Montreal’s The Fake Friends kick off the rollout for their debut LP Let’s Not Overthink This with “A Sucker Born Every Minute,” out December 11 via Stomp Records. The single delivers a sharp, hook-forward blast of post-punk and dance-punk energy, landing somewhere between Parquet Courts, Culture Abuse, and early-2000s alt-rock. Built for both the dance floor and solitary listens, it balances nervous momentum with emotional clarity.
Formed within Montreal’s tightly woven punk and indie scene, the six-piece pulls from a wide range of influences, from hardcore to power pop. Frontman Matthew Savage leads alongside guitarists Felix Crawford-Legault and Luca Santilli, bassist Michael Kamps, keyboardist Bradley Cooper-Graham, and drummer Michael Tomizzi. That breadth shows in a sound that’s melodic, jagged, and always in motion.
“A Sucker Born Every Minute” captures the band at their most focused: taut guitars, a restless rhythm section, and lyrics that wrestle with self-awareness, burned bridges, and late-night decisions. The track offers an early glimpse of Let’s Not Overthink This, recorded across Montreal studios with producer Jordan Barillaro, expanding the band’s sound with bigger arrangements and a stronger danceable pulse.
With a reputation built through relentless touring and high-profile support slots, The Fake Friends are stepping confidently into their next chapter. “A Sucker Born Every Minute” sets the tone — sharp, melodic, and unmistakably their own.
Name:
The Fake Friends
Genre:
Post-Punk/New-Wave/we literally just want to dance.
Founded:
2021
# of Albums:
2 EP’s, one LP upcoming!
Latest Album:
Let’s Not Overthink This (out February 13th, 2026)
Latest Single:
Sucker Born Every Minute
Latest Video:
Favourite musician growing up:
Prince
Favourite musician now:
The Artist Formerly Known as Prince
Guilty pleasure song:
Rattlesnake by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Live show ritual:
Eat bad food, drink a light beer, swallow a microphone, immediately lose our earplugs, dance, dance, we’re falling apart to half time.
Favourite local musician:
The absolute chads in Birds of Prrrey
EP or LP?
LP, baby. Unplug your wifi router, spin a disc, have a drink, ponder the void of lived experience in an online nightmare world, clap your hands.
Early bird or night owl?
Hoot-hoot.
Road or studio?
6 dudes in one minivan struggling to breathe while Matt plays 12 podcasts about the moon being hollow.
Any shows or albums coming up?
We’ve got our first full-length record, Let’s Not Overthink This, coming out on February 13th on Stomp Records. We’re also scheduled to play at Taverne Saint-Sacrament for Taverne tour on the 13th with Häwt Däwg. Come through to experience the tightest physical space you’ve ever witnessed.
Where can we follow you?
You can follow us on Instagram and through Stomp Records’ YouTube channel. We are all old and do not understand TikTok trends, gimme a break.
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Rapid Fire Local Questions:
What is your favourite local restaurant?
The marinated chicken drawer at Restaurant A.A.
What is your favourite street in your city and why?
Saint-Laurent remains the best place to see a great show, eat awesome food, buy 3.50 beers at the dep and get water thrown on you from a window on a warm May evening.
What is your favourite park in your city and why?
Watching the ducks in the pond while contemplating the meaning of life at Parc La Fontaine
What is your favourite music venue in your city?
We are obligated to say Turbo Haus or else future mayor/social media starlet Sergio Da Silva will cancel us on the Metaverse.
What is your favourite music store in your city?
I miss feeling like the old Steve’s Music Store on Saint-Antoine could collapse on you at any moment. The perfect way to go out.
