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That’s what gives Lose My Grip its weight. Not the idea of struggle itself, but the sense of continuing anyway. The record sounds like a band that’s spent years figuring out exactly what kind of music they want to make, then finally trusting themselves enough to make it without apology. With Mitchell Buchanan on bass and vocals, Sara Fellin on drums and vocals, and Tyler Boles handling guitar duties across the record, Among Legends lock into something tight, aggressive, and undeniably melodic. Bennett Rouleau now rounds out the live lineup as the band prepares to take Lose My Grip back onto the road through 2026. Whether the band is charging through hook-heavy skate punk, pushing into grittier melodic hardcore territory, or locking into the restless energy of tracks like “Go On,” the record never loses its sense of momentum. It’s loud, road-tested, sharp around the edges, and built for packed rooms, long drives, and repeat listens.
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1. Lose My Grip feels like a defining moment for Among Legends. Looking back at everything you’ve been through since forming in 2016, what does this album represent for the band?
Sara: I think this album represents both a period of significant change for the band, and the resolve to work through that change and continue making music that we love. We’re in a very different spot than we were in 2016 – there’s been a ton of change to the lineup of the band, the primary songwriters are different now than they were on the last record, the influences of the people writing the songs are more prevalent, and all of these factors can be heard in the sound and lyrical content of Lose My Grip. Making this album, and having it finally available for people to listen to, really feels like a huge accomplishment. It wasn’t easy to get here – there were many personal and external factors that made the past few years a challenge, but we made it and ended up with something that we’re really proud of.
2. Mitchell has said the album explores instability in relationships, communities, and even within ourselves. Was writing these songs a form of reflection, or did the meaning become clearer once the record was finished?
Sara: I think it’s fair to say that the songs themselves are definitely a form of reflection. Each song represents a point of time, and is associated with a specific feeling. Some songs look inwards, dissecting thoughts and emotions that we might have about a certain situation, while others revolve around feelings we have about things in the world around us. All told, I think songwriting is an opportunity to express a sentiment or idea, and often that comes with some degree of reflection on how those things make you feel. With Lose My Grip in particular, I don’t think we totally knew what the overall meaning of the record was going to be until we sorted through the songs that we had and picked the ones we thought should make the album. Only at that point can you see the culmination of all of the thoughts and feelings from the individual songs, and pull meaning from the collection. As it turns out, both Mitchell and I had come to the table with songs reflecting on the themes of uncertainty, instability, and frustration with the state of the world, so it made for a pretty cohesive message.
3. Your debut album was recorded years before it was finally released, whereas Lose My Grip feels like a snapshot of who Among Legends are right now. How important was it for this record to capture the band’s current identity?
Sara: The decision to record Lose My Grip came after learning that Tyler, our guitarist at the time, wanted to step away from the band. His decision to leave was somewhat unexpected, but it kicked off a sense of urgency when it came to the idea of recording. We knew that we had a limited window in which to make a record with Tyler, and we really wanted to have him involved as he was so important to the creation of the songs. We had put a lot of work into developing our sound as a three-piece band, and Lose My Grip is an encapsulation of that effort and time. I’m so glad Tyler was able to make the recording session happen, we truly wouldn’t have been able to make the album without him.
4. Songs like “H/A/C/K” and “Floating Here For Years” showcase two very different sides of the album. How did you balance the heavier emotional themes with the energy and urgency that defines your sound?
Sara: I think Lose my Grip represents a bit of a period of experimentation for the band. There are songs on the album that don’t sound like anything we’ve done before – and H/A/C/K is a great example of that. When Mitchell first pitched the idea for H/A/C/K, I was totally stoked – both of us are fans of more aggressive music, but we hadn’t really explored that with our own band before. H/A/C/K sort of proved that we could do something outside of our comfort zone, and it was really fun to see it come together. On the other hand, we still love the upbeat, poppy kind of punk rock that we’d been writing and playing on previous albums. Songs like Floating Here For Years call back to that, and I think there’s definitely room for those more familiar sounds on the record. We spent a lot of time trying to find the right sequencing for Lose My Grip – it was important to blend both types of song together, and not have it feel like we simply stuck a bunch of songs with very different sounds on an album. I’m really happy with where we landed – I think there’s a flow to the album that feels natural while incorporating some new experimentation.
