CLEOPATRICK RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE ‘HAMMER’

CLEOPATRICK

RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE ‘HAMMER’

FIRST TASTE FROM SOPHOMORE LP DUE IN 2025

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NEW MUSIC COMES AHEAD OF ONE-OFF

SOLD OUT LONDON SHOW

Photo Credit: Ryan Faist

LONDON (November 1, 2024) – Toronto duo cleopatrick return today with a new single, ’HAMMER,’ a first taste from their sophomore album due in 2025. The track comes ahead of the band’s one-off intimate sold-out show at London’s Oslo on 19th November, where they will be previewing tracks from the record, along with songs from their acclaimed 2021 debut LP, BUMMER, and 2022 EP, DOOM.

For fans of Luke Gruntz and Ian Fraser, ‘HAMMER’ finds the two childhood friends striking a new musical path. Working with producer Philip Weinrobe (Adrianne Lenker/Hand Habits/Tomberlin) at his Brooklyn studio, the sessions mark the first time the band expanded their existing creative bubble, helping to drive the growth in their sonic palette and songwriting.

Discussing ‘HAMMER’, Gruntz notes, “This song is about getting pummelled by the big guy. Like really just completely flattened out. it’s about the act of not only accepting your beat down, but actually welcoming it. Waving to the cosmic hammer as it comes down on the top of your head. Guiding its aim for the sake of politeness and efficiency, of course. Facilitating the expeditious destruction of your sovereign impulse, so that the powers above may move forward with whatever the next phase of their very important plan might be with greater speed. It’s not really up to you to understand much more than that — you actually shouldn’t ask those kinds of questions: just take it!”

Coming off a relentless touring schedule behind BUMMER and DOOM, Gruntz and Fraser took some much-needed time off, to recuperate both physically and mentally. Taking a step back allowed them the opportunity to not only move forward, but be able to take that step forward with the time and space to jam and explore in their rehearsal space, writing and demoing dozens of tracks before connecting with Weinrobe in Brooklyn.

“Ian and I were lucky to be able to take a long break where we lived some life and worked on this new music,” Gruntz adds. “During that time I was slowly able to forget that anyone was watching, and began to write stuff that existed outside of the caricature I had built in my head – whoever I thought I was, or whatever I thought this band was supposed to be. Because of that this new record is one of the clearest steps forward we’ve taken so far as artists. We’re already immensely proud of it and can’t wait to share more of the music.”

Since their inception, cleopatrick have proven 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 in the UK, EU and US, performed at festivals ranging from Lollapalooza and Reading & Leeds, and served as direct support to Royal Blood and Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes.

cleopatrick’s gargantuan debut album ‘BUMMER’ received critical acclaim across the board from the likes of The Guardian, The 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 Daniel P. Carter. The album also earned the duo their very first JUNO nomination for ‘Breakthrough Group of the Year’ at the 2022 JUNO Awards.

Newly energized, cleopatrick are ready to head back out not only sharing what they have been up to in the studio, but also re-interpreting the music fans have come to love over the past few years.

Live Dates:

06.11 – Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex (SOLD OUT)

08.11 – Denver, OC @ Meow Wolf (SOLD OUT)

09.11 – Chicago, IL @ Subterranean (SOLD OUT)

12.11 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Made

19.11 – London, UK @ Oslo Hackney (SOLD OUT)