{"id":21532,"date":"2016-05-12T12:00:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T16:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21532"},"modified":"2017-06-18T18:47:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-18T22:47:28","slug":"fake-shark-announce-new-single-something-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21532","title":{"rendered":"Fake Shark announce new single &#8216;Something Special&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21533\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ecea2ad9-3066-4b8d-90e3-bf77c1f3213d.jpg?resize=800%2C530\" alt=\"Fake Shark\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ecea2ad9-3066-4b8d-90e3-bf77c1f3213d.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ecea2ad9-3066-4b8d-90e3-bf77c1f3213d.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ecea2ad9-3066-4b8d-90e3-bf77c1f3213d.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Vancouver trio Fake Shark has announced their new single, <em>Something Special<\/em>, which will be available this Friday, May 13 via Light Organ Records. The track\u00a0is\u00a0the follow up to their 2015 single,<br \/>\n<em>Cheap Thrills<\/em>, and\u00a0it was produced by vocalist\/songwriter Kevvy, and mixed by Hot Hot Heat \/ Mounties \/ Fur Trade frontman Steve Bays, guitarist Louis Wu and bassist Tony Dallas drive the band&#8217;s innate ability to create infectious grooves and memorable hooks. Take a listen to <em>Something Special<\/em> via Soundcloud below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F260713513&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=8e8987\"><\/iframe>\n<p>Of the single, Kevvy said, <em>&#8220;I wrote this song making fun of the fact that social media has given everybody a voice, and how a lot of people feel they deserve fame and popularity, regardless of talent. It&#8217;s just real sarcastic, commenting on a world where even your grandma is hash tagging her instagrams (instagrandma), hoping to get more followers, but why?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The single will be supported by a cross-Canada tour, which kicks off this Monday, May 16, in Toronto and runs through Edmonton, on May 29, with a special hometown celebration in Vancouver, June 22 at 604 Studios.<\/p>\n<h4>Tour dates<\/h4>\n<p>05\/16 &#8211; Toronto, ON @ Smiling Buddha<br \/>\n05\/17 &#8211; Kingston, ON @ The Mansion<br \/>\n05\/18 &#8211; Ottawa, ON @ House Of Targ<br \/>\n05\/19 &#8211; St-Theres\u00e9, PQ @ Bar Le Cha Cha<br \/>\n05\/20 &#8211; Quebec City, PQ @ Le Sous-Sol Du Cercle<br \/>\n05\/21 &#8211; Timmins, ON @ Working Class<br \/>\n05\/24 &#8211; Winnipeg, MB @ Pyramid Cabaret<br \/>\n05\/25 &#8211; Regina, SK @ The Exchange<br \/>\n05\/26 &#8211; Saskatoon, SK @ Vangelis Tavern<br \/>\n05\/27 &#8211; Lethbridge, AB @ Studio Nightclub<br \/>\n05\/28 &#8211; Calgary, AB @ Ship &amp; Anchor<br \/>\n05\/29 &#8211; Edmonton, AB @ Mercury Room<br \/>\n06\/22 &#8211; Vancouver, BC @ 604 Studios<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Fake Shark, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fakesharkmusic.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fakesharkmusic.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Vancouver trio Fake Shark has announced their new single, Something Special, which will be available this Friday, May 13 via Light Organ Records. The track\u00a0is\u00a0the <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=21532\" title=\"Fake Shark announce new single &#8216;Something Special&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21533,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23,25,28,30,1907],"tags":[3135,712,4721,1245],"class_list":["post-21532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-fake-shark","tag-light-organ-records","tag-something-special","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/ecea2ad9-3066-4b8d-90e3-bf77c1f3213d.jpg?fit=800%2C530&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-5Bi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14264,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=14264","url_meta":{"origin":21532,"position":0},"title":"Fake Shark announce tour","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 28, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Vancouver trio Fake Shark (formerly Fake Shark Real Zombie) have announced September tour dates supporting Die Mannequin and new single, Cheap Thrills, released last\u00a0month via\u00a0Light Organ Records. 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