Toronto’s The Get Alongs Deliver Jangle and Bite on New LP Second To None
Toronto’s The Get Alongs return with Second To None, their sophomore LP out June 19, 2026 via Having Fun / We Are Busy Bodies. The record doubles down on their guitar-driven identity, blending jangle-pop clarity with garage-rock grit and power-pop immediacy. Drawing influence from 60s garage, 70s power pop, and bands like The Replacements and The Lemonheads, the album balances sharp hooks with a deliberately unpolished edge. There are subtle nods to baggy looseness and modern indie jangle, but the sound never settles into one aesthetic—everything is driven by instinct, momentum, and a focus on songs that feel immediate rather than overworked.
Since forming in 2017, the band—Harrison and Rory Pickernell alongside Eric Wood and Tristan Catenacci—has built its reputation through steady touring, packed local shows, and word-of-mouth growth in Toronto’s underground scene. Their debut Weather Permitting set the tone with scrappy, melodic songwriting that earned CBC play, European festival appearances like Reeperbahn, and support slots with acts such as Limblifter and Wunderhorse. Second To None doesn’t reinvent their formula so much as refine it, tightening their interplay and pushing their sound forward while keeping the rough-edged charm that defines them.
Recorded at Holy Mountain Sound in Montreal with producer Clayton Dupuis, Second To None is The Get Alongs’ first fully studio-focused album, shaped over a year of concentrated sessions. Moving away from their usual live-off-the-floor approach, the band used the time to refine tone, arrangement, and pacing, letting songs stretch and evolve before tightening them into final form. Additional contributions from AJ Krome and Josh Campos add subtle layers, while mixes from Ryan Dahle, Brandan Bak, and Tom Nixon keep the sound clear and grounded, preserving the band’s raw edge even as the production becomes more detailed.
The record balances contrast throughout—pairing direct, high-energy tracks like “Come On” with more open, jangling cuts like “Sunday Afternoon,” and shifting between punchy power pop and looser, psych-leaning stretches. Lyrically, it stays focused on emotional in-betweens: shifting relationships, passing time, and small, unresolved moments rather than clear narratives. The result feels lived-in and observational, capturing a band stepping into a more deliberate phase without losing its instinctive core or melodic focus.
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