New Music from Arkells x Frank Turner, Mumford & Sons, Chris Cornell, Marianas Trench and Seaway

It’s been a hectic week, and our inbox has been keeping us busy. In this edition of the New Music Spotlight, we’re bringing you lots of rock, with a hint of dance and some pop punk.

Artist: Arkells x Frank Turner
Hometown: Hamilton, ON / Winchester, UK
Genre: Rock
Related Artists: Sam Roberts Band, Against Me
Song: Hand Me Downs
Notes: To celebrate the launch of ⚡️RALLY CRY⚡️ headline dates Arkells have presented us with this wonderful video for Hand Me Downs featuring Frank Turner.

The Rally Cry Tour kicks off today in Cologne, Germany. For all dates visit the Arkells website.

Arkells Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify
Frank Turner Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify

Artist: Mumford & Sons
Hometown: London, UK
Genre: Rock
Related Artists: Of Monsters and Men, The Lumineers
Song: Guiding Light
Notes: The multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning band, Mumford & Sons have released their fourth studio album, Delta. Last week the band played the Graham Norton show and performed Guiding Light from the new album.

We had a chance to listen to Delta this week before its release, and it’s classic Mumford & Sons. Fans will not be disappointed.

From the latest Universal Music Press Release, “The band will embark on an extensive 63-date worldwide arena tour beginning tonight at Dublin’s 3 Arena and will span throughout next spring including fall North American stops at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center (sold out), Boston’s TD Garden (sold out), New York’s Madison Square Garden (two nights, first sold out), DC’s Capital One Arena (sold out) and Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena (two nights, first sold out). Special guest Maggie Rogers will join as support. The band’s largest tour to date, the Delta Tour 2018/2019 includes over 800,000 tickets, which are now on sale via https://www.mumfordandsons.com/live.”

Get your tickets, while you can.

Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify

Artist: Chris Cornell
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Genre: Rock, Grunge
Related Artists: Temple of the Dog, Stone Temple Pilots
Song: When Bad Does Good
Notes: This song is taken from Chris Cornell’s complete career retrospective collection. The video features his son, Christopher as a paperboy, a job his dad did in his youth. We see him biking around Seattle, and visiting Sub Pop Records, as well as other landmarks associated with Cornell’s music.

The video is directed by Kevin Kerslake, and you should expect this one to touch your heart.

Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify

Artist: Marianas Trench
Hometown: Vancouver, BC
Genre: Pop/Rock
Related Artists: The Killers, Ed Sheeran
Song: I Knew You When
Notes: The latest release from Marianas Trench falls a little further on the pop side of pop rock and throws in a little dance beats guaranteed to get people up and moving. Tour dates are coming soon!

Lead singer Josh Ramsay said, “I wanted to make a fun pop dance track that actually meant something to me, personally. This is about long term, messy, real life love. Love with consequence. Not about drunken lust, or doing shots in a bar, or “living life for just tonight,” but the kind of real-life relationship that takes a decade to build, through ups and downs”.

Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify

Artist: Seaway
Hometown: Oakville, ON
Genre: Pop Punk
Related Artists: Blink-182, Neck Deep
Song: Blur
Notes: This is a fun video with a mix of live performance and cinematic sequences. The song is a previously unreleased b-side track, and we think it’s great.

Seaway kicked off their American Vacation Tour with Trophy Eyes, Microwave, Can’t Swim and Hot Mulligan in Los Angeles, CA on Thursday night, and they’ll make one Canadian stop in Toronto on December 2 at The Opera House. You can find all the tour dates here.

Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify

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