Hard rock from Canada: with Bummer, the band Cleopatrick is releasing their first-ever album on 4th June 2021. The album also comes with a funny way of promotion: their latest single release Family Van comes with an 8-bit style video game, which can be played online. I promise to review the music online rather than the game (which is a nice fun thing, but nothing too special).
Cleopatrick – About The Artists
Clepatrick are a Canadian hard rock duo. The members are Luke Gruntz and Ian Fraser, they come from Cobourg in Ontario, located East of Toronto right at Lake Ontario. They have been childhood friends since kindergarten age and decided to do music together in 2015. Their debut release was the 2016 EP 14, which they published in February 2016. Their second EP The Boys has been released in June 2018. It contained their most successful song so far, Hometown, which placed sixth in both, the US Mainstream Rock and the Canadian Rock Charts.
Cleopatrick – Bummer – Track by Track
The ten tracks of the album last 29 minutes.
1. Victoria Park
Victoria Park, the opener of the album, starts with nothing but distorted guitar sounds and drumming, before the vocals are joining as well. Very hard to describe the style in words: despite the song is a hard rocker, the mixing of the sound rather gives it an indie / alternative touch. A lot of sound at the beginning of the album.
2. The Drake
The next three songs of the album served as album appetizers to the Cleopatrick fans – and those who became fans due to the single releases. The second first member of this trio is The Drake gives a rather angry touch.
3. Family Van
I know you only fucked with me ’cause I’m alone
‘Cause I’m alone, yeah
But in the end you’ll always know you’re hollow, hollow
Family Van is a reaction song. The duo feels that a major rock band stole one of their songs. Rock music bashing on finest level – and with an extra portion of heavy bitterness.
4. Good Grief
Good grief, Lord, I believe
You’ve been pushing too hard for the wrong things
In my opinion, you and your vision is so unequivalent, man
Listen, oh god, just listen
You still don’t get it
After commenting on the song selection of other rock bands, Good Grief is addressed to the very high levels. I partially struggle to get the lyrics just due to the arrangement – something which is true in general, not just about this song. Sad… Would be cool to be able to follow their stories better.
5. No Sweat
Massive distortion is the musical concept of the song, which feels to become absolutely weird from its middle part to me. The song is about the struggle of growing up and finding your own moments. Cool lyrics – but overall, No Sweat is a bit too much studio wizardry to me.
6. Why July
Why July is slower and almost feels to be a bit of melancholic at first. The ending, however, is a massive musical flash of anger. To me, this turns into these kind of moments in which I can only hardly follow the music.
7. Ya
Ya is a 32 second intermission.
8. Peppers Ghost
I struggled with Why July – and, unfortunately, I am not that much into this eighth song of the album. After 1:20 minute, this review is the only reason why I don’t go for the skip. Bad luck, the way they combine hip hop styles with
9. 2008
A ballad? At least, 2008 feels to be one for the more emotional elements. But this is Cleopatrick, not Air Supply. There are some hints that these guys will not bear to stay on a quiet level. At least they try. And this leads to one of the best songs of the album.
10. Great Lakes
The album closes with Great Lakes. Nice groove and rhythm. The song has a touch of grunge as well.
Cleopatrick – Bummer – Spotify
Here is Bummer on Spotify:
Cleopatrick – Bummer – My View
The lyrics are good (if you get them), the instrumental quality is good. Cleopatrick sometimes remind me of Nirvana, sometimes of the Artic Monkeys. Bummer defines its own style, which is good. Unfortunately, too much of that feels to be turned down again in mixing, in distortion. I am sure that their fans will praise Bummer – but if you are new to the band, you will likely not give these Canadian a chance. It is a too tough challenge to do so.
Canadian Media/Music Reviews
Here are all my media review postings related to Canada:

Cabrakaän – Aztlan

The Joni Project – Shades of Blue

Lisa Brokop – Who’s Gonna Fill Their Heels?

Danko Jones – Electric Sounds

Allison Russell – The Returner

The Glorious Sons – Glory

Adam Wendler – Living the Dream

Bianca James – Bianca James

Jim “Kimo” West – Of Wood and Spirit (American Guitar Stories)

Flora Falls – Hidden From You EP

Emm Gryner – Business & Pleasure

Ron Sexsmith – The Vivian Line

Shania Twain – Queen of Me

Nickelback – Get Rollin’

Dave Helgi Johan – Drumheller

Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen (Various Artists)

Alvvays – Blue Rev

Monster Truck – Warriors

Adam Wendler – Motions

Sykamore – Pinto

Tenille Townes – Masquerades EP

Sophia Bel – Anxious Avoidant

Pup – The Unraveling of PUPTheBand

Thunderor – Fire It Up

jackie – Hey Angel EP

Kiefer Sutherland – Bloor Street

Billy Talent – Crisis of Faith

Flora Falls – Ankle Deep EP

AHI – Prospect

Tenille Arts – Girl To Girl

Adrian Sutherland – When The Magic Hits

Danko Jones – Power Trio

Martha Wainwright – Love Will Be Reborn

Alee – Feels Like This

Alexis Taylor – Ain’t No Quittin’ You EP

The Heels – I Am

Meghan Patrick – Heart On My Glass

Jim “Kimo” West – Ka Honua Maluhia (Peaceful World)

Alexander Ludwig – Alexander Ludwig EP

Allison Russell – Outside Child

JJ Wilde – Wilde EP

Jon And Roy – Know Your Mind

Brett Kissel – What Is Life?

