ARKELLS RELEASE ACOUSTIC EP, ARKELLS: STUDY MUSIC (SONGS FROM HIGH NOON) TODAY
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ARKELLS RELEASE ACOUSTIC EP, ARKELLS: STUDY MUSIC (SONGS FROM HIGH NOON) TODAY
“DIRTY BLONDE” ACOUSTIC VIDEO ALSO PREMIERES TODAY EXCLUSIVELY ON COMMUNION MUSIC
ARKELLS RECENTLY DECLARED THE #1 MOST PLAYED BAND ON ALTERNATIVE RADIO IN CANADA IN 2015
23 OCTOBER 2015 (Toronto, ON) – Four-time JUNO Award-winning rock band Arkells today release a 5-song digital EP, comprised of acoustic songs from their Gold-certified album, HIGH NOON, released August 2014. Titled ARKELLS: STUDY MUSIC (SONGS FROM HIGH NOON), the EP is released via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company, and features acoustic interpretations of the #1 single at Alternative radio, “Leather Jacket”, as well as the band’s latest single “11:11”. Also today, Arkells premiered the video for the acoustic version of “Dirty Blonde” exclusively on Communion Music in the US. Check out the video here. ARKELLS: STUDY MUSIC (SONGS FROM HIGH NOON) tracklisting: 1. Dirty Blonde (Acoustic) 2. Cynical Bastards (Acoustic) 3. Leather Jacket (Acoustic) 4. 11:11 (Acoustic) 5. Never Thought That This Would Happen (Acoustic) In support of “11:11”, Arkells recently announced new Canadian tour dates in Halifax, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. Tickets and Arkells ‘VIP Experience Packages’ are available for purchase now at Arkells.ca, 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. 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 and now Gold-certified, landed at #1 on the Canadian iTunes chart and debuted at #2 on the Digital Albums chart. Arkells also now hold the title of the #1 most played band at Alternative radio in Canada in 2015. 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. 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). 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-30-