Toronto’s The Get Alongs return with “Sunday Afternoon,” the second advance single from their upcoming LP Second To None, out June 19, 2026 via Having Fun / We Are Busy Bodies. Where first single “Come On” leaned into grit and late-night energy, “Sunday Afternoon” flips the perspective, dialing into melody, space, and that hazy, half-slow feeling of a city summer day stretching into the dusty pink haze of a Toronto dusk, streetcar wires crackling overhead as the night starts to settle in.
Built around jangling guitars and a loose, rolling groove, “Sunday Afternoon” channels a different side of the band’s sound. There are shades of The Stone Roses in the rhythm and shimmer, a bit of the stripped-back patience of early 90s alt-rock, and a melodic core that lands closer to The Lemonheads than their more garage-leaning work. It’s still unmistakably The Get Alongs, just pulled into softer light, where the hooks come easy and the edges feel worn in rather than blown out.
Since forming in 2017, the four-piece, Harrison Pickernell (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rory Pickernell (lead guitar), Eric Wood (bass), and Tristan Catenacci (drums), have steadily evolved from scrappy garage beginnings into something more expansive. Their debut Weather Permitting introduced that blend of surf-tinged indie rock and instinct-driven songwriting, earning CBC radio play, European dates including Reeperbahn, and support slots with Limblifter, Wunderhorse, and Cardinals. On Second To None, that foundation is still intact, but the band pushes further into arrangement, tone, and dynamic control. “Sunday Afternoon” highlights that shift. The guitars shimmer instead of scrape, the rhythm section settles into a pocket rather than pushing forward, and a winding lead line cuts through the track with a loose, almost off-the-cuff feel before opening up into a full-on shred. It’s a song that doesn’t rush itself, letting the melody do the heavy lifting while the band leans into restraint without losing their sense of movement.
Like the rest of the album, the track was recorded at Holy Mountain Sound in Montreal with producer Clayton Dupuis, across a series of focused sessions that saw the band step outside their usual environment and fully commit to the process. The result is a record that balances immediacy with intention, holding onto the band’s natural chemistry while expanding the scope of what they can do in the studio. You can hear exactly where “Sunday Afternoon” lives, park hangs that turn into evening, warm beer sweating on a picnic table, the low hum of the city in the background, or a crowded back patio somewhere off Ossington where the conversation drifts in and out and the music carries the rest. It’s a different kind of energy than “Come On,” less about the spark and more about the slow burn, but it lands just as strong. Another piece of Second To None coming into focus, and a reminder that The Get Alongs aren’t locked into one version of themselves.
