offering a sardonic take on everything from late-stage capitalism to the contradictions of self-improvement.
The album’s sound is as eclectic as its subject matter, with guest spots from Jeff Rosenstock (baritone sax), McKinley Dixon, Skatune Network, and Catbite bringing layers of punk, ska, and indie energy to the mix. It was written throughout 2024, produced and recorded by Greg Cortez at New Monkey Studio and 64Sound in Los Angeles. As always, the cover art was designed by Tannen.
With biting satire, witty wordplay, and an anarchic spirit that bursts through on Middle Spoon, Cheekface once again perfectly capture the awkward, hilarious, and poignant chaos of being alive in 2025.