Frontrunner of the New York indie renaissance, singer-songwriter/producer Richie Quake releases the final single before he unveils his debut album this summer, I Want Some!, available June 29.
Fueled by city lights and attempting to outrun vices, Richie illustrates the metaphorical grasp Cherry Red has around him, Richie said:
Cherry Red’ is the personification of everything that makes me feel alive but also is killing me at the same time.
These things in life that destroy me can make my heart surge because of the pure power they have over my mind. The sensual and sweet beauty of a glimmering cherry, the raw power of a glistening motorcycle roaring full speed ahead ready to tear me apart. They both represent the glamorization and addiction to chaos and self-destruction. When it comes to the feeling of being alive verses being numb, sometimes it feels better to feel the pain than nothing at all.
In the video directed by Josefine Cardoni, Richie can’t seem to escape or get close enough to the helmeted embodiment of his deepest temptations. True to his ethos of bringing up the creative community around him, Richie wrote “Cherry Red” with close collaborators Morning Silk and Middle Part.