The Arkells are not slowing down!  With last year’s surprise release of the unplanned acoustic album Laundry Pile, not to mention the two Blink albums, the band are back in 2024 with their first full covers album!  Of note, this album includes Abba’s “Gimme Gimme Gimme (A Man After Midnight)”, previously only available on an iTunes EP.  This is its first physical release.

Signed “ultra clear” vinyl with blue and purple splatter available, as well as unsigned vinyl and CDs.

Tracklist
01)  Dancing On My Own
02)  I Want You Back
03)  You Make My Dreams
04)  As It Was
05)  Sledgehammer
06)  Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!
07)  9 to 5
08)  I Wanna Dance With Somebody
09)  Dancing in the Dark
10)  The Power Of Love
11)  Dancing Queen

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WHY DISCO LOADOUT?

A disco loadout is a term in our industry that describes a very humbling act. Many bands have experienced this, and we certainly have. Sometimes when you’re on tour you might pull up to a venue to find there is a later show happening the same night. The promoter, looking at his spreadsheet, has decided that it makes financial sense to book two separate shows on the same night. Your band is playing the early show, and when you are finished, you must load your gear down the stairs and out the door while a lineup of people waits to get into the venue for the next show. The later show is usually a cover band, performing songs that everyone knows and likes.

We have been humbled by this in the past and instead of living with the embarrassment, we have performed and recorded those songs for you. We’re taking the term back.

Disco Loadout Vol 1. Songs Arkells like to play when we need to party like it’s a late show.