Cleopatrick | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Cobourg,Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Labels | Nowhere Special Recordings |
| Members | Luke Gruntz Ian Fraser |
| Website | www |
Cleopatrick (stylized in lowercase) is a Canadianrock duo based inCobourg,Ontario. They released their debut album,Bummer, on June 4, 2021 and three EPs by their own record label, called Nowhere Special Recordings.[3] Their second album,Fake Moon, was released on March 14, 2025.
Childhood friends Ian Fraser and Luke Gruntz grew up inCobourg, Ontario, had been friends since age 4[4] and began getting interested in music around age 8 when they first listened toAC/DC. Later in their teens they began recording their own music.
Their debutEP, titled"14" was released on February 14, 2016,[5] though they began to gain popularity with single "Hometown". Released in 2017, it peaked at No. 6 on the US Mainstream Rock Charts.[6] It was taken from their second EP,The Boys, which was released on June 29, 2018.[7] The band's first music festival was the 2018 instalment ofLollapalooza inChicago,[8][9] and continuing into 2019 they played many festivals, including2000 Trees Festival inEngland andShaky Knees Music Festival inAtlanta,[10] Non-album single "sanjake" was released in March 2019.[11]
On December 11, 2020, they released the single "Good Grief", the first single of their debut album, titledBummer.[12] This was followed on March 11, 2021 with second single "THE DRAKE".[13] The third single, "FAMILY VAN" was released on April 20, 2021 alongside the announcement of their debut album, which was released on June 4, 2021.[14]
Cleopatrick began an extensive European tour throughout March 2022, including a performance at theElectric Ballroom inLondon. Following their European tour, they went on to support British rock DuoRoyal Blood during their North American tour between April 18, 2022 and May 24, 2022. Following that tour, Cleopatrick performed at multiple European festivals includingReading and Leeds on the August 26 and 27, 2022, respectively.
The single, "OK" was released on August 23, 2022,[15] part of their 5-song EPDoom which released on October 21, 2022.[16]
On November 1, 2024, the band released the single "HAMMER", the first single fromFake Moon On January 22, 2025 the second single of the album, "PLEASE", was released on all platforms. This coincided with the official announcement of "FAKE MOON", their second studio albumFake Moon was released on March 14, 2025.
The band has drawn comparisons in their sound and personal reflection of music to bands such asHighly Suspect,Royal Blood,Arctic Monkeys, andCatfish and the Bottlemen.[17]
The band has statedAC/DC and Highly Suspect, as well as fellow Canadian alternative rock bands Zig Mentality and Ready the Prince, as their biggest musical influences. They also cite the stylings and musical risk taking associated with modernhip hop andits production.[18][19][20]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK Downloads | ||
| Bummer |
| 89 |
| Fake Moon |
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| Title | EP details |
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| "14" |
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| The Boys |
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| Doom |
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| 2 Doom Demos |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Main. Rock [21] | CAN Rock | UK | |||
| 2016 | "City Kids" | – | – | – | "14" |
| 2017 | "Hometown" | 6 | 6 | –[A] | The Boys |
| 2018 | "Bernard Trigger" | – | – | – | |
| "Daphne Did It" / "The Depths" | – | – | – | ||
| "Youth" | – | – | – | ||
| 2019 | "Sanjake" | – | – | – | Non-album singles |
| 2020 | "Good Grief" | – | – | – | Bummer |
| 2021 | "The Drake" | – | – | – | |
| "Family Van" | 32 | 45 | – | ||
| "2008" | – | – | – | ||
| 2022 | "OK" | – | – | – | Doom |
| 2025 | "GUTS" | – | – | – | Scrap |
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "City Kids" | 2016 | Hardy Media | [23] |
| "Hometown" | 2017 | Kurtis Watson | [24] |
| "Daphne Did It" | 2018 | Mark Boucher | [25] |
| "Sanjake" | 2019 | cleopatrick | [26] |
| "Hometown" (version 2) | 2020 | cleopatrick & Mika Matinazad | [27] |
| "Good Grief" | cleopatrick | [28] | |
| "Family Van" | 2021 | Boy Wonder | [29] |
| "2008" | Shuyler Nazareth | [30] | |
| "Victoria Park" | Boy Wonder | [31] | |
| "No Sweat" | 2022 | [32] | |
| "Scaring Me" | cleopatrick | [33] |
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