Home Front - Games Of Power

Home Front – Games of Power
Label: La Vida Es Un Mus | Format: Vinyl LP

Games of Power, the explosive full-length debut from Edmonton’s Home Front, is a genre-blurring, era-warping triumph that finds perfect harmony between the grit of punk and the gloss of new wave. A dazzling synthesis of styles and moods, this album conjures a world where ‘80s synth-pop sheen and raw punk urgency collide—where stadium-sized anthems and DIY ethics march arm in arm.

Imagine Tears for Fears with a crust punk edge, or early U2 jamming with Killing Joke at a post-apocalyptic dance party—Games of Power makes those dream pairings feel not only plausible, but inevitable. Across its eleven tracks, the band churns out soaring synth melodies, jangling guitars, and muscular rhythms with a clarity and confidence that belies this being a debut. From propulsive punk stompers to cinematic new wave ballads, the album balances bombast with vulnerability, defiance with elegance.

Produced by Jonah Falco (Fucked Up, Jade Hairpins) and co-produced/recorded by Edmonton scene mainstay Nik Kozub, Games of Power is as polished as it is powerful—anthemic and emotionally complex, wrapped in a glimmering, high-fidelity mix that doesn’t sacrifice the band’s raw core.

Both a love letter to and reinvention of the past, Games of Power is a bold, swaggering, and deeply memorable record that will resonate with fans of post-punk, synth-pop, and everything in between. It's the champagne and the gluebag, the boots and the eyeliner—an instant classic.