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Formats and Editions
1. HEAT DEATH
2. BAD GUY
3. HAMMER
4. PLEASE
5. SOFTDRIVE
6. CHEW
7. BIG MACHINE
8. SARAH
9. FAKE MOON
10. LOVE YOU
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CLEOPATRICK�s sophomore album, FAKE MOON, is a daring leap into new territory for the Cobourg Ontario-based post-rock duo. It�s a record spanning time, influence, and sound, blending lo-fi intimacy with grand, expansive production. For Luke Gruntz and Ian Fraser, this album represents more than just a sonic shift � it�s a bold solidification of their ever-developing creative identity. �It�s the most real thing we could have made,� Luke shares. �I wanted to do something beautiful. It�s a struggle between control and surrender, individuality and belonging. It�s where we are now.� Returning refreshed from a creative breather, after the rigorous post-pandemic touring of debut LP BUMMER, the newest record on their own �Nowhere Special Recordings� is a captivating collision of lo-fi grit, quiet introspection, and overt existentialism. Anchored in refusal of conformity, and captured with what can only be described as the audio equivalent to Playstation 1 graphics FAKE MOON navigates power, vulnerability, and the complexities of individual identity with both rawness and precision. Take �HEAT DEATH,� a visceral opener born out of a corrupted demo session that required a painstaking, stem-by-stem rescue operation that Luke describes as �The will of a technocracy foiled by two humble men.� The song channels its own chaotic origins into a sovereign anthem of defiance, daring a universal authority to �take it from me, man.� FAKE MOON is CLEOPATRICK at their most adventurous. Look overhead and perhaps you�ll spot the orbiting influences of Radiohead�s experimental brilliance, the grounded surrealism of Dijon�s Absolutely, or the raw intimacy of favourites since highschool, Califone. �We�re just trusting our creative compass,� they say. �I actually tried to write BUMMER 2 at first � but it immediately felt as if I was putting on the costume of a 23 year old me. It wasn't coming out honest.� When it came to recording, the pair slowed the process and expanded their crew for the first time. Theyenlisted respected guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Haldeman and the expertise of producer Philip Weinrobe (Adrianne Lenker/Hand Habits/Tomberlin). Hunkered down in Weinrobe�s Brooklyn studio, together they shaped the sound from an �as long as it feels good, it sounds good� approach, where the angular recordings from the pair�s instinctive style of throwing up mics and tracking on whatever device was closest formed its foundations. The lyrics on FAKE MOON are as textured and evocative as the album�s sonics, weaving narratives that feel simultaneously intimate and universal, radiating a tension between fragility and defiance, conspiracy and truth. �BAD GUY� wrestles with guilt, while �HAMMER,� written in a parked car during a Toronto heatwave, explores surrendering to authority for a fleeting sense of certainty. �SARAH� digs into the romance of collective identity, while �PLEASE� reflects on the magnetic pull of groupthink, with its robo-folk soundscape eventually degrading into a somber puddle of digital slush. The concepts and characters on FAKE MOON often manifest as something liminal and nonlinear � like snapshots of emotions or thoughts mid-process. �SOFTDRIVE� takes this even further, as the sprawling instrumental is pieced together from years of recovered demos, videos, and voice notes off a once-busted college hard drive. The result of which is a swirling audio collage that somehow possesses both the intensity of a space shuttle launch and the frictionless peace of a near earth orbit � mirroring the duality of the record itself. Nominated for Canada�s 2022 JUNO as �Breakthrough Group of the Year,� CLEOPATRICK have amassed over 100 million streams alongside multiple sell-out tours in the US, UK, and EU, performed at festivals Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits, and Reading/Leeds, and supported Royal Blood on their US tour. With FAKE MOON, the duo ventures deeper inward, crafting a record that reasserts their artistic ability while holding true to themselves. �This album is one of the clearest steps forward we�ve ever taken,� they say. �We�re immensely proud of it, and we can�t wait to share it with everyone.
