The Reklaws Explained

The Reklaws
Origin:	North Dumfries, Ontario, Canada
Years Active:	2012-present^[1]
Current Members:	Stuart Walker Jenna Walker

The Reklaws are a Canadian country music duo from North Dumfries, Ontario, formed in 2012.^[1] The duo consists of siblings Stuart and Jenna Walker.^[2] They have released three albums, Freshman Year, Sophomore Slump, and Good Ol' Days.^{[3] [4]} The duo has achieved four number one hits with "Feels Like That", "Can't Help Myself", "11 Beers", and "Honky Tonkin' About" on the Canada Country chart, in addition to multiple gold and platinum certified singles.

Origins

The Walker siblings grew up in North Dumfries, Ontario, and are two in a family of seven.^[5] Their parents owned and operated the Yee Haw Adventure Farm, where they used to perform for visitors. They attended Glenview Park Secondary School in Cambridge, Ontario. They would regularly perform at Talent Shows for the school. ^[6]

They got their band name from their mother, who suggested the Reklaws sounded more interesting than the Walkers, Sibling Rivalry, or Bro-Sis.^[7] Reklaw is Walker spelled backwards.

They were nominated for the CCMA Discovery Artist Award in 2013 and then won the Emerging Artist Showcase at the Boots and Hearts Music Festival in 2013.^[8] They met with several Nashville songwriters before being signed by Universal Music Canada.^[9]

Career

2017–2019: Feels Like That and Freshman Year

The duo scored their first national country music hit in 2017 with "Hometown Kids".^[10]

In 2018, they released the EP Long Live the Night. The EP's title track was released in both a "regular" version and a Canadian Football League-themed rewrite which served as a theme song for CFL on TSN games.^[11] Their EP Feels Like That was released in 2018 and received a Juno Award nomination for Country Album of the Year.^[12] Later in the year they won the Rising Star Award at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards,^[13] and performed the kickoff show at the 2018 Grey Cup.^[14] The track "Feels Like That" became the duo's first Number One Canada Country hit in January 2019.^[15]

In August 2019, the Reklaws released their debut full-length album, Freshman Year on Universal Music Canada.^{[16] [17]} The album included the previously released singles "Hometown Kids", "Long Live the Night", and "Feels Like That", in addition to the top ten hits "I Do Too" and "Old Country Soul".^[18]

Their song "Roots" was selected as the official song for TSN's broadcast of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in 2019 and 2020.^{[19] [20]}

2020–present: Sophomore Slump, and Good Ol' Days

In February 2020, the Reklaws joined Dean Brody on the single "Can't Help Myself".^[21] The song would top the Canada Country chart and set the record for most played song ever at Canadian country radio in a single week on the Nielsen BDS charts with 1782 spins.^[22] In October 2020, the Reklaws released their second album, Sophomore Slump, featuring their singles, "Where I'm From" and "Not Gonna Not".^[23]

In May 2021, they independently released the promotional single "What the Truck" with fellow Canadian country artist Sacha.^[24] The song debuted with over 450,000 streams in its first week, setting the record for the most streamed Canadian country song in a single week. It then became the fastest Canadian country song to reach 1 Million domestic streams.^[25] Alongside Brett Kissel, they featured on the single "Somewhere to Drink" by their new labelmate Nate Haller in September 2021.^[26] In March 2022, they released the single "11 Beers" with American country artist Jake Owen.^{[27] [28] [29] [30]} They released their third studio album Good Ol' Days on Starseed Records on November 4, 2022.^[31]

In 2023, they participated in an all-star recording of Serena Ryder's single "What I Wouldn't Do", which was released as a charity single to benefit Kids Help Phone's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.^[32] Later that year, they collaborated with Drake Milligan on their single "Honky Tonkin' About".^[33] In 2024, they released the single "I Grew Up on a Farm".^[34]

Tours

• Winter's a Beach
• Friends Don’t Let Friends Tour Alone Tour (with Dallas Smith and Dean Brody)

Discography

Albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		CAN ^[35]
Freshman Year	Released: August 27, 2019 Label: Universal Music Canada Format: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming	87	MC: Gold
Sophomore Slump	Released: October 16, 2020 Label: Universal Music Canada Format: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming	—
Good Ol' Days	Released: November 4, 2022 Label: Starseed Records Format: Digital download, streaming	—

Extended plays

Title	Details
Long Live the Night	Release date: February 16, 2018^[37] Label: Universal Music Canada Format: Digital download, streaming
Feels Like That	Release date: August 31, 2018^[38] Label: Universal Music Canada Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Where I'm From (Deluxe)	Release date: July 17, 2020^[39] Label: Universal Music Canada Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		CAN ^[40]	CAN Country ^[41]
2017	"Hometown Kids"	—	16	MC: Gold	Feels Like That
2018	"Long Live the Night"	—	6	MC: 2× Platinum
	"Feels Like That"	—	1	MC: Platinum
2019	"I Do Too"	98	6	MC: Platinum	Freshman Year
	"Old Country Soul"	87	4	MC: Platinum
2020	"Can't Help Myself"	49	1	MC: Platinum	Boys
	"Where I'm From"	73	2	MC: Platinum	Sophomore Slump
	"Not Gonna Not"	74	5	MC: Gold
2022	"11 Beers"	56	1	MC: Platinum	Good Ol' Days
2023	"Good Ol' Days"	—	12
	"Honky Tonkin' About"	—	1		rowspan="3"
2024	"I Grew Up on a Farm"	—	5
	"One Beer Away"	—	31

