High Noon (Arkells album)

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]

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.

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

  1. ^ a b "Arkells to Release "High Noon" August 5,2014". arkells.ca. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Reviews for High Noon by Arkells". Metacritic. CBS Interactive, Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  3. ^ Monger, Timothy. "High Noon - Arkells". 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.