Released ‘I Wanna Play’

In April 2021, the Trews released the single “I Wanna Play,” a song inspired partly by the COVID-19 pandemic. The music video featured an appearance by photographer and musician Bob Lanois and was filmed shortly before his sudden death. “I Wanna Play” ended up charting in the top ten at rock radio in Canada, becoming their 19th single to do so. In the fall of 2021, the band released its seventh full-length studio album Wanderer , composed mostly of songs that were written and recorded during the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lock downs. The album featured production work from Derek Hoffman, Eric Ratz, Rich Robinson (of the Black Crowes), and John-Angus MacDonald. The band spent the better part of the following two years getting back out on the road post lock down, and to promote Wanderer , with tours of Canada and the U.S. which included many headlining dates as well as support slots for the Black Crowes , Stone Temple Pilots , and Mumford and Sons . In the summer of 2023, the band released a one-off single called “Peace Jam” which was produced by the band and Mark Howard. The song was inspired by the recent turmoil of global events.