Groundbreaking, JUNO-nominated, Canadian heavy alt-rock duo cleopatrick have released their latest EP ‘DOOM’, via their own label Nowhere Special Recordings, distributed by Thirty Tigers. Along with the EP release comes poignant new single ‘SCARING ME’.
From the cut throat hardcore punk opener of ‘ZUCK’, to the delicate droning of ‘SCARING ME’ - cleopatrick keep turning expectations on their head at every corner on their new EP. The unquestionably emotional ‘DOOM’ serves spine tingling, brooding blues and soulful vocal delivery from Luke Gruntz, reverberating into gurgling modem crackles of EP closer ‘SEVERS SPEAK’.
Self-produced by cleopatrick, mixed by jonwayne and executively produced by a sentient IBM ® desktop computer from 2002, ‘DOOM’ was written and recorded during one of the most intense years of the band’s career as they toured nearly non-stop from September 2021 through to August 2022 in support of their critically-acclaimed debut full-length ‘BUMMER’. Recorded between tours and produced and mixed while on tour in the back of their van, ‘DOOM’ is a collection of songs that highlight the band’s musical versatility, sharp lyrical observations and eclectic musical tastes.
“DOOM was written and recorded during one of the most intense years of our career as we toured nearly non-stop from September 2021 to August 2022. It’s a collection of 5 songs about digital complacency, fleeting privacy, love letters written out in 1’s and 0’s, divine macbooks, leaked files, lost humanity, corrupt hard drives, lizard billionaires, killer asteroids, the proverbial “cloud”, maxwell's equations, 1997’s IBM “DEEP BLUE ®” supercomputer, high energy particles, and the magic piece of glass that I keep in my right front pocket” - Luke Gruntz
cleopatrick recently wrapped up a string of European festival slots, including a packed out set on the Festival Republic Stage at this year’s Reading & Leeds Festivals, which Rock Sound coined as “joyous chaos”. The band also recently released "A FILM CALLED: BUMMER"; a surreal concert-documentary that was shot at the band's triumphant sold-out Toronto show at The Danforth Music Hall in December 2021. Directed and produced by @cowboydrugs, the film premiered simultaneously on YouTube and at an in-person screening at The Loft in the band's hometown of Cobourg, ON.
Since their inception, cleopatrick have proved themselves to be one of the most in-demand rising rock bands on the planet. They were the only band picked for Amazon Music UK’s Ones To Watch 2021, and have amassed over 100 million streams alongside multiple sell-out tours and several shows (including London’s Alexandra Palace) supporting Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes in 2020.
cleopatrick’s gargantuan debut album ‘BUMMER’ was released last summer via their own label Nowhere Special Recordings, and received critical acclaim across the board from the likes of The Guardian, Independent, MTV UK, DIY, Kerrang, Rock Sound, Dork and Upset. The band were also chosen as BBC Radio 1’s first ever Future Artist, with regular plays on air from tastemakers Annie Mac, Jack Saunders and Dan P Carter. The album also earned the duo their very first JUNO nomination for ‘Breakthrough Group of the Year’ at this year’s JUNO Awards.
‘BUMMER’ was lauded for its transgressive take on guitar music, with DIY Magazine commenting “Blending together their love for guitars and hip hop, the pair seem to have hit on an intoxicating formula that showcases the power those genres can possess when united...no one in rock right now sounds like Luke Gruntz”. CLASH’s 8/10 stated "‘BUMMER’ is a record made to be played hard and loud, heard blaring out of car windows and making cavalcades in faceless crowds", with Kerrang noting "Absolutely titanic riffs...cleopatrick’s obvious love of deafening rock and roll deserves praise".
