You Smile—The Song Is Over (2026, CD/DVD)

CHEER-ACCIDENT

This is our 27th full-length release, out on the most-singular/most-still-standing Cuneiform label. It is an ambitious little monster, with lots of density and lots of sprawl, and it’s the perfect catalyst to force you out of your idiotic, culturally imposed ADD stupor. We’ve been Enduring The American Dream for three decades now, so — surely — we are better at it… probably because the Dream has gotten so much bigger and there’s so much more to Endure. This hourlong investment of your time is perhaps the most potent example in recent memory of a work that oscillates between the poles of “When will it end?” and “I hope it never ends.” Therefore, it’s quite possible that, after the hour is up, you will decide to play it again. And it will be a mistake. And then it will be the best decision you ever made. And so on. Just to further embarrass the riches, this package also happens to include a DVD with live performances from the CheerAx Basement (2022) and Reggie’s (2023).