5. Line-up changes can often derail a band, but they seem to have strengthened your focus. How did rebuilding the band influence both the songwriting and the chemistry on this record?
Mitchell: Honestly a lot of pretty serious conversations about whether it was worth continuing at the early stages, and then once we decided to go for it, a looooot of trust in each other. I’m really grateful to the band for believing in me to learn enough bass to continue, grateful to Sara for being comfortable with contributing songs – even ones she wasn’t certain about – and grateful to Tyler for sticking with recording (and doing an amazing job). The songwriting was just as collaborative, with each person bringing songs to the table and all of us providing input on how they might be arranged or developed, but that uncertainty probably contributed to a different energy on this record. I do think there’s a feeling of us leaning on each other a little more, or each person amping up what they do to help the whole thing feel bigger, and I also think that energy makes sense for the musical arrangements and lyrical themes on the album.
6. The album has a raw, melodic punk sound that feels rooted in honesty rather than chasing trends. Was there a conscious decision to move away from a more polished modern pop-punk approach?
Mitchell: I think the biggest factor here is the songwriters. Our previous guitarist Cameron wrote the music for something like 8 songs on the last record, and he was really into modern pop-punk, so that’s where the music would naturally go. Sara and I lean more towards the punk rock side of things, so the songs ended up going in that direction for this record. I’m really excited to see what our guitarist Bennett contributes to our next record, because he’s influenced by a lot of other cool stuff and I know he’s keen to develop new songs with us. That’s one of my favourite things about our band – everyone is welcome to bring songs to the table, and I love working out how we can incorporate those songs and ideas into what we do next.
7. Having spent years touring DIY venues, clubs, and festivals across Canada and the U.S., what lessons from life on the road found their way into Lose My Grip?
Mitchell: To me, it’s all about DIYing as much as possible so you know how to make stuff happen along the way. On any given day, we are bookers, promoters, graphic designers, drivers, gear suppliers, roadies, sound techs, door people AND one of the performing bands. We’re not the best at any of it, but we’ve learned enough to get by – so if a promoter ghosts us, or we’re working the sound booth but a speaker stops working, or any number of unexpected things before or during a show, we can figure it out and keep on going. It’s always nice to have help, but the most motivated people to make something happen for a band is the band itself – so learning how to do it all in some capacity gives us the ability to make things happen at times when it’s harder to rely on other people. And then it also gives us the ability to help other bands along the way!
8. Producer Matt Gauthier played a key role in shaping the album. What did he bring to the recording process that helped elevate these songs?
Mitchell: Matt was awesome. He is really knowledgeable from a technical perspective, he’s a great communicator, and he was an awesome translator to help us take the ideas in our heads and turn them into music. Throughout the process he provided input on where we might consider making modifications to the music, and he was patient when we needed to spend more time developing something. At one point we discovered an issue with the guitars, and instead of throwing up his hands and going “oh well, that’s what we got,” Matt built a plugin from scratch to fix the problem. And despite his protests, we even convinced him to record a beautiful single vocal note in the barbershop quartet moment on Floating Here For Years. But I think the biggest thing is that he’s all about punk rock. We knew Lose My Grip was going to be different from the last record, and all of Matt’s great qualities as an engineer, combined with the fact that he knows everything about melodic punk rock, made him the perfect producer for this record. We have already discussed how much of a no-brainer it is to do our next record with him – beginning to end, Matt absolutely nailed it.
9. With Lose My Grip finally about to be released, which song are you most excited to perform live, and which one do you think will surprise fans the most?
Sara: We’re really excited to finally be playing some new songs live. We used variations of the same set for a long time, and it’s been fun to change things up a little and show people what we’ve been working on. Our current set contains 4 songs from Lose My Grip – H/A/C/K, Sound The Alarm, Go On, and Floating Here For Years – and I think people will probably be most surprised by the first two. They’re a little heavier and angrier than the material that we’ve been playing for a while – we’ve got lots of gang vocals, some chromatic chord progressions, and even a breakdown in Sound The Alarm. We’ve been using Sound The Alarm to start our set and I think it really kicks things off with a ton of energy, and signals a bit of a tonal change from previous live performances.
