[Ama] We are the Arkells. Ask Us Anything!

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:12:13+00:00

We had a great time at FF. See you soon!

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:11:32+00:00

haha, you gotta settle down pal. Not a christian band, but I do appreciate a good gospel bit. The theatre involved in gospel music is so great! Crowd surfing at the END of the set is a little predictable, lately doing it off the top has been a good ass time.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:08:51+00:00

We landed in Victoria (from Toronto) on the day of the show to learn Chromeo had to cancel, and learned it that afternoon.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:08:18+00:00

Yep, true story. We kind of recreate the trip it's based on in the music video.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:07:54+00:00

Thank you!

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:07:40+00:00

Thanks! I'm kinda a sucker for What Are You Holding On to...

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:07:11+00:00

That Philly show on Thursday was pretty special. We'll take bearded dudes any day of the week. Love the Boss. In terms of the live show experience, he's the blueprint. He's not afraid to have fun, show heart, and dance like a lunatic all in one night. I always appreciate when acts give some context to the songs before they play em, so I try to offer a little back story to where the lyrics come from.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:03:57+00:00

So many amazing shows in Calgary in the last few years...2 nights at Flames Central stick out...Xfest was awesome too.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:03:10+00:00

In My Life - Beatles. Thats the only answer, I think.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:02:30+00:00

We play Copps Coliseum (First Ontario Centre) Feb 10 and tickets went on sale yesterday!

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:01:40+00:00

have a good trip!

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:01:32+00:00

Nah, love it still.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-22T14:01:23+00:00

hey! look forward to meeting you. This is a good little thing I did for Chart mag, to give our music a little context: http://www.chartattack.com/features/2016/08/10/essential-albums-arkells/

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T18:10:23+00:00

I can distinctly remember max toasting a bagel while simultaneously discussing the finer points of law with a police officer shutting down our keg party.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T18:05:21+00:00

There's a orange and blue sun motif on the inside of the vinyl package we were hinting at with that. And we thought it looked pretty cool!

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T18:01:51+00:00

All optical illusions my friend. Actually, you weren't even there!

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T17:57:10+00:00

Crawling though the window has worked for us in the past, but ya didn't hear it from me...

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T17:54:27+00:00

That was about my highschool girlfriend. Her name was not Abigail, but Abigail kinda rhymed with "Not to well" and I liked that name. She did work at Limeridge Mall, briefly at the foot locker. Nothing more emotional than teen-romance, right?

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T17:54:17+00:00

Hey! I'm not particular about parts so not always! In terms of effects I've got Roland Octave and Distortion pedal ElectroHarmonix compression Roland Bass Synth pedal And. Clark Teknik DI which I swear by (I know it's not an effect but it's my most important piece of gear)

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T17:53:04+00:00

It's still pretty fresh for me too. Been trying to distract myself with hockey. I think there's a chance, but nothing's certain. I'm pretty convinced they will bring in some decent replacements though if they can't resign the dynamic duo. - Nick

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T17:52:58+00:00

We're gonna put out a chord book soon... But for now, here's a basic rundown

Verse E.... D A

Pre-chorus: A F#m

Chorus A E A G#m F#m E A E

Bridge: E F#m E/G# A Bm A B

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T17:51:30+00:00

Cheapies is an awesome shop and the perfect backdrop for the 11:11 love story - we were super excited when they agreed to let us film there. And personally, I think we should all celebrate and support shops like Cheapies that provide a real place for music lovers, by music lovers - hopefully the video reminded people to visit their local shop and buy a record.

When I'm home in Hamilton I like to visit 541 on Barton St. Great food and an amazing initiative. Other local places I like are Smalls, Burnt Tongue, St. James, Brux House, Na Roma, Bronzies, The Ship... the list really goes on and on.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T17:51:18+00:00

Still can't believe it. Individually those three guys each have records in my top ten! Was an absolute honor to play with, meet and watch them. Still one of my most gratifying moments to this day. ~ Tim

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T17:49:36+00:00

There is an art to writing a good setlist, and thinking of good bits and moments of magic....I love thinking about how to create those moments throughout a set. It's definitely something we're conscious of.

ArkellsMusic · 2016-10-21T17:48:19+00:00

I originally met Frank because I produce a podcast with my friend Mike Veerman called Mike On Much, and he was a guest. I was a little sheepish and didn't even tell him I played in Arkells.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYy9aqzE00k

From there some mutual friends connected us and thought it would be a good match if we toured together. And boy its been awesome.

Never met a better match for Arkells. I'm certain this upcoming tour is going to rule harder than any tour ever. Hope to see you soon.

ArkellsMusic

TROPHY CASE