cheerbleederz share their new self-isolation video, and give an update from lockdown: "People will never want to eat banana bread again"
Catch the band at online festival Homeschool this May Bank Holiday weekend.

Hi cheerbleederz, how's it going? Are you coping okay with self-isolating?
Phoebe: I'm doing okay thank you - if you watch our set you will see that I've learnt to play a few chords on ukulele!
Sophie: Not bad! I am having a minor struggle with overwatering my plants - I have some baby chillis, and I love them too much...
Kathryn: I'm definitely ready for it to end! But holding up okay so far.
How has the lockdown impacted you guys so far? Have you had to cancel much?
Phoebe:
Sophie: Yeah, it's been sad not getting to hang out with friends and missing shows!
Kathryn: Being together as friends and not being able to write and rehearse as we normally do has been the biggest impact.
Are you able to record songs while at home, or are you stuck for a bit?
Phoebe:
Sophie: Yep song circle has been a fun and nice way to keep ideas fresh, even if they are just ideas that we can develop more later when we're all together.
Kathryn: I'm recording bits using my interface and GarageBand, and I have all my guitars plus a Casio keyboard. I'm not really in a music headspace at the moment, but once my exams are over I'm looking forward to being able to really commit to music again.
Phoebe: I was three weeks into my new job at Youth Music when lockdown happened, so in the weekdays I've been doing that! We provide grants to organisations who work with young people facing barriers so they can make music, in brief (check us out!) - so it's lots of providing emergency funding at the moment. It's really nice to be a part of something that's making a difference in helping organisations stay afloat. Then when I'm not at work, I'm running, baking and cooking a lot like most people!
Sophie: I am juggling my two jobs with freelancing and trying to write to varying degrees of success.
Kathryn: I'm in the final year of my undergraduate degree, and our classes and exams have been moved online, which is weird. It's nice to have something to work towards and structure the day around, but it's also very stressful because I've been working hard all year and now suddenly everything's changed. When I'm not studying I'm running a lot, I live right beside a beautiful park, and I'm watching a lot of Netflix!
What do you miss the most with the current restrictions in place?
Phoebe:
Sophie: I miss doing my family weekly pub quiz at a real pub...
Kathryn: I miss my friends, I miss playing shows, and I miss walking around the city and coffee shops.
Are there any musicians or albums that you gravitate to during tough times?
Phoebe:
Sophie: My amazing friend Shaun has started doing a quarantine radio show called Electric Angels which is playing only the most upbeat sugar pop you could hope for with many a forgotten tune and Tina Turner every show at 10AM... it's been lifting my spirits no end!
Kathryn: I listen to the Mountain Goats, Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Lemuria when I'm down.
Do you have any TV, podcast or book recommendations to help fill the time? What entertainment are you into?
Phoebe:
Sophie: My go-to is the Apple Music radio show Time Crisis, I've been listening to it every couple of weeks for about two years - they compare the current iTunes chart with the Billboard Top 5 from the same week in a random previous year and I find it super fascinating! In terms of TV, Ru Paul has been keeping me going, and I have just started the show Midnight Gospel which looks really promising.
Kathryn: Shirkers on Netflix is great.
Do you have any predictions for later this year?
Phoebe:
Sophie: I never wanted to eat banana bread in the first place...
Tell us some good news?
Phoebe:
Sophie: My other band Finish Flag has also got an album out on 12th June!
Kathryn: I've just finished and submitted my dissertation, which I'm very proud of.








