Music Monday // Arkells

Hey dolls, hope everyone had a great weekend! Our Thanksgiving is today (in Canada), so we basically stuffed ourselves to the gills yesterday and had a weekend full of family and fun. I thought this holiday would be a great time to start a new series about being thankful for music. It's the second most important thing to me besides my family and I don't talk about it enough on here. So, each week I hope to "lightly" talk about a band and why I love them. 

For starter's I'd like to talk about Arkells, and if you haven't heard of them hopefully introduce you to them. They're this great band from Hamilton, Ontario that signed with my favourite record label, Dine Alone Records, in 2006. They have since released 3 albums and won a few Junos for their work, including Group of the Year. Their first album, Jackson Square, is in my top 10 favourite albums for sure - every song makes me want to get up and dance, shake and sing. Their new stuff is a lot more poppy than their bluesy rock debut, but each album brings something new to the table that almost anyone can enjoy. I've seen these guys live 5 times and have had the pleasure of meeting them. Of course, they're the nicest, most humblest band and were quite surprised to hear we had seen them a handful of times. I cannot stress how great they are live though, you can't help but feel a giant, overwhelming fuzzy feeling when they're live in front of you. I'm gonna go ahead and say they are even better live than their records sound (and their records sound pretty effin' good). If you ever get the chance to hear their Motown covers, do it. Don't even think about it, just do it. 

I sound like a giddy little girl with really broken sentences but I just get so excited about local music. I'm so proud to say I'm from the same province as them. Here are a few of my favourite Arkells songs, I hope you discover them and share with your friends, because they truly deserve the success.
 

xo Amber
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