cleopatrick like to make noise. A lot of noise. The Canadian duo’s debut album, BUMMER, starts loud, gets louder, and very rarely stops to take a breath. It’s intense, often fun, and occasionally annoying, but you’ve got to admire their love of absolutely titanic riffs. VICTORIA PARK kicks things off with plenty of fuzz, as the band’s distorted riffs crash against one another and produce some manic punk. They follow it up with THE DRAKE, a similarly raucous rocker characterised by dominant guitar, and a song that makes it clear that the band – vocalist/guitarist Luke Gruntz and drummer Ian Fraser – are not at all interested in subtlety. FAMILY VAN, while still incredibly upbeat, does feel a little more thought-out and not so in-your-face, but as the crushingly...
