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The Strumbellas

Data updated on 2025-09-17 15:37:18 UTC
The Strumbellas know that misery loves company — and that even in dark times, being together can spark joy. Since their 2012 debut My Father And The Hunter, the band has chased big hooks, group vocals, and folk-rock lift through their 2016 breakthrough Hope to 2024’s Part Time Believer. Their Juno and iHeartRadio-winning sound returns with Hard Lines, a bold new take on their signature blend of intimate emotion and stadium-sized folk energy.

Determined to use every tool in their songwriting arsenal, the band started by turning inward — collecting stray titles, voice memos, and half-sung melodies from across the group. From Toronto, they reached out to trusted collaborators in Vancouver, Nashville, and LA to craft demos ranging from stripped-down whispers to full-on anthems. They then headed to Norman, Oklahoma, to record with producer Chad Copelin (LANY, Sasha Sloan, Colony House), whose sharp instincts helped shape the song’s edgier, textured alt-folk feel.

“We’re living in a lonely world,” says keyboardist Dave Ritter. “Hard Lines is about picking your way through the rubble of modern life and trying to build something together again. That’s what writing, rehearsing, and performing gives us — connection, which feels rare these days.”

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Genres

: folk pop

Total plays

710.5 million
Updated on 2025-09-17

Country

Canada

Social media links

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Monthly listeners

1,981,911

Followers

305,834

Top Cities

  1. France
    Paris
    19,559 listeners
  2. Canada
    Toronto
    28,165 listeners
  3. Belgium
    Brussels
    19,302 listeners
  4. Canada
    Montreal
    23,964 listeners
  5. United Kingdom
    London
    22,387 listeners

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Spirits
494,833,983 3:24 2016-04-22
We Don't Know
We Don't Know
26,522,032 4:33 2016-04-22
Shovels & Dirt
Shovels & Dirt
21,665,396 4:02 2016-04-22
In This Life
In This Life
19,558,247 2:44 2013-10-22
Salvation
Salvation
19,110,898 3:24 2018-11-29
Wild Sun
Wild Sun
15,923,039 4:30 2016-04-22
Spirits - Sondr Remix
Spirits - Sondr Remix
11,798,783 3:04 2016-08-26
Young & Wild
Young & Wild
11,520,425 4:28 2016-04-22
I’ll Wait
I’ll Wait
8,497,815 2:56 2019-03-29
Wars
Wars
6,789,721 3:26 2016-04-22
Diane
Diane
5,900,091 3:30 2012-02-21
Greatest Enemy
Greatest Enemy
4,504,136 3:09 2021-02-19
Sailing
Sailing
4,254,587 3:47 2013-10-22
Running Scared (Desert Song)
Running Scared (Desert Song)
4,189,265 3:49 2019-03-29
I Still Make Her Cry
I Still Make Her Cry
3,431,152 2:32 2016-04-22
Hold Me
Hold Me
2,923,473 2:52 2023-10-05
The Hired Band
The Hired Band
2,884,000 3:50 2016-04-22
Dog
Dog
2,792,066 3:25 2016-04-22
We All Need Someone
We All Need Someone
2,733,283 3:36 2019-03-29
The Night Will Save Us
The Night Will Save Us
2,722,236 3:50 2016-04-22
David
David
2,410,122 4:32 2016-04-22
Did I Die?
Did I Die?
1,918,962 3:24 2013-10-22
The Sheriff
The Sheriff
1,805,513 3:46 2012-02-21
My Home Is You
My Home Is You
1,757,886 3:23 2023-10-23
Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home
1,713,003 3:26 2013-10-22
I'll Wait - Acoustic
I'll Wait - Acoustic
1,644,127 3:12 2019-08-23
One Hand Up
One Hand Up
1,635,591 3:30 2019-03-29
Run
Run
1,585,665 4:19 2013-10-22
Lakes
Lakes
1,575,032 3:10 2012-02-21
Ride On
Ride On
1,547,824 3:38 2013-10-22
Rhinestone
Rhinestone
1,509,518 2:33 2012-02-21
We Were Young
We Were Young
1,235,608 3:09 2019-03-29
The Fire
The Fire
1,183,614 2:12 2013-10-22
End of an Era
End of an Era
1,132,290 3:28 2013-10-22
High
High
1,094,884 3:22 2019-03-29
The Long Road
The Long Road
1,064,163 2:60 2013-10-22
The Bird That Follows Me
The Bird That Follows Me
1,009,398 3:19 2012-02-21
The Party
The Party
977,955 4:09 2019-03-29
Underneath a Mountain
Underneath a Mountain
974,180 3:31 2012-02-21
Sailor's Blues
Sailor's Blues
918,723 2:27 2012-02-21
All My Life
All My Life
882,895 4:09 2019-03-29
I Just Had a Baby
I Just Had a Baby
786,821 2:53 2012-02-21
Left for Dead
Left for Dead
777,979 3:28 2012-02-21
Steal My Soul
Steal My Soul
696,277 3:14 2024-02-09
Pistol
Pistol
634,758 3:16 2012-02-21
Windsurfers
Windsurfers
626,678 3:11 2012-02-21
Holster
Holster
594,149 3:01 2024-01-12
Carry My Body
Carry My Body
523,743 0:57 2012-02-21
Indiana
Indiana
393,873 3:32 2009-01-01
Running Out of Time
Running Out of Time
373,521 3:45 2023-11-10
Greatest Enemy - Acoustic
Greatest Enemy - Acoustic
341,513 2:55 2021-07-09
I Ain't Tryin' to Die (It's Just My Style)
I Ain't Tryin' to Die (It's Just My Style)
285,050 2:24 2009-01-01
The Racer
The Racer
268,096 3:02 2009-01-01
Let Down
Let Down
259,126 3:20 2024-02-09
Hurricane
Hurricane
230,018 3:45 2024-02-09
The Hurt
The Hurt
200,888 3:23 2024-02-09
Carry My Body
Carry My Body
180,940 3:16 2009-01-01
Hard Lines
Hard Lines
169,406 3:08 2025-07-18
Underneath a Mountain
Underneath a Mountain
164,997 1:39 2009-01-01
Maybe It's Me
Maybe It's Me
158,864 3:18 2025-08-15
Echoes
Echoes
138,960 3:25 2024-02-09
Great Unknown
Great Unknown
124,174 3:31 2024-02-09
Florence
Florence
109,978 3:20 2024-02-09
Wreckage
Wreckage
109,401 4:09 2024-02-09
Steal My Soul - Acoustic
Steal My Soul - Acoustic
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Hold Me - Diamond Remix
Hold Me - Diamond Remix
79,783 2:49 2024-03-29
Hold Me - Acoustic
Hold Me - Acoustic
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In This Life - Garage Gigs Live
In This Life - Garage Gigs Live
10,241 3:14 2019-11-27
Spirits - Garage Gigs Live
Spirits - Garage Gigs Live
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Sailor's Blues - Garage Gigs Live
Sailor's Blues - Garage Gigs Live
4,690 2:53 2019-11-27
We Don't Know - Garage Gigs Live
We Don't Know - Garage Gigs Live
4,117 5:39 2019-11-27
Spirits - Live from the JUNOs 2017
Spirits - Live from the JUNOs 2017
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New releases

