The band recently opened for ‘The Dead South’ on 12 European dates in November 2021. Since the album’s release, Shred Kelly has received positive reviews in Canada and internationally, Spotify Editorial Playlisting, a video feature by Grant Lawerence on CBC, International radio play, regular rotation on Sirus XM and Radio Eins in Berlin, and featured on Canadian alternative radio stations. With three new re-imagined songs from the album added to the Deluxe Version, it shows the grass roots and softer side of the band. The album is woven together in the immediate aftermath with themes of love, life, death, fear for the future, and new beginnings. The joy, sadness and uncertainty of that time allowed for a new lease on their highly energetic music and the stories they tell. Written mostly in 2019 when lead singers/songwriters Tim Newton and Sage McBride welcomed their first child into the world only to lose Tim’s father to an illness one month later. From the first strum of “Rising Sun” to the dissonant fadeout of “Disconnect”, a fast paced and emotional album is laid out through 11 tracks that tell of major life upheaval in rapidly changing times. On Shred Kelly’s fifth album, Like a Rising Sun - Deluxe Version, one can sense a change of direction for the group as if life has taken a sharp turn for the Fernie, BC based alternative-folk rockers. Over the years, Shred Kelly has had the opportunity to perform across Canada and internationally at festivals such as Reeperbahn Festival, Australian Music Week, Folk Alliance, and SXSW. Their progressive pairing of acoustic instrumentation with electric counterparts, harmonies, and driving rhythm, continues to develop and reach new heights. The band’s striking and energy-packed sound has evolved from their eclectic musical influences and their unique experiences as individuals. Over the past decade the band have taken their highly energetic live show from humble beginnings on the Canadian ski-town circuit to the international stage. Shred Kelly is a five piece, alternative folk rock band that emerged from the heart of the Canadian Rockies in 2009. Hardly anyone who could not get caught up in the Reeperbahn Festival.” - Irgendw
Shred Kelly combine traditional and modern sounds to create a thrilling, energetic sound. “If you like lively Indie Folk, this is the right place for a concert of this Canadian band. “Shred Kelly wowed the audiences throughout the weekend with their high-energy performances.” - Orillia Packet Shred Kelly have very quickly become a new favourite band for me, and I highly recommend you give their music a spin.” - Great Dark Wonder “Like A Rising Sun is an outpouring of explosive, fast-paced, and anthemic folk-rock, which I find incredibly impressive and enjoyable from beginning to end. (Like A Rising Sun)” - Music Life Magazine “Arguably the most real, raw, and evocative album of their burgeoning career. “Sing to the Night is a huge step forward for this young group.” – Exclaim Magazine
“Free Press Folk Fest Faves – Shred Kelly” – Winnipeg Free Press The different musical influences collide with intention and precision and avoid hipster cliché.” - Exclaim
“Influenced as much by Old Man Luedecke as by Arcade Fire, it is as if Pete Seeger met up with the Smashing Pumpkins for a ski and a jam.