Cadmium is a minimalist rock band that brings an exuberant, raucous energy to stories of comedy, victory, fantasy and catastrophe.

Matt Beebe
Guitars & Vocals

Alex Liken
Bass Guitar and other stuff

Releases
View fullsize What if this is my last idea? What if everything I've learned over fifty years has already been captured in the stories I've told? To fight this fear, I start new ideas before the old ones are finished. I keep a few pans on the fire so that resolving
View fullsize Dear Potential Listener, There’s a lot going on, huh? It’s crazy times we live in, for sure. Well, here’s yet another October surprise. Today, I’m excited to share a new release from Cadmium called Train The Model. It’s
View fullsize There’s a lot going on huh? It’s crazy times we line in for sure. Well, here’s yet another October surprise. A new release from Cadmium called TRAIN THE MODEL will be available Oct 18 on all the steaming services.
View fullsize We've got new digital masters today. This next step in the process is nearing completion. Then finalize the artwork. Then submit everything and wait for it to show up in streaming services!
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View fullsize Happy Birthday Steve. Thanks to @kirkin14 for hosting and #thankyoustevealbini
View fullsize “Oh, you’re the pushy kid with the logotype?” In 1994 I was studying graphic design and made a logo for Shellac. I cherish the story that unfolded after that. I wrote it down because I want to make sure more people know how funny,
View fullsize We’re big in Oakland now.
View fullsize Super fun and very productive day yesterday. So exhausting! We finished up recording drums and moved on to guitars. Thanks @beaunoise and @notfastbutslota and @tiny.telephone
View fullsize Loaded up and headed to the studio for a few days! #tinytelephone
View fullsize Another marathon set in the books. Thanks to my buddies for indulging my GBV obsession last night. That should be the official end to my 50th birthday celebrations….
View fullsize Yesterday I recorded four acoustic songs at @electricalaudio with @taylorhales and @jasonnarducy as the producer. It was such a blast! I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity. It was a 50th birthday present from my brother @beebe3904 –
View fullsize We have three new songs up on the streaming services with Fantasies and Catastrophes. Matty played drums on Captain's Rules, and @alexlikenmusic played bass and helped write Captain's and Escaping Flatland. I did The King Was Me all by myself.
View fullsize Saturday was my 50th birthday party. Cadmium played unplugged in my backyard. I had an absolute blast. I told a long story about the few moments I spent with Steve Albini before I played a sloppy Shellac cover. I forgot to mention that he recently pa
View fullsize Here's Alex and I working on one of our new songs which is coming out real soon... @alexlikenmusic @bedroomrock #diymusic #singersongwriter #indierock
View fullsize Steve Albini passed away this week. I am so so sad about this. I only met him briefly a couple times - once I interviewed the band for a magazine. It's wild how little I knew him and how much he and his writing and his work and his art and his way of
View fullsize In July of 2022 I was really excited to put some music up on the streaming services. I still feel pretty good about the music we made, but I really rushed the artwork. I thought I had a good idea, but now I wish I had taken more time with it. I turne
View fullsize A lot of trying to have a band is just not that fun. The rest makes up for it… usually…