Artwork by Cat Elia

Another week, another puddcast episode, dear friends (fam, lovers, comrades, what have you). 

When his band Doom Lover had to stop rehearsing due to the COVID pandemic, Jeffrey Vachon didn’t wait too long to make sure he stayed on top of his goal to keep making music. Instead, he was inspired to kickstart a side project: The Cheerful Desolation Choir (yes, that’s the CDC). He hit the ground running with writing and recording material for this project, which has resulted in Cheery D releasing five albums in 2021 alone, with a sixth on the way. 

Jeff sat down with me for an hour and a half of talk as we meandered through various subjects like: why are all our heroes such douches? What’s the deal with Bridgewater, MA? What is the Tweeter Center (the one in Mansfield) called now? Why do our beloved venues keep closing? Are we silly gooses for being on social media? It’s another interview that had so much good material that we’ve had to break it up over the next two episodes of the Puddcast. 

Be sure to check out part one of our interview with Jeff from the Cheerful Desolation Choir below (be on the lookout for part two next week!), and also check out the accompanying Spotify playlist. We’ve embedded the link to stream the episode on Spotify below, but it’s also available on a few other platforms, including Apple Music, Stitcher, and Soundcloud. 

ALSO big thank you to anyone who has tuned in to these first few episodes! Feel free to reach out to Harry (harry@allstonpudding.com) if you’ve got any requests for artists/general feedback for the show so far.