Genre: Pop
Sound: Breezy pop classics
If you like: Trans-Canada Highwaymen, Hall and Oates, Dwayne Gretzky
Best track: Dancing Queen
Release: Now
Rating: NNN (Out of 5)
Why you should listen: Hamilton pop-rockers The Arkells have done a “Motown set” since their early days, sometimes performing whole nights of classic tunes so, perhaps this album was inevitable. Doesn’t have the thematic unity of Trans-Canada Highwaymen’s recent ’70s Canadian classics Explosive Hits Vol. 1, but Max Kerman handles the classic vocals well and the band is super tight, performing this eclectic mix of their favourite tunes. They had fun and so will you.