Kendra Sheetz Montreal’s The Fake Friends recently release their latest full-length album, Let’s Not Overthink This, which folds post punk rhythm, new wave cool, and melodic bite.
What started in 2020 as a reason to hang out turned into a scene fixture that never quite fits into any one pocket. Frontman Matthew Savage and guitarist Luca Santilli built the bones, pulling in longtime collaborators Felix Crawford-Legault, Michael Kamps, Bradley Cooper-Graham, and Michael Tomizzi until the lineup locked into place. There are hardcore ghosts under the floorboards and old show posters still stuck to the walls in their heads, but these days the energy is channeled into something sharper, more controlled, more deliberately messy.
Sessions at Mixart with producer and engineer Jordan Barillaro kept the energy tight, warm, and a little unstable, the way a good night should feel. Mastering from Vince Soliveri gave the record weight without cleaning off the grit.
Stream Let’s Not Overthink This in full below and grab your copy today via Stomp Records.
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