Cerebral Ballzy

Cerebral Ballzy is an American punk rock band from Brooklyn, New York, United States.[3][4] The band was formed in 2008[5] and released their debut, self-titled, album on 26 July 2011.[6] The album was released in full as an online preview on the Revolver magazine website.[7]

Cerebral Ballzy
Cerebral Ballzy
Background information
OriginBrooklyn, New York, United States
GenresHardcore punk, skate punk
Years active2008–present
LabelsWilliams Street Records, Dine Alone Records,[1]
Moshi Moshi Records
Cooking Vinyl[2]
Vinyl Junkie, Cult Records
Websitecerebralballzy.com
MembersHonor Titus
Melvin "Mel" Honore
Mason
Jason Bannon
Tom Kogut

Cerebral Ballzy are known for their love of 1980s punk, along with a keen interest in drinking, girls, pizza and skateboarding.[1] The band has received praise for their debut single "Insufficient Fare" and their energetic live performances. According to lead singer Honor Titus, the name Cerebral Ballzy came from a friend who dropped a slice of pizza on a train track and picked it up. Honor said "That was ballsy" and his friend replied "Cerebral Ballsy!", a play on the congenital disorder cerebral palsy.[8][9] Titus is the son of rapper Andres "Dres" Titus, of the acclaimed alternative hip hop duo Black Sheep.

The band has completed a tour of the United States[6] and played major European festivals including Hevy Music Festival, Sonisphere Festival, Lowlands, Pukkelpop, Soundwaves, Roskilde, Eurockéennes and Latitude.[10] They played at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan and the Reading and Leeds festivals in the United Kingdom in August 2011, headlined the 2013 NME Radar Tour,[11] and have played with Flag, Black Lips, The Horrors, Japanther, GBH, The King Blues and FEAR. In 2013, under the management of David Bason, Cerebral Ballzy were signed to Julian Casablancas's label Cult Records.[12][13]

Following their 2014 release of Jaded & Faded, Cerebral Ballzy parted ways with guitar player Mason. They performed with Mason on Last Call with Carson Daly on 6 May 2014. It is alleged that Mason left the band shortly after while they were on tour with OFF! in 2014.

Discography

Studio albums
Title Album details Notes
Cerebral Ballzy
Jaded & Faded Produced by Dave Sitek[14]

Extended plays
Title Album details Notes
You're Idle[1] 4-track limited to 500 copies[15]
Return of the Slice
  • Released: 9 March 2011
  • Format: CD, digital download
 9-track Japanese EP
The Grip (EP) 6-track limited to 1000 copies[16]

Live albums
Title Album details Notes
Live in Toronto 06/19/09
  • Released: 2009
  • Format: Audio cassette
 9-track limited to 100 copies
Live at the Macbeth, London 7th May 2011
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: Audio cassette
 13-track limited to 100 copies
Live at the Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA 7th February 2011
  • Released: 2011
  • Format: 7" Vinyl
 6-track limited to 700/200/100

Singles
Release Date Title Format Released In From Album
US
 UK
29 November 2010 "Insufficient Fare" (Still in Love) 7" Vinyl * Cerebral Ballzy
7 June 2011 "Insufficient Fare" Digital Download *
19 June 2011 "Cutting Class" Digital Download *
5 July 2011 "Junky For Her" Digital Download *
6 August 2013 "Another Day"[17][18] Digital Download * * Jaded & Faded
6 August 2013 "City's Girl"[19][20] 7" Vinyl * *

Music videos
Released Title Director
24 May 2010 "Insufficient Fare"[21] Mason James/Evan Wunsch
12 April 2011 "Don't Tell Me What To Do"[22] The Marshall Darlings
6 June 2011 "Drug Myself Dumb"[23] Mason & Julian Gilbert
2 August 2011 "Junky For Her"[24] Vice Cooler
2 August 2011 "Cutting Class"[25] The Marshall Darlings
August 2011 "On The Run"[26]
14 August 2013 "Another Day"[18]

Members

References
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  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Paul Lester (1 June 2010). "New band of the day – No 798: Cerebral Ballzy | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  4. Louis Pattison (22 May 2010). "Cerebral Ballzy just wanna have fun | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
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