FAKE FRIENDS - Let's Not Overthink This (VINYL LP)

Bombastic and intimate, sarcastic but vulnerable; Montreal's Fake Friends lives on the edge of duality. Fuelled by the manic charisma of frontman Matthew Savage, the six-piece post-punk outfit is an engine that runs on making tunes and ripping gigs with a sincere bravado that is downright infectious to witness. The many lives of the band are hard to track; starting out as a reason to hang out throughout 2020, the band has since rotated through enough members to roster an NHL team. Through it all, the band's founding fathers Matthew Savage (vocals/cult leader) and Luca Santilli (guitar/rock god) - who history will remember as roommates - have retained the same ethos of making danceable rock with dedicated unseriousness alongside good friends. Now rolling out a lineup with Michael Kamps (bass/aura farmer), Felix Crawford-Legault (guitar/golden clown composer), Bradley Cooper-Graham (keys/disney adult) and Michael Tomizzi (drums/gambling savant), Fake Friends are as wild and productive as they've ever been. "A lot of us have known each other for many years," explains Matt. "It just sort of came together organically as different people moved out of the band, and I just replaced them with all the people I've always played music with. For whatever reason, this time, it's cookin'." Tracklist Ministry of Peace Sucker Born Every Minute The Way She Goes Control Five Star Review Living The Dream Backstreet's Back Pt. 2 Hyperconnection If It Happens Dance On My Grave Good Friends