Last night, Arkells premiered their brand new song "Relentless" in a cross-country appointment-listening fashion when radio stations across the country all played it simultaneously at 6pm (9 Eastern).

The song is the first single from their upcoming album Rally Cry, and the song comes from an anecdote passed along to Max Kerman and Mike DeAngelis from Paul Langlois of The Tragically Hip, while they were out for a beer.
Max says: “We talked a lot about being in a band that day. We talked a lot about Gord, and how much Paul adored him. There was one anecdote that we all got a chuckle from. He said that even when Gord was sick and was going through treatment, he’d say to Paul ‘we made a record right, and we’re gonna tour it right?’ Mike D. laughed and added ‘lead singers man, they never want to stop eh?’ To which Paul responded: ‘Ever since I knew him, he was relentless. Like a dog on a bone.’ And that old expression hit me - there was our chorus. And then I was thinking about the idea of being a part of something bigger than myself,” furthered Kerman. “I was thinking about the band, and how we lean on each other, and how each guy brings something different, but contributes to a larger idea. We find strength in each other. In being relentless.”

Put on on repeat before the new album comes out October 19, and if you need more, you can catch Arkells right here in Vancouver next weekend at the Skookum festival!