SINGLE PREMIERE: Cheap Fakes - Touch N Go

Brissy-bred ska/funk six-piece Cheap Fakes have spent the past seven years establishing themselves as firm local live favourites for their big and boisterous brass-fuelled tunes, but they're showing a whole new side of themselves with new single Touch N Go.

Proudly premiering on theMusic.com.au today ahead of its release on Friday 19 May, the deeply infectious tune is the first taste of the band's forthcoming fourth studio album, and shows off a slightly more psychedelic-disco edge than long-time fans are probably used to, sporting a largely bass-and-drum-driven, minimalist soundscape that propels the tune forward alongside phased and wah-effect-laden guitar.

The cornerstone horns are still present but take more of a back-up role than seen on the tunes found throughout their 2015 album Modern Vintage or 2012's Hand Me Downs, first appearing about midway through the song. Instead, it's mostly reliant on its electronic and rhythmic instrumentation, not to mention the silky-smooth vocals of guitarist Hayden Andrews.

It all seems to be part of a larger shift for the band, evoking a similar vibe to 2016 single Deep Space, which also found them toying around with some danceable psych-rock sounds atop their well-honed soulful base. Touch N Go itself was inspired by a somewhat unlikely source before being laid down at Currumbin's Love Street Studios, Andrews says.

"I wrote the original instrumental version of the song after watching a Groove Armada video," he said in a statement. "It was really just an idea, a groove, a riff. It didn't go any further than that originally until a late-night recording session at Love Street."

"We aren't sticking to any genres or styles; we're making music that we want to make," he continued. "No boundaries... just to see where it goes organically. It's exciting and fresh."

The full album is due for release in November this year.

The band have announced a run of tour dates in support of the single, kicking off at next week's Blues On Broadbeach festival on the Gold Coast. They also have a spot at Perisher's Peak Festival this June and a string of headline shows in Brisbane, the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brunswick Heads.

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