cheerbleederz share their new self-isolation video, and give an update from lockdown: "People will never want to eat banana bread again"

cheerbleederz have today (Thursday 30th April) shared a new video for their tune 'sometimes i cry at work', a highlight from the London trio's second EP 'lobotany', out now via Alcopop! Records. The clip was filmed and directed during self-isolation, and edited by drummer Phoebe Cross and long-time collaborator Rich Mandell. "It's such a weird time right now," says Phoebe, "so it was fun to have some distraction and get a little creative and silly - now more than ever it's nice to stay connected with people and continue getting some fresh content out that we enjoyed making." Of course, this isn't the only silly thing the band are doing from self-isolation - they're also taking part in Dork's upcoming online festival Homeschool. 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: We're sad to miss shows we had booked like Wales Goes Pop, but I think ultimately we just miss hanging out! 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: I live with Rich (we play together in Happy Accidents too) who records all our stuff, haha! But we recently released our second EP and our Now, Now cover (which we used to raise 100% of download money for Trussell Trust) so there's no real pressure to record right now. But we've been keeping creative by doing a song circle thing and adding stuff to each song, so that's been nice. I can use GarageBand more than before lockdown I guess! 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.