Mitchell: In the future, I’m excited to add more from the new record. There are very few spots where there’s no singing in our normal set, and I think it would be cool to figure out some of the songs from this album that have more instrumental sections. Familiar Fictions and What’s It Gonna Be would be two that I’d love to add in over time!
10. Finally, if listeners take away just one message after hearing Lose My Grip from beginning to end, what do you hope that message is?
Sara: We’ve spent a lot of time talking about how Lose My Grip represents an angrier, heavier, darker version of our band – and to an extent that’s true. At first glance, this album *is* angrier than the one that came before it – the songs are meaner, the message is more pointed, and honestly, the world feels like a harsher place than it did four years ago – but I think there’s more to the songs than just that. Sound The Alarm is a pissed off song, but it’s also hopeful about the future, and what the future can be if we work to make it better. Back Again is all about the love of music, and how that love can pull you through the doldrums of 9-5 working life. The Last Time is about hoping that someone who struggled for a long time finally has some peace. And maybe that’s why we decided to end the record with that song, it’s nice to cap off some feelings of frustration with something a little more hopeful. I think that might be our main takeaway- life can be turbulent, and messy, and uncertain, but there are reasons to be optimistic, and we hope that people can find their own version of peace.
Key Tracks: H/A/C/K, Floating Here For Years, Go On (No Explicit Language / MAPL)
Genre Tags: Melodic Punk, Punk Rock, Pop Punk, Canadian Punk, Toronto Punk
RIYL: The Flatliners, The Menzingers, Alkaline Trio, The Loved Ones, Bad Religion
Ontario punk trio Among Legends come out swinging on Lose My Grip. The band’s second full-length album, out July 10, 2026, moves fast, hits hard, and rarely lets up, pulling from the melodic urgency of Bad Religion, the road-tested punch of The Flatliners, and the hook-heavy energy that defined southern Ontario punk through the 2000s. Produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Matt Gauthier at ARC Recording Studio and This Place Needs A Name, the record leans further into speed, tension, and sharper edges without losing the melodies that got the band here in the first place. That balance shows up immediately across the album’s twelve tracks. Lead single “H/A/C/K” came out swinging with tight guitars, biting rhythms, and a heavier sense of frustration running underneath the hooks, while “Floating Here For Years” pulled things inward, trading pure momentum for something more restless and reflective. Together, they pointed toward a record that sounds bigger, louder, and more confident in itself than anything Among Legends have released before.
Formed in 2016, Among Legends built their foundation the long way. Self-released EPs, DIY spaces, weekenders, festivals, basement shows, and years spent hauling gear through clubs and bars across Canada and the United States. Their 2022 debut full-length Take Good Care, produced by Siegfried Meier, earned praise from BrooklynVegan, Exclaim!, PunkNews, New Noise Magazine, and Idobi Radio, with BrooklynVegan describing the record as “one ripper after another.” But even then, the band was already heading somewhere else. Recorded in 2019 and delayed until 2022, Take Good Care captured a lineup and sound that no longer fully reflected where Among Legends were going. In the years that followed, lineup changes stripped the band back to its core, with Mitchell Buchanan and Sara Fellin carrying things forward and rebuilding the group into the trio it is today. Rather than slow them down, the change sharpened the focus.
Lose My Grip feels less interested in fitting neatly into modern pop punk and more committed to the kind of melodic punk that sounds raw, immediate, and human. “Our last record came out four years ago, but it was recorded seven years ago. We’re not the same band anymore and I think that’s evident in the way this record sounds,” says vocalist/bassist Mitchell Buchanan. “Stability has been a hard feeling to find in recent years, and this record covers some of the different experiences that come with instability. It’s a lot of looking around and asking ‘how did we get here,’ whether that’s about the state of our countries, our communities, our relationships, or ourselves.” You can hear that especially on “Go On,” one of the album’s strongest tracks and emotional centerpieces. Built around a push-and-pull between vulnerability and avoidance, the song cuts through with lines like “I say I’ll come but we both know I won’t,” capturing the tension between wanting connection and keeping yourself at arm’s length from it. Across the album, relationships drift, routines calcify, and uncertainty hangs overhead, but the songs never stay still long enough to drown in it.