Morning Report

Arkells

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“It’s a weird time to be a rock band right now,” observes Max Kerman, the singer, guitarist and chief songwriter for the Arkells. “I just feel like rock has gotten so conservative and doesn’t know where to go. To be honest, I don’t really listen to a lot of rock music right now.”

That’s not a radical statement for your average twenty-something in this EDM dominated era, but it’s a bit surprising coming from a guitar-slinging guy whose band seemingly personifies a certain old-school ethic. Hailing from a gritty industrial town, the Arkells have notched four Juno Awards and a gold record on their sweat-rusted belts, proving there’s still a place for passionate, no bullshit rock ‘n’ soul in the mainstream. (In 2015, they were the most-played band on Canadian alt-rock radio.) But the group’s new album, Morning Report, betrays a more irreverent, adventurous ethos that more readily recalls the cut-and-paste approach of hip-hop beatmakers than the plug-and-play attack of a live rock band, with clicj tracked rhythms, subliminal samples, electronic pulses and sax violins threaded into the richly textured mix.

“Upbeat folk songs with the manic intensity of a punk band” – NY Times

“Private school is a perfect representation of the band: it’s got personality, it moves fast, the music is incredible, its crazy fun and it’s absurdly good” – James Kurdziel, WEDG Buffalo

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Track Listings

01. Drake’s Dad
02. Private School
03. My Heart’s Always Yours
04. Savannah
05. Passenger Seat
06. Making Due
07. Round and Round
08. Hung Up
09. Come Back Home
10. A Little Rain (A Song For Pete)
11. And Then Some
12. Hangs The Moon

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