If friendship comes naturally to Jeffrey Innes, Brandon Scott, Graham Jones & James Younger, so too does rock n’ roll. Yukon Blonde has always sounded classic, but they live in the present day. You won’t see them placating the myth of rock n’ roll. Never have they slipped into a “throwback” caricature of some supposed glory day. No posturing or pretending - it’s guitar music that doesn’t wink at the camera.

On their new album Friendship & Rock n’ Roll, the riffs are bold, and the vibes are bright. Even when the lyrical tone is defeated or heartbroken, we get the sense that everything is going to be alright. There’s whimsy in the subtext of Keep On Breaking My Heart, where Innes welcomes the punishment from his distant lover. The mid-tempo burner harkens to Tom Petty’s golden era in tone and playfulness - a cheeky grin behind the melancholy. This is a seasoned quartet making music for the joy of it with songs that were cultivated the old-fashioned way: in a jam space.

The band spent the summer of 2024 pooling song ideas and crafting air-tight arrangements before getting to work at Innes’ Vancouver area studio, Midvale Sound. Come hear their music live at the Fourth Stage!