Ugly Cherries is the debut full-length album by New York City queer punk duo PWR BTTM.According to the album's record label, Father/Daughter Records, the album is about '.the duo's experiences with queerness, gender, and adulthood over the course of a year of living in upstate New York.' The album's title comes from Ben Hopkins' distaste for maraschino cherries and its personification for. Full condensed blue highlight denotes album pick. Find PWR BTTM discography, albums and singles on AllMusic. Full condensed blue highlight denotes album pick. A week ago, queercore duo PWR BTTM appeared on the verge of a major breakthrough, with rave reviews of their second album, 'Pageant,' predicting that the glitter-splashed pairing of Ben Hopkins. Label: Big Scary Monsters - BSM-193. Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Limited Edition. Country: UK & Europe. Genre: Rock. Style: Alternative Rock, Indie Rock PWR BTTM - Ugly Cherries (2016, Vinyl) Discogs.
PWR BTTM: Pageant review – explosive, emotional glam rockBack in 2017, PWR BTTM's Ben Hopkins was accused of sexual assault and antisemitism, which led to their music being removed from streaming sites, and resulted in the band being dropped from US label Polyvinyl and UK label Big Scary Monsters.
Since the allegations the band have been trying to figure out a way of being able to perform together, and trying to locate a new manager.
Now it seems as though Ben Hopkins is attempting to make a return, as a thread on Twitter explains that a booking agent tried to pitch his new single.
The assaulty persxn from PWR BTTM is trying to drop a single in November, pass it on
— Shanny (@humiliation_llc) September 19, 2019One of the people that received the email from the booking agent wrote, 'can’t tell if an email saying 'hey remember homie’s assault allegations? Can he get a gig?' (This is almost literally what it says) Is wildass Stockholm syndrome or the PR person who is stuck in a contract just trying to torpedo the project?'
i can’t tell if an email saying “hey remember homie’s assault allegations? Can he get a gig?” (This is almost literally what it says) Is wildass Stockholm syndrome or the PR person who is stuck in a contract just trying to torpedo the project?
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— Shanny (@humiliation_llc) September 20, 2019Another user wrote, 'There are more 'redemption records' coming. Probably a lot more.'
There are more “redemption records” coming. Probably a lot more.