After supporting the amazing Augustines on their European tour last year and playing a sold out show at Magnet this spring, Arkells return to Germany for another run of headline shows. This Berlin show is a special one as part of the Visions Party at Bi Nuu. Arkells will play around midnight for only 6€. Better get your tickets asap!
Sharing a love of the kind of raw, soulful Springsteenesque rock that inspires a teen to pick up a guitar and start a band, Arkells formed in Hamilton, ON, in 2006. The ambitious and prolific five-piece quickly found its groove, and recorded debut EP Deadlines in 2007. From the strum of the first track, the six-song EP showcased the Arkells masterful blending of traditional blues hooks mixed with modern rock-laden riffs, and a touch of classic Motown era rhythms. Their catchy melodies and unbridled energy live garnered critical acclaim with NOW Magazine describing the Arkells as having an awesome muscular quality that sets it apart from the output of so many of their sad-sack indie rock peers
Jackson Square, the band’s first full length LP was released in 2008 to critical and commercial acclaim, garnering the Juno Award for New Group Of The Year in 2010. In 2011, they released Michigan Left, a collection of blue-eyed soul, sing-a-long anthems. In 2012 they won the Juno Award For Group Of The Year, and the CBC Music award for Best Live Band.
In many ways, the band has had a charmed little run, but at the same time we’ve never been hungrier. We don’t get anxious before heading on stage anymore, but the time in between still gives us nerves. Each record is a snapshot of what’s meaningful to us at that moment in time. And so, in the mid day sun of our rehearsal room, we strived to find some kind of truth at High Noon.
Jackson Square, the band’s first full length LP was released in 2008 to critical and commercial acclaim, garnering the Juno Award for New Group Of The Year in 2010. In 2011, they released Michigan Left, a collection of blue-eyed soul, sing-a-long anthems. In 2012 they won the Juno Award For Group Of The Year, and the CBC Music award for Best Live Band.
Their new album, High Noon, was written in Hamilton and produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, The Kooks, M83). These collection of songs are the band’s most unabashed effort yet – politically charged, heart on your sleeve lyrics combined with adventurously modern and throwback production stylings.
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