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media release: Two friends (guitarist/vocalist Luke Gruntz and drummer Ian Fraser) meet aged four in Hicksville, Nowheretown (real name: Cobourg, Ontario, population 19,000), grow up completely inseparable, form a band and, against numerous obstacles, blossom into a genuine, global underground sensation. There are heroes and villains, highs and lows and, crucially, some of the most poetic plot twists that could seem almost too perfect, were they not completely true.

BUMMER, cleopatrick’s debut full-length, was written, recorded and produced by the band and their close friend Jig Dubé. “Just three kids with some fuzz pedals and a point to prove,” explains Luke. Between multiple sold out tours in the US, Canada and the UK/EU, appearances at Lollapalooza, Austin City Limits and Reading/Leeds, a recent Amazon Ones to Watch 2021 tip and inclusion on Apple Music playlists, the pair have been crafting BUMMER. It sees cleopatrick harness all the magic they’ve been brewing over their two-decade friendship and funnel it into a record that aims to reinvigorate the rock landscape from the ground up.

Praise for cleopatrick:

“...kinda punky in a King Krule sort of way." - Brooklyn Vegan

"unique blend of punk with not-so-subtle hip-hop influences that will take a beloved genre into the hands of another generation of listeners. " Paste

“‘FAMILY VAN’ features a grooving bassline and thrashing guitars, with vocals that vacillate between a rapped delivery and a frenzied yelp" - Consequence 

"the riff-heavy ‘GOOD GRIEF,’ (is) built around blues rock guitar warped into something worthy of the mosh pit they aim to incite." - FLOOD

“melds crushing riff after crushing riff à la Royal Blood with a hip-hop-infused rhythmic flow” 

- Guitar World

"raw, passionate, and uncompromising in sound, lyrics, and vision." REBEL NOISE

“Expect wailing guitars crunching their way into your ears, thunderous drums rolling and stomping, rhythmic spitting of vitriolic lyrics, with an added tinge of blues-rock for good measure." - DORK

"cleopatrick are serving up a fuzzed out jam that reminds us all of the power of live music"  

- Loudwire

“Crafting an intriguing labyrinth of lyrical Easter eggs and mouth-full-of-marbles drawl.

We’ll be watching them, if they’re not watching us first...” - The Guardian

“I still dream of their London show…unreal” Jack Saunders (BBC Radio 1)

“A fuzzy and face-melting noise straight out of Cobourg, Canada” - Kerrang!

“They’ve got an edge a bit different to most” - UPSET