With a Neil Young-Canadiana soul and the collaborative spirit of Barenaked Ladies and Blue Rodeo, Farewell Stanleys craft songs that make one want to sing along to with one arm around a lifelong friend and the other holding up their favourite drink. Fusing the songwriting and voices of lifelong friends Jeremy Montag and Mark Milanovic, the Stanleys’ music respects the musical traditions of the past, while also having a fresh, genre-bending, alternative rock and roll originality. Inspired by the songwriting teams of Lennon-McCartney, Henley-Frey, and John-Taupin, their songs exhibit the power of human connection and collaborative songwriting.
With their debut album, "Good Company,” the Stanleys self-recorded a collection of songs that left you in a distant place from when you first pushed play. Their sophomore album, "New Love,” up’d the ante with stronger hooks and and further showcased the melodic depth of Montag and Milanovic’s songwriting. Their third album, “The Bottom Floor,” then up’d the tempo and showed off The Stanleys’ Canadiana, roots-rock swagger with Montag and Milanovic harmonizing on practucally every lyric. With endless amounts of material in their songwriting arsenal, the Stanleys released their fourth, full-length LP “After Everybody Left.” The strength of this album, along with their continued work and persistence to release quality, original music, led to them taking home the 2022 Forest City London Music Award (FCLMA) for Best Rock Band. For their upcoming 5th album, they went into renowned Emac Studios to record with legendary producer Moe Berg (The Pursuit of Happiness, Transcanada Highwaymen). The results were magical and singles from the album will be released soon!