"Please don't make me be the bad guy again / not him..."
The emotional distortions and the magnetic sonic turpitude of "Bad Guy" by cleopatrick, the evocative Cobourg Ontario (Canada) alt rock duo and from their upcoming 4th album “FAKE MOON”, tugs at you like a curious danger, eliciting the wide eyed worry of a 48 Hours Mystery episode. Maybe it is because of the upfront nature of the sounds, some beautifully caustic and some wonderfully bent like the imagery in a carnival mirror. So often, many song's soundscapes are delivered in a shoegaze haze and fuzz and while their is plenty of fuzz here, it is glitchy with the vocals so in your ear as to feel like a hot breath. Not always a big fan of programmed beats, the attention to detail here with the telling high hat whoooosh sounds pulls me in even more.
"this judas cup i don’t fill
karma come in form of open soresbegged you not to punch the bruise but you will
you want the city for yourself
you want the city for yourself
you want the city for yourself
you want the city for yourself"
I have been writing about the distortions but there are tender moments too. I think overall, if this song is encased in something, it is an overwhelming sadness, depressive states on display in all it's glitchiness glory.
LINER NOTES (bracketed):
["BAD GUY" is supposed to feel like it was recorded, produced, and mixed on a nintendo gamecube. It's got bit-crushed guitars, glitched vocals, and low-res samples all spinning and cycling in endless loops that mirror the song’s themes of guilt, repetition, and inescapable patterns.]
and from the boy's FACEBOOK:
[hi guys our new song “BAD GUY” is out now alongside an incredible new music video by @eggsailor
so excited to announce exclusive “FAKE MOON” vinyl pre-orders are available starting today via our webstores.these vinyl copies of “FAKE MOON” are only available while supplies last. all pre-orders will be pressed on an exclusive limited edition translucent clear vinyl and ship around the week of APRIL 11.
“FAKE MOON” out MARCH 14. stream “BAD GUY” and preorder your vinyl copy of “FAKE MOON” now.]
I think I am becoming quite enamored with "BAD GUY".
-Robb Donker Curtius
https://soundcloud.com/streamcleopatrick
https://www.facebook.com/cleopatrickband#
https://cleopatrick.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cleopatrickband/
https://x.com/cleopatrickband
Meet cleopatrick, the heavy alt-rock duo that’s changing the game (yup, the ‘c’ is lowercase). Upon releasing “hometown” off their upcoming sophomore EP the boys at the end 2017, the band has racked up over 5 million Spotify streams and landed on the front cover of the largest rock playlist in the world with zero label, radio, or PR support.
Now in the global spotlight, "the boys" have one mission in mind: to realign the position of the rock genre in urban youth culture.
THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM
https://soundcloud.com/streamcleopatrick
https://www.facebook.com/cleopatrickband#
https://cleopatrick.com/
https://www.instagram.com/cleopatrickband/
https://x.com/cleopatrickband
Meet cleopatrick, the heavy alt-rock duo that’s changing the game (yup, the ‘c’ is lowercase). Upon releasing “hometown” off their upcoming sophomore EP the boys at the end 2017, the band has racked up over 5 million Spotify streams and landed on the front cover of the largest rock playlist in the world with zero label, radio, or PR support.
Now in the global spotlight, "the boys" have one mission in mind: to realign the position of the rock genre in urban youth culture.
cleopatrick, alt rock duo, based in Cobourg Ontario (Canada), addictive sounds, upcoming album "FAKE MOON", dirty productions, tense distortions, glitch pop meets alt rock, "BAD GUY" (Official Video),
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