Star-crossed lovers falling, or fallen, out of love. Battlemode’s latest single “Just Pretend” drops just as the days and nights begin to cool. As with seasons, so with relationships. The love or lust that once inflamed our hearts turns to ash. There’s always a moment when that naked lunch sits on the end of your fork, when you know it’s time to say goodbye, when you ignore all your better instincts, and you just… pretend. The local chiptuners pretend in style with sampler gewgaws and vocal effects that drop you into a pinball machine on full tilt til Ruby Tuesday.

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