New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The
Arkells announce their sixth studio album, Blink Once, to be released on
September 30th via Universal Music. This new collection of songs prove
Arkells continue to push their sound to new heights, with the anthemic Blink Once promising to live up to their famous live show.
"Now more than ever, it seems our lives can change in the blink of an eye," says frontman, Max Kerman. "We began working on this album before the world changed and this title felt right given where we've collectively landed. Everyday you wake up and you think you know a lot of stuff, then it turns out - you don't."
The bi-coastal project, recorded in LA and completed in Toronto, includes current hit single, "
You Can Get It" featuring K.Flay, which has charted in the #1 spot at Canadian Alternative
Radio for 4 weeks and is their fifth #1 at the format. "
You Can Get It" was prominently featured in the E3 launch of the Forza Horizon 5 video game trailer this summer. Blink Once also includes #1 track "Years In The Making," as well as "All Roads," which serves as the soundtrack to #TogetherAgain, a national vaccine awareness PSA to combat vaccine hesitancy.
The announcement comes alongside the release of sure-fire live stand-out, "One Thing I Know," a rowdy, feel-good sing-a-along that is bursting at the seams. The music video was filmed after-hours at No Frills' Dufferin Mall location in downtown Toronto, and finds the band mischievously performing the track at full throttle. "This song is about not being ashamed of who you are and where you come from," notes Kerman. "The best version of yourself lets your colours show - to feel free, weird and unburdened by all the things out of our control."
Regularly credited as one of the hardest working bands (period),
Arkells have stayed ever-present, even in a global pandemic. Releasing three #1 singles and picking up the 2021 JUNO Award for Group of The Year,
Arkells also filled their time off the road by releasing their first acoustic-leaning project, Campfire Chords - a deluxe LP & play-at-home guitar chord book inspired by their most beloved hits, and the band's live streamed interactive music lessons that moved fans to learn new skills while "flattening the curve" from home.
BLINK ONCE TRACKLIST:
Liberation
You Can Get It (ft. K.Flay)
All Roads
Strong
One Thing I Know
Truce
Nobody Gets Me Like You Do
Swing Swing Swing
No Regrets
Years In The Making
Arm In Arm
Hailed by The
Globe and Mail as "the right kind of band for this decade,"
Arkells are widely considered one of the most passionate, exuberant and in-demand live bands working today. As radio mainstays, sports-sync shoe-ins and curious students of culture,
Arkells have remained ever present - building awareness and personal community experiences around their live shows and new music at every turn. The most emblematic example of this being The Rally,
Arkells hometown concert that was hailed as one of the biggest headline shows in the country, and is slated to return in 2022. On the heels of three #1 singles,
Arkells continue to unleash new music and tour dates as the band and their fans return to live in-person festivities. Their hotly anticipated new album BLINK ONCE releases globally
September 30th.
