High Noon (Arkells album)

High Noon is the third full-length studio album by Canadian rock band Arkells. It was announced on May 13, 2014 that the album would be released on August 5, 2014.[1] The album sold 5,200 copies in its first week and debuted at #3 on the Canadian Albums Chart.[6] It is the band's highest position on that chart in their history. By September 2015, High Noon had sold over 40,000 copies and was certified a Gold Record.

High Noon
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2014 [1]
Recorded2013 at The Hobby Shop, Los Angeles, California
GenreRock
Length41:23
LabelDine Alone Records, Universal Music Canada
ProducerTony Hoffer
Arkells chronology
Michigan Left
(2012)
High Noon
(2014)
Study Music
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Paste7.0/10[4]
PopMatters[5]

The album is a longlisted nominee for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize.[7]

Track listing

All songs written by Arkells.

No.TitleLength
1."Fake Money"3:31
2."Come To Light"3:33
3."Cynical Bastards"3:37
4."11:11"3:40
5."Never Thought That This Would Happen"4:50
6."Dirty Blonde"3:33
7."What Are You Holding On To?"3:40
8."Hey Kids!"3:24
9."Leather Jacket"3:56
10."Crawling Through The Window"3:48
11."Systematic"3:51
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References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529122957/http://arkells.ca/2014/05/arkells-to-release-high-noon-august-52014/. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Reviews for High Noon by Arkells". Metacritic. CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. Monger, Timothy. "High Noon - Arkells". AllMusic. AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  4. Saunders, Hilary. "Arkells: High Noon Review". Paste. Paste Media Group. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  5. Houle, Zachary. "Arkells: High Noon". PopMatters. PopMatters Media Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  6. "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 14 August 2014". ajournalofmusicalthings.com. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
  7. "Polaris Music Prize Announces 2015 Long List". Exclaim!, June 16, 2015.
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