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		CAN Digital
2013	"Kiss Kiss"^[42]	—		align="left" rowspan="4"
2014	"Seeing Stars"^[43]	—
2015	"Sun Drunk"^[44]	—
2018	"Roots (World Junior Song)"	6	MC: Gold
2021	"Got It From My Mama"^[45]	—		Good Ol' Days
	"What the Truck"	25	MC: Platinum
	"Happy Hours"^[46]	—
2022	"Hay is for Horses"^[47]	—
2024	"People Don’t Talk About"^[48]	22

Notes

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2017	"Hometown Kids"	Ben Knechtel
2018	"Long Live the Night"
2019	"Feels Like That"
	"Old Country Soul"
	"Roots (World Junior Song)"
2020	"Can't Help Myself" (with Dean Brody)
	"Where I'm From"
	"Not Gonna Not"
2021	"What the Truck" (with Sacha)	Austin Chaffe
	"Somewhere to Drink" (with Nate Haller and Brett Kissel)	Ben Knechtel
2023	"Middle Fingers"
	"Honky Tonkin' About" (with Drake Milligan)	Mac Grant Chad Tennies Ben Knechtel

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Nominated Work	Result	Citation
2013		Discovery Award			^[49]
		Emerging Artist Showcase
2018		Rising Star Award
		Group or Duo of the Year
		Video of the Year	"Hometown Kids"
2019		Country Album of the Year	Feels Like That
		Album of the Year	Feels Like That		^[50]
		Fans' Choice Award
		Group or Duo of the Year
		Video of the Year	"Feels Like That"
2020		Group of the Year			^[51]
		Entertainer of the Year			^[52]
		Fans' Choice Award
		Group or Duo of the Year
		Songwriter(s) of the Year	"I Do Too" (shared Brad Rempel, Ben Stennis)
	CMAO Awards	Single of the Year	"Old Country Soul"		^[53]
		Album of the Year	Freshman Year
		Group or Duo of the Year
		Music Video of the Year	"Feels Like That"
		Fans' Choice
2021	Juno Awards of 2021	Group of the Year			^[54]
	CMAO Awards	Fans' Choice			^[55]
		Group or Duo of the Year
		MRC Data Compass Award
		Music Video of the Year	"Where I'm From"
		Entertainer of the Year			^[56] ^[57]
		Fans' Choice Award
		Group or Duo of the Year
		Interactive Artist or Group of the Year
		Single of the Year	"Can't Help Myself"
			"Where I'm From"
2022	Juno Awards of 2022	Country Album of the Year	Sophomore Slump		^[58]
		Group of the Year
	CMAO Awards	Fans' Choice			^[59] ^[60]
		Group or Duo of the Year
		Songwriter(s) of the Year	"More Drinkin' Than Fishin' (shared Gavin Slate, Travis Wood)
	Canadian Country Music Association	Group or Duo of the Year			^[61] ^[62]
		Interactive Artist or Group of the Year
		Fans' Choice			^[63]
		Top Selling Canadian Single of the Year	"What the Truck" (with Sacha)		^[64]
2023	Juno Awards of 2023	Country Album of the Year	Good Ol' Days		^[65]
		Fan Choice Award
		Group of the Year
	CMAO Awards	Group or Duo of the Year			^[66]
		Compass Award
	Canadian Country Music Association	Album of the Year	Good Ol' Days		^[67]
		Fans' Choice
		Group or Duo of the Year
		Musical Collaboration of the Year	"11 Beers" (with Jake Owen)
		Single of the Year	"11 Beers" (with Jake Owen)
		Top Selling Canadian Album of the Year	Good Ol' Days		^[68]
2024	CMAO Awards	Fans' Choice			^[69] ^[70]
		Group or Duo of the Year
		Music Video of the Year	"Honky Tonkin' About" (with Drake Milligan)
		Single of the Year	"Honky Tonkin' About" (with Drake Milligan)
	Canadian Country Music Association	Entertainer of the Year			^[71]
		Fans' Choice
		Group or Duo of the Year
		Music Video of the Year	"Honky Tonkin' About" (with Drake Milligan)
		Vocal Collaboration of the Year	"Honky Tonkin' About" (with Drake Milligan)

Notes and References

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5. Web site: MEET: Brother-Sister Country Duo, The Reklaws . . 4 January 2019 . umusic.ca . . 18 March 2019 .
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8. Web site: The Reklaws are Seeing Stars with first-ever music video . Richard Vivian . 13 July 2014 . cambridgetimes.ca . . 17 March 2019 .
9. Web site: Tebey with The Reklaws: a free double shot of Canadian country on July 28 . Paul Rellinger . 26 July 2018 . kawarthanow.com . kawarthaNow . 18 March 2019 .
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44. Web site: Sun Drunk – Single by The Reklaws. May 15, 2021. Spotify. 21 May 2015.
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46. Web site: Happy Hours – Single by The Reklaws. November 6, 2021. Spotify. 5 November 2021.
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48. Web site: People Don't Talk About – Single by The Reklaws. June 15, 2024. Spotify. June 11, 2024.
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