E-Music has released this hard to find 2005 album from Hedgehog records. Cheese are fronted by the incredibly talented Marco Rossi, who models XTC’s Andy Partridge style like a well worn set of sneakers. The Beatles, Television, Big Star and Teenage Fanclub are all obvious influences here. It’s not surprising that someone with such good taste in music would come up with so many strong and intelligent pop originals of his own. This is polished pop and “Zero and Counting you down” even heads into Dukes of the Strateosphere-like magic. Other mid tempo songs like “Gurl Alone” and “Kid Gloves” sound like they’ve fallen off XTC’s “Nonsuch” album. Also hidden away is a a bit of Syd Barrett meets McCartney on “Nothing to See.” This one is released without much fanfare and is missing one track (“Wax Museum”), but essential listening. Get it now.
Pink Hedgehog | E-Music