The 2014 Bonnaroo line-up is out! That’s a big deal around here, as you can imagine. There are more than a few surprised this year, and we’re going to cover them all. One of the first that caught my eye was Murfreesboro, TN electro-poppers CHERUB.

Jordan Kelley and Jason Huber started making music together at MTSU (Middle Tennessee State University) and they’ve proceeded to rock all over the nation in the 3 1/2 years since. From the local Cannery Ballroom to SXSW and all points between, they’ve been there and done that and they’re set to do it all again.

Cherub have been featured by Rolling Stone, Consequence of Sound, The Guardian and the list goes on.

Speaking on their music they recently told Life and Times: “L+T: …most of them categorized you as “indie influenced electronica.”… I don’t really think that fits. What do YOU think shapes your sound?
JK: Our music is pop music. We focus on making stuff that make people feel good listening to and feel something listening to. 
JH: Selfishly, it’s just what we like too. 
JK: I listen to so much R&B, old early ‘90s R&B. I’ve listened to rap music since I was a little kid. I would listen to old school shit like Big L along with Pantera – like gnarly “I’m a get drunk” white boy shit. At the end of the day, I don’t really know what we sound like. I know we’re gonna get lumped into genres forever. This next record has a lot more R&B. It sounds like Aaliyah kind of, but with male screwed vocals. ”