Dallas-native Bayleigh Cheek’s awards-nominated “Immortals” EP gets national release via women owned-and-operated Red Zeppelin Records.

Swirling “Release Me” single reflects influences including Patti Smith, Bjork, Joni Mitchell, PJ Harvey; Cheek plays label showcase this Friday.
 
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Bayleigh Cheek as photographed by Wyldcosmia
 
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Bayleigh Cheek | “Release Me”
 

 

[STREAM]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Mo0JajssVs
 
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Listen to “Release Me” from “Immortals” by Bayleigh Cheek at Central Track or at the link above.
 
​“She hones her pop-rock and psychedelic influences into a seamless shiver-inducing meld of harmonies,” says Central Track in its “Song of The Day” coverage of Bayleigh Cheek’s “Release Me,” from her recently released “Immortals” EP.
 
Cheek says, “This song is about what it means to realize you’ve believed a lie or false identity of yourself and the process of becoming free from it and knowing the truth. The music portrays that experience. It seems to be one thing on the outside, fun and cheerful, but something else and deeper on the inside.”
 
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Bayleigh Cheek
“Immortals” EP
Out Now
(Red Zeppelin Records)
 
Streaming Link:
STREAM FULL EP
 

Track Listing:
 
01. Machine Dream
02. Tale of an Immortal
03. Release Me (STREAM)
04. Visage
05. Illume
 
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Bayleigh Cheek | Live
 

 
07/30/2021: Dallas, TX @ Double Wide
 
Red Zeppelin Records Night w/ God of Love, Abbreviations, Bayleigh Cheek
 
Tickets: https://bit.ly/RZR-073021
 
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Bayleigh Cheek | About
 
It was only natural for native Dallas-based musician Bayleigh Cheek to become a songwriter and performer. She began her love affair with music at an early age thanks to her immersive upbringing. Both parents were in the music scene, exposing her to a variety of sounds ranging from psychedelic and folk to progressive rock and new wave.
 
Cheek’s own influences, including Patti Smith, Bjork, Joni Mitchell, and PJ Harvey, can be detected on her “Immortals” EP, out now. Originally a self-release that brought Cheek two 2020 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominations for “Best New Artist” and “Best EP,” the five-song set is available now on the newly-formed women owned-and-operated label Red Zeppelin Records, an outgrowth of the popular McKinney, Texas record store.
 
“She hones her pop-rock and psychedelic influences into a seamless shiver-inducing meld of harmonies throughout the track,” says music discovery website Central Track of the “Immortals” single “Release Me” (produced by local legend John Dufilho of The Deathray Davies.)
 
Cheek comments, “This song is about what it means to realize you’ve believed a lie or false identity of yourself and the process of becoming free from it and knowing the truth. The music portrays that experience. It seems to be one thing on the outside, fun and cheerful, but something else and deeper on the inside.”
 
She continues, “For a few years now I have been writing this concept album around this idea. The thing in the back of your head that feeds you lies about yourself and how easily it is to fall into false concepts of yourself and believe them.
 
“Whether it was caused by an incident in your life or society, sometimes we just end up believing those lies. When I started writing ‘Release Me,’ it was almost begging to be the first song I released, almost like a foreshadowing saying, ‘Hey, we’re about to talk about some dark things, but I promise you’ll see the other side of it.’ I want people to see the victory before the chaos.”
 
About the “Immortals” EP, Cheek gets right to it, saying, “In the moments where you feel lost or confused, when you can’t peel yourself up off the ground, there’s a sort of strength that you manifest when you decide to get back up, wipe the dirt off your face, and find the truth within yourself. That truth becomes immortal.”
 
The “Immortals” EP by Bayleigh Cheek is out now via Red Zeppelin Records. A full-length album is in the works for 2022. Bayleigh Cheek is available for interviews. Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
 
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Bayleigh Cheek | Links
 
FACEBOOK : INSTAGRAM : YOUTUBE : SPOTIFY : APPLE : RED ZEPPELIN RECORDS
 
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Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion | Contact
 
WEBSITE : FACEBOOK : TWITTER : INSTAGRAM : YOUTUBE : SOUNDCLOUD : SPOTIFY : BLOG : E-MAIL