First formed all the way back in 2005, Yukon Blonde is one of those bands that lots of people know but don’t know at the same time. They fall into that “you’d know them if I played you a song” category of alt music. They fly under the radar big time. It’s hard to believe that after 15 years of success this still happens.

When they first got together they were based out of Kelowna. They released two EPs in their early years that received little to no recognition. It was when they made the big move to Vancouver in 2009 that things started turning around. They dropped their debut self-titled album and landed a spot on a list of bands “destined to break out in 2010” compiled by CBC.

In 2013 Yukon Blonde was nominated for Breakthrough Group of the Year alongside bands like Walk Off The Earth and Hey Ocean!. These days they’ve made a name for themselves as a hard-working indie-folk-rock band in the Canadian landscape. They’ve released four full-length albums with a fifth one on the way. And if the lead singles are any indication of what it’ll sound like, I’m very excited for it. It’s taking a more polished psych-rock (sort of like Tame Impala meets Cage The Elephant) feel than the upbeat indie feeling I’m used to with them. That’s good though, progression is good!

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I was first introduced to them in around 2015 when their song Saturday Night was receiving regular airplay in the alt music world. It’s a shame that this is one of the only songs that you hear from them on the radio, it’s far from their best tune (in my humble opinion). Just to name a few of their bangers, Get Precious, Crazy, I Wanna Be Your Man, Love the Way You Are, Stairway. Okay, I’ll stop now but they have so many good songs.

If you at all like indie rock, you’ll dig Yukon Blonde.

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