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Feb 27, 2026 By Mark Redfern Photography by Mallory Turner

Humorous Los Angeles-based indie rock trio Cheekface have shared a new song, “Hostile Street,” via a lyric video. Watch it below.

A press release declares of the song: “In a world that confuses cynicism for unity, ‘Hostile Street’ is a Cheekface-style survival anthem for the Trump 2 era.”

Of the themes behind the song, the press release says: “They reference the real-world concept of hostile street furniture—those bus benches with spikes and awkward arm rests that make it impossible to lay down—to express their concerns about our current social climate.

Cheekface is vocalist/guitarist Greg Katz, bassist Amanda Tannen (formerly of stellastarr*), and drummer Mark “Echo” Edwards. “Hostile Street” follows Middle Spoon, a new album the band released last year that made our Top 100 Albums of 2025 list.

Cheekface surprise-released a new album, It’s Sorted, in March 2024. It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2024. Middle Spoon was the band’s fifth album.

Read our interview with Cheekface on It’s Sorted.

Read our review of It’s Sorted.

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