Cleopatrick have unleashed the next single from their forthcoming sophomore album, FAKE MOON, set to drop on 14th March via their own label Nowhere Special Recordings.

According to the band, FAKE MOON explores narrative threads that feel both intimate and universal, revealing a tension between vulnerability and defiance, conspiracy and truth. In keeping with these themes, ‘BAD GUY’ tackles feelings of guilt, carried by gritty synths and haunting electric riffage.

“BAD GUY is supposed to feel like it was recorded, produced, and mixed on a Nintendo gamecube,” says singer Luke Gruntz. “It's got bit-crushed guitars, glitched vocals, and low-res samples all spinning and cycling in endless loops that mirror the song’s themes of guilt, repetition, and inescapable patterns.”

In tandem with the release, the duo have also unveiled a music video accompaniment. Helmed by their friend Jake Haj, the eclectic, animated video recalls the low poly, VHS-inspired indie horror games and gives a nod to the album’s title as it sees the band being chased by a moon donning a surveillance camera aimed to catch their every move.

Talking about the video, Luke explains: “Naturally, the BAD GUY video meets the song where it’s at: far away in someone's low-poly 2003 fever dream. The video follows Ian and I as we run away from the sinister "fake moon" — a looming, monolithic surveillance craft tracking our every move with the CCTV camera that protrudes from its shell. It's supposed to be a nod to the Simpsons hit and run / Tony Hawk pro skater thing. Only much more anxious, surreal, and evidently doomed.”

To celebrate the release of FAKE MOON, Cleopatrick will embark on a UK & IE tour next month, including a show at The Academy in Dublin and their biggest UK show to date at London’s Electric Brixton, the latter of which has already sold-out alongside their dates in Birmingham and Manchester.

Tickets to see Cleopatrick at The Academy on 23rd March start from €23.00 and are available to purchase via Ticketmaster.

See below for the full list of live dates from Cleopatrick:

18-Mar-2025 Brighton, UK Chalk
19-Mar-2025 Bristol, UK SWX
21-Mar-2025 Nottingham, UK Rock City
22-Mar-2025 Manchester, UK Academy 2 *SOLD OUT*
23-Mar-2025 Dublin, IE Academy
25-Mar-2025 Glasgow, UK SWG3
26-Mar-2025 Leeds, UK Stylus
28-Mar-2025 Birmingham, UK O2 Institute 2 *SOLD OUT*
29-Mar-2025 London, UK Electric Brixton *SOLD OUT*