Toronto’s Good Kid has released their highly anticipated debut album Can We Hang Out Sometime? Recorded in Los Angeles with Grammy-winning producer John Congleton (St. Vincent, Wallows, Lana Del Rey), the album captures the band pushing their sound into new territory, while retaining the high-energy hooks and inventive riffs that have become their hallmark. Stream Can We Hang Out Sometime? HERE. The theme of connection runs throughout the 10 tracks on Can We Hang Out Sometime?; its importance, its fragility, and the search for it in moments of uncertainty. From the bittersweet “Wall” to the tender “Coffee,” the album serves as both an ode to and a meditation on how we relate to friends, lovers, the world around us, and ourselves. Leaning into that emotional openness, the band pushed themselves further than ever before in the studio. “This record is the most unfiltered and uninhibited we have ever been,” shares the band. “There are so many things on this record that are irreproducible, sounds and methods that made each and every take totally unique. From writing a batshit crazy solo that’s nearly impossible to play to having Nick screaming his lungs out in his vocals for the very first time.” Across the record, those ideas take shape in stories of strained friendships, missed signals, and the quiet effort it takes to show up for one another. “The record is about acknowledging the difficulties of life and hanging out with your friends anyway, to help make it better,” says singer Nick Frosst. That tension between closeness and distance carries across the album’s emotional range, from the grungy bite of “Eastside,” which picks at a long-held grudge, to the haunting pull of “Rift” and its all-consuming obsession. “Cicada” wrestles with inadequacy and desire, while “Tea Leaves” reflects on the cyclical pain of drifting apart. At the album’s core, “Ginger Lemonade” stands as a heartfelt love letter to the band’s own creative partnership, a reminder that ‘chosen’ family can weather even the most uncertain moments. Says guitarist David Wood, “Sonically this record is us exploring some of the most visceral emotions…” That sense of shared experience extends not only to the album’s themes, but to the way the band write and create together. “If we could each individually just write these songs, we probably would have,” explains guitarist Jacob Kereliuk. “But part of why we’re in a band is the camaraderie and the brotherhood. We all need each other to take these ideas and explore them together.” The album’s recording sessions took place during the January 2025 wildfires, with the band confined to the studio as smoke filled the city and uncertainty loomed outside. That closeness was shaped not just lyrically, but physically during the recording process. “We were under a tremendous amount of stress during the process,” recalls David. “We’d wake up and it would just be huge plumes of smoke. The whole time we were on our phones trying to track the alert system to know if we should leave.” That tension seeps into the album’s sound and themes. “It’s very grungy and raw compared to our other stuff,” David continues. “We were a group of friends in a house together during this moment of chaos, and the album really explores your connection and relationship with other people in times like that.” A string of releases leading up to the record release has built incredible momentum for the band. Recent single “Cicada” sits at over 5M streams across platforms, helping push the band past 3.45M monthly listeners, and over 800M catalogue streams across platforms. February’s “Eastside,” a sharp, driving anthem built around rivalry and unresolved tension, captured the jolt of running into someone who once knew you well. November’s “Rift” has already crossed 4M streams across DSPs and YouTube, while December saw the band host a Twitch subathon in Los Angeles that blurred the line between live performance, community hang, and creator crossover, featuring appearances from Lilypichu, Albert Chang, Hachubby, and others. Late last year, the band performed at the Streamer Awards in Los Angeles, where their set was broadcast live to millions of concurrent viewers across Twitch and YouTube. The performance placed the band amongst the event’s impressive list of past performers and fellow digital-era music disruptors, including Ty Dolla $ign, Bella Poarch, Yung Gravy, and BBNO$. Watch the performance HERE. Blending the punchy riffs of J-rock, the immediacy of indie rock, and the raw edge of pop-punk, Good Kid has spent the past several years quietly building something larger than a typical band trajectory. Entirely independent, they’ve cultivated a fiercely participatory fan community, while establishing themselves as one of the most creator-friendly projects in modern guitar music. By making their entire discography Content ID–free and DMCA–free, the band have empowered creators across Twitch, YouTube, and other platforms to use their songs without fear of takedowns, allowing the music to spread organically across gaming streams, animations, and online communities. To celebrate Can We Hang Out Sometime?, Good Kid will hit the road for an extensive 2026 tour, kicking off on 10th April 2026 in London, ON and winding through major cities across the US and Canada before heading overseas for some of their biggest UK and European shows to date. Several shows have already sold out, including a second night at Danforth Music Hall in Toronto. See below for a full routing. 2026 TOUR DATES: UK/EUROPE 16 SEP – Newcastle, UK – Newcastle University SU 17 SEP – Glasgow, UK – SWG3 Galvanizers 19 SEP – Dublin, IE – 3Olympia 21 SEP – Birmingham, UK – O2 Institute 22 SEP – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz 23 SEP – Nottingham, UK – Palais 25 SEP – Cardiff, UK – Tramshed 26 SEP – London, UK – The Roundhouse 28 SEP – Cologne, DE – Die Kantine 29 SEP – Antwerp, BE – Zappa (Box) 30 SEP – Paris, FR – Trabendo 02 OCT – Hamburg, DE – Markthalle 03 OCT – Tilburg, NL – O13 Poppodium “CAN WE HANG OUT SOMETIME?” LP TRACKLIST: 01. Rift 02. Eastside 03. Coffee 04. Cicada 05. Tea Leaves 06. Alone With Me 07. Ghost Keeper 08. Tornado 09. Wall 10. Ginger Lemonade GOOD KID – CAN WE HANG OUT SOMETIME? IS RELEASED NOW | 
