The Reklaws are a Canadian country music duo from

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, formed in 2012. The duo consists of siblings Stuart and Jenna Walker. They have released three albums, ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''Good Ol' Days''. The duo has achieved three Number One hits with " Feels Like That", " Can’t Help Myself", and " 11 Beers" on the

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chart, in addition to multiple gold and platinum certified singles.

Origins

The Walker siblings grew up in

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, and are two in a family of seven. Their parents owned and operated the Yee Haw Adventure Farm, where they used to perform for visitors. They got their band name from their mother, who suggested the Reklaws sounded more interesting than the Walkers, Sibling Rivalry, or Bro-Sis. 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

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in 2013. They met with several Nashville songwriters before being signed by

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Career

2017–2019: ''Feels Like That'' and ''Freshman Year''

The duo scored their first national country music hit in 2017 with " Hometown Kids". In 2018, they released the EP '' Long Live the Night''. The EP's title track was released in both a "regular" version and a

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-themed rewrite which served as a theme song for ''

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'' games. Their EP '' Feels Like That'' was released in 2018 and received a Juno Award nomination for Country Album of the Year. Later in the year they won the Rising Star Award at the

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Awards, and performed the kickoff show at the

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. The track "Feels Like That" became the duo's first Number One

hit in January 2019. In August 2019, the Reklaws released their debut full-length album, ''

'' on

. 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". Their song "

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" was selected as the official song for TSN's broadcast of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in

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and

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

In February 2020, the Reklaws joined

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on the single " Can’t Help Myself". The song would top the

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. In October 2020, the Reklaws released their second album, ''

'', featuring their singles, " Where I'm From" and "

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". In May 2021, they independently released the promotional single " What the Truck" with fellow Canadian country artist Sacha. 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. Alongside

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, they featured on the single "Somewhere to Drink" by their new labelmate

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in September of 2021. In March 2022, they released the single " 11 Beers" with American country artist

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. They released their third studio album ''Good Ol' Days'' on Starseed Records on November 4, 2022. In 2023, they participated in an all-star recording of

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's single "

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", which was released as a charity single to benefit

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's Feel Out Loud campaign for youth mental health.

Tours

*''Winter's a Beach'' *''Friends Don’t Let Friends Tour Alone Tour'' (with

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Discography

Albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Notes

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Reklaws, The Canadian country music groups Musical groups established in 2012 Musical groups from the Regional Municipality of Waterloo Sibling musical duos Universal Music Group artists 2012 establishments in Canada Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star Award winners Canadian Country Music Association Album of the Year winners Canadian Country Music Association Group or Duo of the Year winners