Maybe It's Me
Maybe It's Me
2025-08-15
[Glassnote Music LLC]
Hard Lines
Hard Lines
2025-07-18
[Glassnote Music LLC]
Steal My Soul (Acoustic)
Steal My Soul (Acoustic)
2024-05-03
[Underneath a Mountain Records]
Hold Me (Acoustic)
Hold Me (Acoustic)
2024-04-12
[Glassnote Music LLC]
Hold Me (Diamond Remix)
Hold Me (Diamond Remix)
2024-03-29
[Underneath a Mountain Records]
Hold Me (Diamond Remix)
Hold Me (Diamond Remix)
2024-03-29
[Glassnote Music LLC]
Part Time Believer
Part Time Believer
2024-02-09
[Underneath a Mountain Records]
Part Time Believer
Part Time Believer
2024-02-09
[Glassnote Music LLC]
Holster
Holster
2024-01-12
[Underneath a Mountain Records]
Holster
Holster
2024-01-12
[Glassnote Music LLC]
Running Out of Time
Running Out of Time
2023-11-10
[Glassnote Music LLC]
Running Out of Time
Running Out of Time
2023-11-10
[Underneath a Mountain Records]
My Home Is You
My Home Is You
2023-10-23
[Glassnote Music LLC]
My Home is You
My Home is You
2023-10-23
[Underneath a Mountain Records]
Hold Me
Hold Me
2023-10-05
[Glassnote Music LLC]
Hold Me
Hold Me
2023-10-05
[Underneath a Mountain Records]
Greatest Enemy
Greatest Enemy
2021-07-09
[Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC]
Greatest Enemy (Acoustic)
Greatest Enemy (Acoustic)
2021-07-09
[eOne Music Canada]
Greatest Enemy
Greatest Enemy
2021-02-19
[Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC]
In This Life (Garage Gigs Live)
In This Life (Garage Gigs Live)
2019-11-27
[Strumbellas/Fontana North]
Sailor's Blues (Garage Gigs Live)
Sailor's Blues (Garage Gigs Live)
2019-11-27
[Strumbellas/Fontana North]
We Don't Know (Garage Gigs Live)
We Don't Know (Garage Gigs Live)
2019-11-27
[Strumbellas/Fontana North]
Spirits (Garage Gigs Live)
Spirits (Garage Gigs Live)
2019-11-27
[Strumbellas/Fontana North]
I'll Wait (Acoustic)
I'll Wait (Acoustic)
2019-08-23
[Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC]
Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake
2019-03-29
[Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC]
Salvation
Salvation
2018-11-29
[Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC]
Spirits (Live from the JUNOs 2017)
Spirits (Live from the JUNOs 2017)
2017-04-12
[Strumbellas/Fontana North]
Spirits (Sondr Remix)
Spirits (Sondr Remix)
2016-08-26
[Vertigo Berlin]
Spirits (Sondr Remix)
Spirits (Sondr Remix)
2016-08-26
[Glassnote - VMG]
Hope
Hope
2016-04-22
[Glassnote - VMG]
Hope
Hope
2016-04-22
[Vertigo Berlin]
We Still Move on Dance Floors
We Still Move on Dance Floors
2013-10-22
[Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC]
My Father and the Hunter
My Father and the Hunter
2012-02-21
[Glassnote Entertainment Group LLC]
The Strumbellas - EP
The Strumbellas - EP
2009-01-01
[Fontana North]