Home Front - Think Of The Lie

Home Front – Think of the Lie
Label: La Vida Es Un Mus | Format: Vinyl LP

Think of the Lie, the debut mini-LP from Edmonton’s Home Front, is a thrilling collision of raw punk spirit and post-punk elegance—an 808-fueled, synth-drenched transmission from the frostbitten edges of the Canadian plains. Crafted somewhere between the sonic ruins of Second Empire Justice-era Blitz and the dancefloor drama of New Order, this record doesn’t just nod to its influences—it resurrects them and repurposes them into something wholly its own.

Across its tightly wound tracks, Home Front fuse snarling guitars with analog synths, looping melodies with explosive drum machines, and emotive vocals that channel the urgency of The Cure, the menace of Suicide, and the theatrical gloom of Echo and the Bunnymen. The result is a surreal and cinematic sound—punk by origin, new wave by reinvention, and entirely unbound by genre rules.

Whether evoking themes of violence, alienation, or existential dread, Think of the Lie never feels weighed down by its darkness. Instead, it surges forward with energy and purpose, pulling punk’s defiant past into a glittering and dystopian future. It’s as if Gary Numan were narrating a synth-scored ski chase through the smog-drenched streets of To Live and Die in L.A.

This isn’t just a throwback—it’s a time warp with a serrated edge. Think of the Lie is bold, bruised, and beautifully built for repeat play. A perfect primer for the towering ambition of Games of Power, and a vital release in its own right.