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In September of '94 Cheer-Accident shocked the avant-rock community by releasing a CD consisting entirely of concise, well-crafted, and highly tuneful songs. Initially greeted with much skepticism and more than a few raised eyebrows, "The Why Album" has since become arguably the band's most beloved record. Now, exactly twelve years later (to the day!), they have one-upped their previous foray into The World Of Pop by unleashing eleven brand-new miraculaously melodic and highly hummable ditties. Although the aptly-named "What Sequel?" once again finds Cheer-Accident rubbing elbows with the mainstream, fans of their more challenging music will have plenty to feast upon, too, as every single one of these songs is jam-packed with brain-enhancing twists and turns, virtually overflowing with stimulating songs. As is their way, they have made incredible use of Chicago's fertal rock, jazz and experimental community by employing a multitude of instruments, including trombone, flute, violin, trumpet, sax, piano, accordion and many others. Right alongside the more "off the beaten path" instruments, one can usually here the trademark Cheer-Accident rock sound via the solid foundation of guitars, bass and drums. In other words, it always rocks and it always grooves-- but there's always a little "something extra" for your brain to chew on while your toe is tapping. And who did they find to record and mix this delicious aural concoction, now know as "What Sequel?" Well... (And perhaps this was the most noteworthy utilization of the riches Chicago has to offer...) This task was taken on by none other than the great John McEntire (Tortoise, Sea And Cake) at his very own Soma studio. All in all, this is undoubtedly Cheer-Accident's most successful intersection of musical ideas to date: They have channeled their many years of experience with boundary-pushing and experimentation into a unique synthesis which just so happened to result in a pop masterpiece.