INDIE ROCKERS ARKELLS REACH GOLD STATUS IN CANADA WITH HIGH NOON
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INDIE ROCKERS ARKELLS REACH GOLD STATUS IN CANADA WITH HIGH NOON
VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “11:11” OUT NOW
CANADIAN TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED TODAY AT 11:11 A.M. EST IN SUPPORT OF THE SINGLE
31 AUGUST 2015 (Toronto, ON) – Four-time JUNO Award-winning rock band Arkells have achieved their first Gold-selling album with HIGH NOON, released August 2014 via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company. Upon its premiere, HIGH NOON hit #1 on the Canadian iTunes chart and debuted at #3 on the overall Canadian Neilsen Soundscan chart, and #2 on the Digital Albums chart. HIGH NOON is the band’s third studio album and features the #1 single at Alternative radio, “Leather Jacket”, as well as the first single off the album “Come To Light”, and the band’s latest single “11:11”. Check out the brand new video for “11:11” here. In support of “11:11”, today at 11:11 a.m. EST Arkells announced new Canadian tour dates in Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Tickets and Arkells ‘VIP Experience Packages’ will be available for purchase from Friday, September 4, and $1 from each ticket sale will go to Partners in Health Canada, a global health organization committed to global health equity and improving the health of the poor and marginalized. For more information on Partners In Health Canada visit pihcanada.org and to keep up on the impact your dollar has made follow Plus One at facebook.com/orgplus1. Tour Dates: January 23 - Halifax, NS - Forum Multi-Purpose Centre January 28/29 - Calgary, AB - Flames Central January 30 - Edmonton, AB - Shaw Conference Centre February 1/2 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom About Arkells: Arkells (Max Kerman, Mike DeAngelis, Anthony Carone, Nick Dika, Tim Oxford) formed nine years ago and have since become one of Canada’s most successful rock bands. High Noon, released on August 2014, landed at #1 on the Canadian iTunes chart and debuted at #3 on the overall Canadian Neilsen Soundscan chart and #2 on the Digital Albums chart. At the 2015 JUNO Awards in Hamilton, Ontario, Arkells won ‘Rock Album of the Year’ for High Noon and ‘Group of the Year’ and did a unique performance of “Come to the Light” accompanied by Boris Brott and the National Academy Orchestra of Canada. The band’s current single, “Leather Jacket” also recently landed at #1 on the Alternative chart in Canada. Jackson Square, the band's first full length LP was released in 2008 to critical and commercial acclaim, garnering them a JUNO Award for ‘New Group of The Year’ in 2010. Arkells’ sophomore album, Michigan Left, brought the band to the forefront again in 2011, where they put on an electric performance at the Grey Cup in Vancouver. Shortly after, Arkells were named ‘Best Live Act’ by CBC Radio 3 and, in 2012 they won the JUNO Award for ‘Group of the Year’. High Noon was written in Hamilton, is produced by Tony Hoffer (Beck, The Kooks, M83), and includes the band’s hit single “Come to Light”. This collection of songs is the band's most unabashed effort yet – politically charged, heart-on-your-sleeve lyrics, combined with modern and throwback production styling. Arkells have toured with acts such as Metric, The Tragically Hip, Tokyo Police Club, British Sea Power, Anti-Flag and The Black Crowes.arkells.ca @arkellsmusic facebook.com/Arkells instagram.com/arkellsmusic
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