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Public Stream Single April 17, 2026
Toronto’s The Get Alongs return with “Come On,” the first advance single from their upcoming sophomore LP Second To None, due June 19, 2026 via Having Fun / We Are Busy Bodies. It’s jangly, road-worn guitar rock with a buzz on, pulling from the loose swagger of The Brian Jonestown Massacre and the melodic punch of early Oasis, but grounded firmly in their hometown. The kind of track that feels right at home spilling out onto Queen West after last call, guitars ringing out over the hum of streetcars and whatever’s left of the night.
The first single, “Come On,” is being released as a limited-edition lollipop that can only be heard while sucking on it. Through bone conduction, the experience is even stranger—in the best way. The song plays directly inside a user’s head using vibration technology. It works by transmitting audio vibrations through the teeth and jawbone to the inner ear, bypassing the eardrum entirely. That means that the song travels straight through your jaw and into your skull, bypassing the usual distance between listener and sound.
Formed in 2017, the four-piece, Harrison Pickernell (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rory Pickernell (lead guitar), Eric Wood (bass), and Tristan Catenacci (drums), have spent the better part of a decade refining a sound that pulls from 60s garage, 70s power pop, and 90s psych without getting stuck in any one lane. Early releases leaned scrappy and instinctive, equal parts surf shimmer and blown-out indie rock. With Second To None, that same DNA is still there, just sharpened. The edges are cleaner, but the intent hits harder, the hooks land heavier, and the band knows exactly when to let things breathe and when to push it just past the point of comfort.
“Come On” sets that tone immediately. Bright, driving guitars cut through a rhythm section that stays grounded and deliberate, giving the track a push-pull energy that feels both loose and locked. There’s a casual confidence to it, the kind that comes from a band that’s played enough rooms to know what actually works. It’s catchy without being precious, a little scuffed around the edges, and built to stick after a single listen. The track nods to familiar touchstones, but never leans on them. This is The Get Alongs sounding more like themselves than ever, just with a bit more weight behind it. The single also marks a shift in how the band approaches recording. Second To None was tracked at Holy Mountain Sound in Montreal with producer Clayton Dupuis, across a series of focused sessions that saw the band stepping away from their usual environment and fully committing to the process. Living and working out of the studio, they traded distraction for detail, dialing in tones, tightening performances, and pushing arrangements further than before. Additional contributions from Dupuis, Shallow’s AJ Krome, and Josh Campos help round out the record’s expanded palette without losing its core identity.
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That balance, between instinct and intention, is what defines The Get Alongs right now. The raw, anything-goes energy that shaped their early work hasn’t disappeared, it’s just been tightened up and aimed straight ahead. What you get on “Come On” is a band that still knows how to kick up dust, but now does it with intent. You can picture exactly where it lives, a half-finished Labatt 50 sweating on the stage at the Horseshoe, amps humming, cables tangled, the room filling in slow while someone fiddles with a busted pedal. Flyers peeling off the walls, boots sticking to the floor, that low-end thump settling into your chest before the first chord even hits. Second To None leans into that space, a band locking in without sanding off the edges, pushing forward without losing the reason they started in the first place.
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