The Alternate Side's Alisa Ali had a chance to catch up with Yukon Blonde frontman Jeff Innes at SXSW in March, but a few weeks ago the entire band — Innes, guitarist Brandon Scott, drummer Graham Jones, bassist John Jeffrey and touring guitarist/keyboardist Matt Kelly — headed to the Bronx for a session in Studio A.

Yukon Blonde's second album Tiger Talk might have been mostly written on the road, but the record reflects some home truths for the Canadian band: they really know how to write a fun, frank and ferocious rock song.