Fake Nudes

Fake Nudes is a studio album by Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies. It is the band's twelfth full-length original-material studio album. It was recorded from January to February 2017 at Noble Street Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and was released on November 17, 2017. The album was formally announced on September 5, 2017 and was made available for pre-order on September 8, 2017. Online pre-orders include six instant-gratification downloads, released two per month (including two on the pre-order date): "Bringing It Home", and the lead single, "Lookin' Up". The album's lead song, "Canada Dry", was released for download on September 22, 2017. "Invisible Fence" was released for streaming on October 5, 2017, then for download the following day. "We Took The Night" was made available for download on October 21, 2017. The final pre-release song, "Sunshine", was released for streaming on November 2, 2017, then for download the following day. The band recorded the album with producer Gavin Brown, who has produced several recordings for the band and its members since 2013.

Fake Nudes has been released physically on CD and vinyl. The song "20/20 Hindsight" was cut from the vinyl version of the album.

Singles and Videos
The lead single from the album, "Lookin' Up", was made available for download, alongside "Bringing It Home" on the pre-order date of September 8, 2017. The official music video was produced by Rooster Teeth, who have produced a number of the band's music videos since Grinning Streak in 2013.

A music video for "Bringing It Home", combining both studio footage and live footage, was posted to the band's Facebook page on November 17, 2017.

Personnel
Barenaked Ladies
 * Jim Creeggan - Bass, lead and background vocals
 * Kevin Hearn - Piano, synthesizers, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, lead and background vocals
 * Ed Robertson - Lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
 * Tyler Stewart - Drums, percussion, background vocals

Additional Musicians
 * Steve Berlin - Saxophone on "Bag of Bones" and "Lookin' Up"
 * Jim Cuddy - Additional vocals on "Canada Dry"
 * Bill Dillon - Additional guitars on "Navigate"
 * Alan Doyle - Additional vocals on "Canada Dry"
 * Patrick Hearn - Spoken word on "Dusty Rooms"
 * Michael Ray - Trumpet on "Bag of Bones", "Lookin' Up" and "Invisible Fence"
 * Tanya Tagaq - Additional vocals on "Flying Dreams"

Production
 * Produced by Gavin Brown
 * Recorded by Lenny DeRose
 * Additional Engineering by Alex Krotz and David Mohacsi
 * Assistant Engineer: Alex Krotz
 * Pro Tools Sith Lord: David Mohacsi
 * Digital Editing: Ryan Thiessen, Shaddy Roman and Christian Fedel
 * Mixed by Howie Beck at Studio H Sound
 * Mastered by Stewart Whitmore and Stephen Marcussen at Marcussen Mastering
 * Photography: Matt Barnes
 * Package design: Antoine Moonen