CMON CMON

About

CMON CMON didn’t intend to make an album, never mind release it. They had no plans to play live, let alone tour far from home. How both happened is still a shock to the Belgian trio, who formed for fun in 2019, became staples of college radio in the States last year and will see their glorious debut album, The Crack and The Light, released worldwide in Summer 2023. Their fairytale story has a twist, however. Now all in their 40s, singer, guitarist and main songwriter Jorrit Hermans, bassist Steven Omblets and drummer Michel Becx formed their first band as college students two decades ago. When it didn’t take off, they went their separate ways into sensible jobs - Jorrit in advertising, Steven as a sociology lecturer and Michel as an estate agent. Their reunion under a new name – CMON CMON is a call-to-arms to pursue your dreams and be daring – began as merely a means to meet up again. Jorrit had written some new songs and asked the others if they wanted to work on them. Straight away, the chemistry between them was back. “It was even more fun than when we were young - smoother, quicker,” says Steven. “There were no egos involved. With no pressure on our expectations. it was all about the songs.” CMON CMON’s adventure took flight when they decided to release an EP. They sent demos to one of their favorite producers, the Grammy Award-nominated, platinum-selling Alex Newport (Death Cab For Cutie, Bloc Party), expecting to hear nothing back. In fact, Alex adored them and was immediately on board. They enlisted legendary, London-based music manager Stephen Budd (Tony Visconti, Gang Of Four, Heaven 17) the same way. One listen to CMON CMON’s addictive, dreamy, storytelling rock and the industry veteran was hooked and offering advice. A three-track EP self-released last year exceeded all expectations. Critics adored it – ‘CMON CMON make a heavenly racket that conjures up a lock-in with REM, the Lemonheads and Teenage Fanclub’ wrote The Sunday Times. In America, the songs caught on at college radio, making the charts in 21 states with next to no promotion.

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