While singer/songwriter Ed Robertson is showcased throughout, as with past BNL efforts, keyboardist Kevin Hearn and bassist Jim Creeggan also contribute vocals to a handful of songs.
There's even a politely discreet amount of timely socio-political critique with "Invisible Fence." The World"), and ruminations of a life spent building a legacy on the road ("Bringing it Home"). The result is an album that feels warmly familiar, with songs that touch upon themes of looking back on the past ("20/20 Hindsight"), exuberant, action movie-level romance ("You + Me vs. Another longtime band associate, Better Than Ezra's Kevin Griffin, also lends support co-writing several songs. Once again, helping to move things smoothly forward is producer Gavin Brown, who has helmed many of the band's albums going as far back as the '90s. Despite the cheeky title, the album is primarily a laid-back and thoughtful production, balancing the group's longstanding knack for folky, bittersweet anthems with a penchant toward more dancey, upbeat cuts.
The band's 12th album, and fourth since the departure of singer Steven Page, Fake Nudes finds the beloved Canadian pop group offering up a set of emotive, brightly attenuated songs that speak to their maturity and status as one of the most genial rock bands of their generation. On the heels of their surprisingly cohesive collaboration with soul a cappella outfit the Persuasions ( Ladies and Gentlemen: Barenaked Ladies and the Persuasions), Barenaked Ladies return to their own studio work with 2017's likably earnest Fake Nudes.
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