ARKELLS SHARE “DANSER AVEC TOI” FEATURING CŒUR DE PIRATE AND ALY & AJ

NEW MONTREAL DATE ADDED TO THE BLINK ONCE / TWICE TOUR AT MTELUS ON NOVEMBER 23

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BLINK TWICE, FORTHCOMING COMPANION ALBUM TO THE 2022 JUNO NOMINATED, BLINK ONCE, TO BE RELEASED SEPT 23

09 SEPTEMBER 2022 (TORONTO, ON) – Today, Arkells release “Danser avec toi” featuring Cœur de pirate and Aly & AJ, ahead of their seventh studio record, Blink Twice, coming September 23rd via Universal Music Canada, the country’s leading music company.

“We’ve always loved French music. From 60s folk to modern electronic music, the sound of the language is unmistakably cool and romantic,” says Max Kerman. “Once the song began to come together, we reached out to Beatrice (Cœur de pirate) to pen the French verse. Our pals Aly & AJ sang on the choruses and the song immediately felt like nothing we’ve ever been part of before.”

“We are thrilled to be featured on this track,” said Aly & AJ. “And we’re happy to lend our vocals to this perfect summer jam to cut loose to”.

Béatrice Martin (Cœur De Pirate) said, “so happy I’m featured on this dance track fever dream of a song, with ROC legends Arkells and personal heroes of mine Aly & AJ. Max called me out of the blue and was like ‘write me a verse that sounds like we’re having a good time in a bar in Paris’ and as someone who had just given birth at the time of that call, I thought that was right up my alley.”

In celebration of their first ever french-language release, Arkells have announced a new tour date added to their Blink Once / Twice 2022 tour, a stop in Montreal at MTelus on November 23rd. Tickets available here.

DOWNLOAD/STREAM “DANSER AVEC TOI” FEATURING CŒUR DE PIRATE, ALY & AJ HERE

Blink Twice, the brand new companion album to the band’s current release, Blink Once (55M Streams), showcases a new collection of songs where Arkells continue to push their sound and creativity to a new level. As Arkells stayed busy making music during the last two years, they always knew they would come out of the pandemic with two distinct records.

“Blink Twice is about going to new places and seeing the world with fresh eyes. You can either move through life and grow stubborn, or you can grow curious, says frontman Max Kerman. “We’ve never had an album with so many guest artists along for the ride. Everyone from Cold War Kids, to Aly & AJ, Tegan and Sara, Lights, Cœur De Pirate, Joel Plaskett and Wesley Schultz of The Lumineers. At our core we’ll always be a living, breathing soul band. But Blink Twice lets us be that and more.”

BLINK TWICE TRACKLIST:

Reckoning
Past Life (ft. Cold War Kids)
Take Back Everything
Human Being (ft. Lights)
Teenage Tears (ft. Tegan and Sara)
Miracle
Nowhere To Go (ft. Wesley Schultz)
Dance With You (ft. Cœur de pirate, Aly & AJ)
Running Scared
Something’s Gotta Give (ft. Joel Plaskett)

PRE-SAVE BLINK TWICE

BLINK ONCE OUT NOW

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BLINK ONCE / TWICE 2022 TOUR:

Sept 9 – Berlin, GER – Lido w/ Lights
Sept 12 – Hamburg, GER – Knust w/ Lights
Sept 13 – Düsseldorf, GER - Zakk w/ Lights
Sept 15 – Norwich, UK – Waterfront Studio w/ Lights
Sept 16 – Bristol, UK – Thekla w/ Lights
Sept 17 – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute 3 w/ Lights
Sept 19 – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club w/ Lights
Sept 20 – Glasgow, UK – Oran Mor w/ Lights
Sept 22 – Manchester, UK – Club Academy w/ Lights
Sept 23 – London, UK – Brixton Electric w/ Lights
Sept 24 – Brighton, UK - Chalk w/ Lights

Sept 30 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre w/ Lights
Oct 20 – Winnipeg, MB – Canada Life Centre
Oct 22 – Grande Prairie, AB – Bonnetts Energy Centre
Oct 25 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Oct 28 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
Oct 29 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
Nov 23 – Montreal, QC – MTelus w/ Joel Plaskett Emergency *NEW DATE
Nov 24 – Ottawa, ON – TD Arena w/ Joel Plaskett Emergency

About Arkells:
Hailed by The Globe and Mail as “the right kind of band for this decade,” Arkells are widely considered one of the most passionate, exuberant and in-demand live bands working today. As radio mainstays, sports-sync shoe-ins and curious students of culture, Arkells have remained ever present – building awareness and personal community experiences around their live shows and new music at every turn. The most emblematic example of this being The Rally, Arkells' beloved hometown concert event that was hailed as one of the biggest headline shows in the country, with record breaking attendance. Arkells continue to unleash new music and international tour dates in support of their BLINK ONCE & BLINK TWICE acclaimed companion albums.