I have no particular reason for posting this. It’s not a recent song. I’ve just been listening to it a lot lately.

The Arkells are a weird band for me. For most of their career, I didn’t much care for their work (Ballad of Hugo Chavez was okay, I guess). Then High Noon (the album this song is from) comes out, and I like almost everything off it. Then I again didn’t like most everything they put out after High Noon, up until the recent Rally Cry album, which I have been enjoying (though not as much as High Noon).

Amusing aside: I had a lot of trouble finding a version of this song to link because most of the YouTube videos were blocked in my country on copyright grounds. Which is hilarious when you consider the Arkells are a Canadian band…

So it has recently come to my attention that Aurora put out a new album several months ago.

I have absolutely no idea how I missed this. I follow her on Facebook and see her posts regularly. She’s one of my favourite artists. You’d think I’d have been counting the days to the album’s release, not finding out months after the fact.

That being said, her second album did turn out to be somewhat of a disappointment compared to the first. There aren’t that many songs that grab me, and none that have blown me away like Warrior, Runaway, or Under Stars did.

There are, however, still a few solid tracks. My favourite right now is the brooding and haunting Churchyard.