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 four number one hits with " Feels Like That", " Can't Help Myself", " 11 Beers", and "

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" 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 attended Glenview Park Secondary School in Cambridge, Ontario. They would regularly perform at Talent Shows for the school. 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

2017–2020: ''Freshman Year'' and ''Sophomore Slump''

The duo scored their first national country music hit in 2017 with " Hometown Kids". In 2018, they released the EP ''

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''. 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

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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", "

", 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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. 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 " Not Gonna Not".

2021–present: ''Good Ol' Days''

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 Nate Haller in September 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. Later that year, they collaborated with

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on their single "

". In 2024, they released the singles " I Grew Up on a Farm" and " One Beer Away". That same year, they appeared on

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of the

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show ''

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'', where they reached the quarterfinals stage. In September 2024, the Reklaws released the extended play ''Outliving (for Mom)'' to honour their late mother. The EP's release coincided with the launching of the "Flo Walker Stardust Fund" to support

, on the day of what would have been their mother's sixtieth's birthday. In May 2025, the Reklaws released the single "Never Drinking Again" and the promotional single "We're Back Baby".

Tours

*''Winter's a Beach'' *''Friends Don’t Let Friends Tour Alone Tour'' (opening act for

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and

) *''Winter's a Beach 2.0''

Discography

Albums

Live albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Promotional singles

Notes

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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