WHAT IT IS: The most-played band at Alt radio in their native Canada, the gold-selling, 4x Juno Award-winning Arkells are making major strides in the U.S. with the release of their latest album, Morning Report. Produced by Joe Chiccarelli (The Strokes), Tony Hoffer (Beck), Brian West (AWOLNATION), and Gus van Go (The Stills), Morning Report is a sonically diverse step forward “that shows the band pushing the barrier of mainstream music” (Paste). Arkells spent most of the year touring and playing some of the biggest festivals in the U.S.—including Lollapalooza, Fireflyand Bonnaroo—building their audience and solidifying their reputation as a passionate, high-energy, live-rock authority.
ALBUM: Morning Report
RELEASE DATE: 8/5
SINGLE: “My Heart’s Always Yours”
LIVE: Recently toured with KONGOS; 20-city North American Tour with Frank Turner in Jan/Feb 2017; sold out two nights at Toronto’s historic Massey Hall in hours.
INTERNET: 3m+ album streams to date; video for opening track “Drake’s Dad” features cameo by Drake’s actual dad (viral internet hit)
RADIO: At radio now; current adds with WZNE, WEQX, WEDG, WHSN, KACV, Music Choice; voted Most Favorite Band at WRFF’s Summer Block Party; packed album release in-store performance at Third Man Records presented by 89X
PRESS: MTV Live & mtvU video premiere; coverage from Fader, Pitchfork, Consequence of Sound, Time, Pigeons & Planes, AudioTree, Paste, MLB.com, Baeble
BOOKING: Jack Ross, Rob Zifarelli/UTA
PUBLISHING: Words & Music (A division of Big Deal Music)
MANAGEMENT: Chris Taylor/Last Gang Management