Its been four years since Cherry Glazerr released their resplendent third album Stuffed and Ready, but Clementine Creevy has been in no rush. Ive spent these years taking a hard look at myself, at my relationships, and writing about it, she says. I guess Im coming to terms with a lot of my bullshit. Cherry Glazerr has been on the road more often than not since Creevy was still in high school, and when the pandemic hit, she immersed herself in a static existence shed been deprived of.

Creevy describes Cherry Glazerrs ambitious new album, I Dont Want You Anymore, as some of her most personal, raw music to date, a collection of songs that elaborate on this period of self-reckoning. Its the first shes produced since Cherry Glazerrs garage rock debut, Haxel Princess, released nearly a decade ago when Creevy was a teenager.

Creevy describes I Dont Want You Anymore as a mature album, moreso in reference to her personal growth than a reflection of the record, which in true Cherry Glazerr fashion is best described as Extremely Fun. To make it, Creevy linked up with producer Yves Rothman, whos best known for his work with Yves Tumor.

Lead single Soft Like a Flower exemplifies that growth. A murky guitar riff inaugurates the track, before Creevys unguarded vocals enter the mix. She sings of a consuming obsession and is joined on the chorus by longtime bandmate Sami Perez. Its proudly emotive, what Creevy calls an Evanescence moment. Its a real losing your fucking shit kindve vibe, she says. I wanted this album to be just heart and soul. Completely exposed.

I Dont Want You Anymore uses the element of surprise to its advantage; each track is a radical reimagination of what Cherry Glazerr is and can be. Bad Habit opens with a spiraling vocal loop that Creevy began recording at home and it expands into a delirious downtempo dance track without ever invoking a guitar. The subsequent track, Ready for You is sung in funky staccato and the initially spare bassline on the opening verse is eventually overtaken by a massive, staticky guitar riff that reminds you this is, at its heart, a rock album. These are songs to soundtrack the listeners life, a score to suit any occasion. The titular track makes a promise to an unnamed other, but the repeating lyrics on the bridge could just as easily serve as a love letter to listeners: In the end, youre always holding me.

Tracks:

1. Addicted To Your Love
2. Bad Habit
3. Ready For You
4. Touched You With My Chaos
5. Soft Like a Flower
6. Sugar
7. Golden
8. Wild Times
9. Eat You Like a Pill
10. Shattered
11. I Dont Want You Anymore