Al Matcott – Fake The Days Away (Marble vinyl)

Fake The Days Away often explores how the electronic hallucinations of the internet have pushed reality and nature aside and are now, foot-to-the-floor, driving us into a death spiral of lies, paranoia, hate, and—above all—utter, dogshit stupidity.

The album touches on themes of loneliness and isolation, toxic masculinity, Ben Roberts-Smith, liars and fake people, and the importance of friendship. Strikingly, the album is counterbalanced by some of Matcott’s most personal writing. There’s even a love song.