After more than two decades without releasing new material, The Watchmen are back with “Gasoline,” their first new song since 2002.
Released today, Friday, November 13, 2026, “Gasoline” finds the longstanding lineup of Daniel Greaves, Joey Serlin, Ken Tizzard and Sammy Kohn making music together again — not as an exercise in nostalgia, but as a band with something new to say.
The song was composed collaboratively by all four members, with lyrics written by Greaves. “Gasoline” was recorded at Serlin’s Vapor Music Studios, engineered by Julian Rudd and mixed by acclaimed Canadian producer and mixer Brian Moncarz.
The arrival of new music comes at a remarkable moment in The Watchmen’s history. This fall, the band was honoured with the Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize for its 1992 debut album, McLaren Furnace Room. Determined by public vote, the award recognizes Canadian albums from the era before the Polaris Music Prize was established that continue to have cultural resonance.
McLaren Furnace Room was recorded by Daniel Greaves, Joey Serlin, Sammy Kohn and Pete Loewen, with Ken Tizzard joining The Watchmen prior to the recording of the band’s second album, In the Trees. Greaves, Serlin, Tizzard and Kohn would go on to form the lineup behind the albums and songs that became synonymous with The Watchmen throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.
More than three decades later, that same lineup is still together — and “Gasoline” represents something they haven’t done in 24 years: release a new Watchmen song.
“There’s something pretty special about being recognized for a record we made at the very beginning of our career while, at the
same time, having a brand-new Watchmen song ready to release. The Slaight Family Polaris Heritage Prize has given us an opportunity to look back and appreciate what those records have meant to people. ‘Gasoline’ gives us a chance to look forward.”
Rather than attempting to recreate a particular era of the band, “Gasoline” grew naturally out of four musicians who have spent more than three decades playing together.
“We didn’t go into this trying to write something that sounded like The Watchmen in 1995 or 2000. We just wanted to make something that felt like us now. Once ‘Gasoline’ started coming together, it became pretty clear that we wanted people to hear it.”
The release leads into The Watchmen’s November 21, 2026 performance at the Danforth Music Hall in Toronto, giving fans their first opportunity to hear the band in this new chapter.
From McLaren Furnace Room through In the Trees, Brand New Day, Silent Radar and Slomotion, The Watchmen built one of the most distinctive catalogues in Canadian alternative rock, with songs including “Stereo,” “All Uncovered,” “Boneyard Tree,” “Any Day Now” and “Absolutely Anytime.”
The band has continued to perform together in the years since its last studio release. With “Gasoline,” for the first time in 24 years, The Watchmen are adding a new song to that catalogue.
“Gasoline” is available on all major streaming platforms as of November 13, 2026.
The Watchmen
- Daniel Greaves — Vocals
- Joey Serlin — Guitar
- Ken Tizzard — Bass
- Sammy Kohn — Drums
Live
November 21, 2026 — The Danforth Music Hall — Toronto, Ontario
