''Fake Nudes'' is the twelfth
studio album
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by Canadian
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Barenaked Ladies
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. It is the band's 12th full-length original-material studio album and their 16th overall. It was recorded from January to February 2017 at
Noble Street Studios in
Toronto
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,
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, and was released on 17 November 2017 through
Vanguard
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.
The album was formally announced on 5 September 2017 and was made available for pre-order on 8 September 2017. Online pre-orders include six instant-gratification downloads, released two per month (including two on the pre-order date): "Bringing It Home", and the lead single, "Lookin' Up". The album's lead song, "Canada Dry", was released for download on 22 September 2017. "Invisible Fence" was released for streaming on 5 October 2017, then for download the following day. "We Took The Night" was made available for download on 21 October 2017. The final pre-release song, "Sunshine", was released for streaming on 2 November 2017, then for download the following day. The band recorded the album with producer
Gavin Brown, who has produced several recordings for the band and its members since 2013.
''Fake Nudes'' was also released physically on CD and vinyl. The song "20/20 Hindsight" was deleted from the vinyl version of the album.
The title ''Fake Nudes'' is a parody of the term "
fake news" while indirectly referencing the band's name.
Singles
The lead single from the album, "Lookin' Up", was made available for download, alongside "Bringing It Home" on the pre-order date of 8 September 2017. The official music video was produced by
Rooster Teeth, who have produced a number of the band's music videos since ''
Grinning Streak
''Grinning Streak'' is the tenth full-length original-material studio album by Barenaked Ladies, released on 4 June 2013 on Vanguard Records. It is the band's first album on Vanguard. The album is the band's second studio album since the depar ...
'' in 2013.
A music video for "Bringing It Home", combining both studio footage and live footage (the latter filmed during the Fall 2017 "Canada 1 Five 0" Canadian tour) was posted to the band's
Facebook
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page on 17 November 2017.
[https://www.facebook.com/barenakedladies/videos/10159870628910727/ ] A video for "Navigate" was also released on 25 June 2019.
Track listing
Personnel
Barenaked Ladies
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Jim Creeggan
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– bass, lead and background vocals
*
Kevin Hearn
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Early life
Hearn was ...
– piano, synthesizers, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, lead and background vocals
*
Ed Robertson
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– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
*
Tyler Stewart
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– drums, percussion, background vocals
Additional musicians
*
Steve Berlin – saxophone on "Bag of Bones" and "Lookin' Up"
*
Jim Cuddy – additional vocals on "Canada Dry"
*Bill Dillon – additional guitars on "Navigate"
*
Alan Doyle
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Life and career
Alan Doyle was born and raised in Petty Harbour, Newfoundland, in a Roman Cath ...
– additional vocals on "Canada Dry"
*Patrick Hearn – spoken word on "Dusty Rooms"
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Michael Ray – trumpet on "Bag of Bones", "Lookin' Up" and "Invisible Fence"
*
Tanya Tagaq – additional vocals on "Flying Dreams"
Production
*Produced by Gavin Brown
*Recorded by Lenny DeRose
*Additional Engineering by Alex Krotz and David Mohacsi
*Assistant Engineer: Alex Krotz
*Pro Tools Sith Lord: David Mohacsi
*Digital Editing: Ryan Thiessen, Shaddy Roman and Christian Fedel
*Mixed by
Howie Beck at Studio H Sound
*Mastered by Stewart Whitmore and Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering
*Photography: Matt Barnes
*Package design: Antoine Moonen
Charts
References
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2017 albums
Barenaked Ladies albums
Vanguard Records albums
Albums produced by Gavin Brown (musician)
Albums recorded at Noble Street Studios