Daniel Lanois – Heavy Sun

The Blue Stones – Hidden Gems

Jess Moskaluke – The Demos

Dustin Bird – Unscripted

Tebey – The Good Ones

Petric – Flashbacks

Kacy & Clayton And Marlon Williams – Plastic Bouqet

Yukon Blonde – Vindicator

Eric Ethridge – Good With Me

Terri Clark – It’s Christmas … Cheers!

Jim “Kimo” West – More Guitar Stories

Lindsay Ell – Heart Theory

Cory Marks – Who I Am

Alanis Morissette – Such Pretty Forks In The Road

The Reklaws – Where I’m From (Deluxe) EP

Tenille Townes – The Lemonade Stand

Neil Young – Homegrown

Matt Lang – More

High Valley – Grew Up On That EP

Lennon Stella – Three, Two, One.

The Washboard Union – Everbound

Celeigh Cardinal – Stories from a Downtown Apartment

Sykamore – California King EP

William Prince – Reliever

Tenille Townes – Road To The Lemonade Stand EP

Tenille Arts – Love, Heartbreak, & Everything in Between

Brett Kissel – Now or Never

Meghan Patrick – Wild As Me EP

James Barker Bank – Singles Only
Excellent Museums & Exhibitions
Here are all Museums & Exhibitions on Flyctory.com, which received the Top Pick! rating:

Museum of the Everyday Culture (Museum der Alltagskultur, Waldenbuch)

Presidents Hall of Fame

Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum

Gatwick Aviation Museum

Wynwood Walls (Miami)

Arabia Steamboat Museum

Henri Tudor Museum (Rosport, Luxembourg)

Andorra National Automobile Museum

Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum (Boston)

Pinball Perfection (Pittsburgh)

Hamburg Coffee Museum Burg

Maihaugen Lillehammer

Lane Motor Museum (Nashville)

American Space Museum (Titusville)

Lava Show Reykjavik

Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp Memorial

Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum Nashville

Bunk’Art 1 (Tirana)

Husavik Eurovision Exhibition

Museum of Jewish Heritage

Local Archaeological Museum of Kourion (Cyprus)

Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Honor Museum

Nature Museum (Naturmuseum) Dortmund

Dutch Railway Museum Utrecht

Kourion Archaeological Park

Umberto Panini Collection Motor Museum

Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum (Pittsburgh)

Cyprus Museum (Nicosia)

National World War I Museum (Kansas City)

Museum of Miniature (Ordino, Andorra)

Frankfurt Airport (Fraport) Visitors’ Center

Madame Tussauds New York

Museum of Graffiti (Miami)

Senator John Heinz History Center Pittsburgh

Panorama Pergamonmuseum Berlin

German Rail Museum (DB Museum) Nuremberg

TWA Museum Kansas City

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum (Nashville)

Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience (New York City)

Landeszeughaus Graz – The World Largest Weaponry

Dutch Open Air Museum Arnhem (Openluchtmuseum)

Takis Pattichis Museum of Industrial Pharmacy (Limassol)

Madame Tussauds Nashville

Sharjah Archaeological Museum

Phänomenta Lüdenscheid

Glen Campbell Museum

German Röntgen Museum Remscheid

Ystafell Auto Museum (Iceland)

Polish Aviation Museum (Krakow)

Tawern Roman Temple District

New Bedford Whaling Museum

Icelandic Aviation Museum (Akureyri)

Graz Coin Cabinet (Münzkabinett)

Pig Museum (SchweineMusuem) Stuttgart

Halton County Radial Railway / Streetcar Museum

Museum at Bethel Woods – The Original Site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival

Museum of The Story of Alfa Romeo

Sharjah Off Road History Museum

Zotter Chocolate World & Edible Animal Park (Riegersburg, Austria)

Patsy Cline Museum (Nashville)

Grenjadarstadur Turf House Museum

Deutsches Museum Traffic Center (Verkehrszentrum)

Johnny Cash Museum (Nashville)

Milan Cathedral Museum

Automobile & Toy Museum North Sea (Norden, Germany)

