Oshawa band ‘humbled’ to record Canada’s FIFA World Cup anthem

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Oshawa blues prog rock duo Crown Lands come with me Canada will host the FIFA Men’s World Cup for the first time in 36 years.

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Winner of 2021 Best Breakout Group at Junos and following their self-titled debut in 2020, the band was selected by TSN to record a Beatles classic come with me As Canada’s official national anthem for the global soccer tournament that begins in Qatar on November 20th.

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Canada, ranked 41st in the world, will play its first match against Belgium, ranked 2nd in the world, at 2:00 pm on November 23rd.

“We are not soccer fans or sports fans, but when asked to come with me (We said yes),” said Kevin Comeau, who plays guitar, keyboards and bass.

“We tried to stay true to the original, but also added textural elements like our signature Crown Land, which pushes the vocals, octaves up again,” says bandmate and vocalist Cody Bowles and New York. Comeau added while driving through Mexico. , is half of Mikumaku and is identified as Tooth Spirit. “Abbey Road (including the original song) has long been my favorite Beatles record, so it kind of makes sense.”

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Bowles adds: It’s a big honor. This is one of the most watched events of all time. We are truly humbled to have been asked to do this, and very happy to be able to contribute our own little things to this big moment. ”

TSN is currently running the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2022 Qatar promotion for the hard rock version of Crown Lands come with mebut there are no plans for an accompanying video for the group.Greta Van Fleet’s six US dates have just begun.That tour has been postponed after the GVF singer ruptured an eardrum.

In any case, the band members are now preparing to watch the Canadian Men’s FIFA World Cup match.

“That’s a lot of momentum,” Comeau said. “It’s really great to be a part of such an important moment for Canada, isn’t it?”

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Bowles added: It’s not that I don’t like sports or that I don’t like sports. I have a huge appreciation for this sport and what the athletes do and how they provide a sense of community, solidarity and unity between nations. ”

After playing Belgium, Canada will face Croatia on November 27 and Morocco on December 1, with the top two teams in their groups advancing to the Round of 16.

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The Canadians are considered underdogs, but they showed in qualifying that they should not be underestimated.

As for Crown Lands, they feel they’ve won new fans with the opening of Greta Van Fleet, and can’t wait to open Toronto band July Talk in nine Canadian cities next spring and release their new album in 2023. .

“I’m so lucky to have a glimpse into the[Greta Van Fleet]world,” Comeau said.

“We were playing rock music most of the time, and it was surreal because we had a 50-year-old man stroking his beard waiting for a time signature change.