The Commoners Unveil New Single ‘Shake You Off’

The Commoners Unveil New Single ‘Shake You Off’

Following the success of their previous five singles, Canadian roots rockers, The Commoners are pleased to announce the Friday June 7 release of “Shake You Off” – the final single taken from their highly anticipated third studio album, Restless. The album will be released by Gypsy Soul Records on Friday July 5, 2024.

In a music landscape often dominated by overproduced tracks, The Commoners’ “Shake You Off” is a rousing, rebellious rock anthem that demands to be played loud and often. A high-voltage bluesy rock & roll number with a modern edge, it’s a powerful reminder of the power of rock music in its purest form. This band rocks!

The band’s lead singer Chris Medhurst delivers passion and fire. His vocal straddles vulnerability and defiance, a raw emotional quality for any rock vocalist. The chorus, with its infectious melody and rallying cry of “I’m gonna shake you off,” is bound to become a sing-along staple at live shows. The catchy guitar riff (Ross Hayes Citrullo) is a catchy hook and winds its way into an ear worm you don’t want to shake off.

“Shake You Off”

 
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The release of Restless will mark the quintet’s return to the road in 2024, with numerous festivals in the UK and EU, including Made of Stone, Steelhouse, and Moulin Blues Festivals, already scheduled for this summer. From the speakers to the stage, one thing is certain: The Commoners are spearheading a party rock renaissance, and the audience is cordially invited.

A natural evolution from their 2022 album Find A Better Way, the forthcoming album Restless offers a peek behind the curtain of success, revealing the grueling routines and ragged emotions that hide behind the glamorous aesthetic of a rock band on the rise. With introspective, slower-tempo numbers pocketed amongst rip-roaring anthems, the new album, recorded at RHC Music in Toronto, is a portrait of a hardworking group revitalizing a classic genre.

“As with our previous album, we wanted to marry old and new southern rock together in a way that was unique to the band’s Canadian roots,” says the Commoners guitarist and producer Ross Hayes Citrullo. “By adding the soul and rock elements of The Black Crowes, and the southern blues rock undertones of The Allman Brothers to a production style akin to Blackberry Smoke and Rival Sons, I think we developed an authentic sound that compares sonically to some of our favourite records across all of those music genres.”

The band includes Chris Medhurst (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ross Hayes Citrullo (lead guitar), Ben Spiller (bass, vocals) and Adam Cannon (drums, percussion, vocals).

Pre-order the album Restless Here