Cooter’s Place Nashville

Tennessee Judiciary Museum Nashville

Fassberg Airlift Museum

Gasometer Oberhausen

House of German History (Haus der Geschichte) Bonn

Brewery Museum (Brauerei-Museum) Dortmund

Visiodrom Wuppertal

Porsche Museum Stuttgart

Bellver Castle & Palma Municipal Museum

Rokksafn – The Icelandic Rock’n’Roll Museum (Reykjanesbaer)

Lokwelt Freilassing

Jet Age Museum Gloucester

German Spy Museum Berlin

Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization

Arnhem War Museum 40-45

The Berlin Tränenpalast (“Palace of Tears”)

Scala Museum Milan

Aurora Reykjavik

LAVA Centre Hvölsvollur (Iceland)

Doge’s Palace Venice

Expo 2020 in Dubai – My General Overview

Icelandic Punk Museum (Reykjavik)

Auto & Traktor Museum Bodensee (Lake Constance)

Museum Luciano Pavarotti House

Extermination Camp Auschwitz-Birkenau

Auschwitz Concentration Camp

Icelandic Phallological Museum (Reykjavik)

Schleusenpark Waltrop-Henrichenburg – History of Naval Locks

Arnold Schwarzenegger Museum

German Oil Museum Wietze

European Hansa Museum Lübeck

Dutch Freedom Museum (Groesbeek)

Enzo Ferrari House Museum Modena

The Myth of Germania – A Berlin Underground Exhibition

Disgusting Food Museum Berlin

Bud Spencer Museum Berlin

Hamburg Panoptikum

Crumlin Road Gaol Belfast

National Monument Camp Vught

ESO Supernova Munich – Garching

Marconi Automotive Museum & Foundation

Bergisches Museum for Mining, Craft & Trade Bensberg

Stiegl-Brauwelt Salzburg – A Brewery Museum

Resistance Museum Amsterdam

Etihad Museum Dubai

Nuremberg Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds

Lyon Air Museum Santa Ana

Wings of Liberation

Mleiha Archaeological Centre

Henry B. Plant Museum Tampa

Schloss Burg – a Gem in Bergisches Land

Quarry Bank Cotton Mill

Salzburg Panorama Museum

Markus Wasmeier Open Air Museum

Munich Olympic Tower and Rockmuseum

rock’n’popmuseum Gronau

Royal Delft Museum

Munich White Rose / Weiße Rose Memorial Exhibition

Obersalzberg Documentation Center

Siku & Audi-Museum Höing (Stadtlohn, Germany)

The Dutch Museumkaart – One Year of Culture and History (almost) for free in the Netherlands

Computer History Museum (Mountain View CA)

Museum Prototyp Hamburg

USS Requin – A Submarine in Pittsburgh

Louwman Museum The Hague

Charles Dickens Museum London

Munich Toy Museum

Chocolate Museum Cologne (Schokoladenmuseum)

Afrika Museum (Berg en Dal, NED)

German Central Bank Money Museum (Frankfurt)

Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial

Museum Panorama Mesdag (The Hague)

National Museum of Singapore

Hartheim Castle Memorial – Place of 30,000 Murders

Miniatur Wunderland Hamburg

Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen

HomeComputerMuseum Helmond (Netherlands)

Gracht / Channel Museum Amsterdam

Pinball Hall of Fame (Las Vegas)

Arcen Castle & Garden

Zeppelin Museum Meersburg

Andy Warhol Museum Pittsburgh

De Havilland Aircraft Museum (London Colney)

Arithmeum Bonn – A Museum about Calculations

Sharjah Al Mahatta Historic Airport Museum

Singapore City Gallery

Stars Of The Galaxy – A Star Wars Shrine in Mönchengladbach

SS Nomadic (Belfast)

Titanic Belfast

Replay Amusement Museum (Tarpon Springs – Florida)

National Postal Museum (Washington)

Flugausstellung Peter Junior (Hermeskeil)

Madrid Railway Museum

Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Tina Turner Museum (West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center)

Beefeater Gin Distillery Tour (London)

Tutankhamun – Treasures of the Pharao (Paris)

Platform 0 Chamberí – A Madrid Metro Ghost Station

Bergisch Historic Trams Wuppertal

National Emergency Services Museum Sheffield

Lindlar Open Air Museum

Glasgow Rangers Ibrox Stadium Tour

Alte Dombach Paper Mill

Seville Flamenco Museum

Scotland Street School Museum (Glasgow)

Speyer Technology Museum

Emirates National Auto Museum

Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki

Manchester United Stadium Tour & Museum

International Slavery Museum (Liverpool)

Kragujevac 21st October Museum

Antwerp Rockoxhuis – a fascinating gallery

Hockey Hall of Fame

Casa Loma (Toronto)

Royal Ontario Museum

Bata Shoe Museum

Munich State Museum of Egyptian Art
