Photo Credit: Sarah Ward
Cherym have released a video for their new single Alpha Beta Sigma, taken from their upcoming debut album Take It Or Leave It.
“We are amidst an ongoing epidemic here in Ireland,” says drummer Alannagh Doherty. “Despite modern day Ireland having made some progress in terms of women’s rights, such as the closure of mother and baby homes in the late 1990s and the legalisation of abortion in 2018 (south of Ireland) and 2019 (north of Ireland), what remains is a deeply embedded culture of violence against women.
“In the last five years we have seen a huge rise in gender based crimes against women and girls in this country. We have witnessed the trivialisation of violence and victim-blaming attitudes from the police, the government and the media. ‘Alpha Beta Sigma’ is about how gender inequality permeates every single aspect of our society. It is about the threat that men and patriarchy pose to women in this country. It is about the reclamation of our autonomy and our rights. It’s about freedom from fear and freedom to physical integrity, and overall it’s about having the freedom to just BE a woman.”
Like what you hear? You can stream or purchase Alpha Beta Sigma HERE.
Take It Or Leave It is due for release on 16th February 2024 via Alcopop! Records, available to pre-order HERE.
See Cherym live at one of the following dates:
February 2024
Fri 9th – DERRY, UK – The Nerve Centre
Wed 21st – GLASGOW, UK – The Hug & Pint
Thu 22nd – LEEDS, UK – Headrow House
Fri 23rd – MANCHESTER, UK – Gullivers
Sat 24th – LONDON, UK – Paper Dress Vintage
Thu 29th – HERTOGENBOSCH, NL – Willem Twee
March 2024
Fri 1st – ROTTERDAM, NL – V11
Sat 2nd – AMSTERDAM, NL – Luxor Live
Thu 21st – DUBLIN, IE – The Academy*
Fri 22nd – DUBLIN, IE – The Academy*
Sat 23rd – BELFAST, UK – Limelight 1*
Mon 25th – HAMBURG, DE – Molotow Music Club
Tue 26th – BERLIN, DE – Cassiopeia^
Wed 27th – LEIPZIG, DE – Naumanns^
Thu 28th – OBERHAUSEN, DE – Druckluft
April 2024
Fri 5th – LIVERPOOL, UK – The Arts Club Loft
Sat 6th – LINCOLN, UK – Badlands Festival
September 2024
Wed 11th – AMSTERDAM, NL – Paradiso~
Fri 13th – HAMBURG, DE – Markthalle~
Sat 14th – DUSSELDORF, DE – Zkk~
Sun 15th – FRANKFURT, DE – ZOOM~
November 2024
Thu 28th – BERLIN, DE – SO36~
Fri 29th – DRESDEN, DE – Beatpol~
Sat 30th – MUNICH, DE – Technikum~
Tickets are on sale HERE.
*supporting Enter Shikari
^supporting Get Jealous
~supporting The Undertones
