Arkells
Lauded Canadian rockers Arkells are known for their passionate, politically charged rock and energetic live shows. Since emerging in the mid-2000s, the Arkells have toured diligently, issuing the Juno Award-winning albums Jackson Square, High Noon, Morning Report, and Rally Cry. Their success carried into the next decade with 2021's Blink Once, its guest-heavy sequel, 2022's Blink Twice, and 2023's reflective Laundry Pile.Named after the Hamilton, Ontario street on which they rehearsed, Arkells formed in 2006 while lead singer Max Kerman and guitarist Mike DeAngelis were attending McMaster University. They self-released their debut EP Deadlines in 2007 before seeing it reissued the following year on the Canadian independent label Dine Alone. The band's first long-player, Jackson Square, arrived in 2008, and resulted in a 2010 Juno Award for New Group of the Year. It was followed in 2011 by their sophomore outing and major-label debut, Michigan Left, which earned the group its second Juno Award. Working with producer Tony Hoffer (Beck, M83), they released their third album, High Noon, in 2014. Landing their first bona fide alt-rock number one with the single "Leather Jacket," the album was eventually certified gold in Canada and put another two Junos in their growing collection. Following 2015's Study Music EP, Arkells began teasing songs from their forthcoming fourth LP while on tour in early 2016. The album, Morning Report, was released in August 2016 on Last Gang/eOne and was described by singer/guitarist Kerman as their "most honest" work yet. The album's first single, "Private School," peaked at number one on Canadian Alternative radio. The group's fifth full-length album, Rally Cry, arrived in 2018, and included the singles "People's Champ" and "Relentless." The following year, they won the Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year, and producer Eric Ratz took home the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award. Early 2021 saw the band issue the singles "You Can Get It" and "All Roads" ahead of the release of their sixth long-player, Blink Once, which arrived later that September. A sequel album, Blink Twice, was released in September of 2022 and saw Arkells collaborate with Tegan and Sara, Cold War Kids, and Beatrice Martin. Exploring themes of love, regret, desire, shame, and redemption, the inward-looking Laundry Pile appeared in 2023.
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Discography
66 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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High Noon (Deluxe)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Canada on 5 Aug 2014
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Morning Report (Deluxe)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Canada on 5 Aug 2016
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Disco Loadout (Volume 1)
Pop - Released by Arkells Music ROW on 17 May 2024
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Rally Cry
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music (2017) Inc on 19 Oct 2018
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Blink Twice (Extended)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label on 23 Sept 2022
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Blink Once
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music ROW on 22 Sept 2021
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Laundry Pile
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label Inc. on 17 May 2023
Available in24-Bit/48 kHz Stereo -
What Good?
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music ROW on 30 Oct 2025
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Dance With You
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label on 23 May 2022
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Blink Twice (Extended)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label on 23 Sept 2022
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Past Life
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label on 12 May 2022
Available in24-Bit/48 kHz Stereo -
The Last Christmas (We Ever Spend Apart)
Christmas Music - Released by Arkells Music ROW on 4 Nov 2021
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Big Feelings
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label Inc. on 5 Jun 2024
Available in24-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Blink Once
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music ROW on 22 Sept 2021
Available in24-Bit/48 kHz Stereo -
All Roads (Single)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label on 4 Jun 2021
Available in24-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo -
Skin
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label Inc. on 30 Jun 2023
Available in24-Bit/48 kHz Stereo -
Come On, Teacher
Alternative & Indie - Released by turtlemusik on 11 Apr 2025
Available in24-Bit/96 kHz Stereo -
Study Music (Songs from High Noon) (Study Version)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Dine Alone Music Inc. on 23 Oct 2015
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Reckoning
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label on 3 Mar 2022
Available in24-Bit/48 kHz Stereo -
Dance With You
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music ROW on 23 May 2022
Available in24-Bit/48 kHz Stereo -
Blink Twice Session
Alternative & Indie - Released by Arkells Music Label on 20 Apr 2023
Available in24-Bit/48 kHz Stereo