{{Short description|Canadian alt-country band}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = NQ Arbuckle | image = Neville Quinlan at NXNE 2009.jpg | caption = Neville Quinlan performing at NXNE 2009 in Toronto | image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | landscape = no | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | genre = Alternative country | years_active = 2002&ndash;present | label = Six Shooter | associated_acts = Carolyn Mark | website = | current_members = Neville Quinlan<br/>Mark Kesper<br/>Peter Kesper<br/>John Dinsmore<br/>Jason Sniderman }}

'''NQ Arbuckle''' is a Canadian alternative country band based in Toronto, Ontario,<ref>Schneider, Jason (August 2008). "[http://exclaim.ca/Interviews/FromTheMagazine/nq_arbuckle_orders_another_round NQ Arbuckle Orders Another Round]", ''Exclaim!''. Retrieved May 4, 2014.</ref> consisting of Montreal-born Neville Quinlan (the NQ of the band's name), Mark Kesper, Peter Kesper, John Dinsmore and Jason Sniderman.

==History== NQ Arbuckle was formed in 2002 as a solo project for Quinlan. His debut album, ''Hanging the Battle-Scarred Pinata'', was recorded in Vancouver.

Mark Kesper, Peter Kesper, and John Dinsmore joined for the second album.<ref>Whibbs, Shannon (March 31, 2005). "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140504054846/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2005/03/31/nq-arbuckle-not-quite-country-not-quite-rock/ NQ Arbuckle: Not Quite Country, Not Quite Rock?]}}", ''Chart''. Retrieved May 4, 2014.</ref> Before playing bass for NQ Arbuckle, John Dinsmore was a well-known bullfighter.<ref>Deusner, Stephen M. (October 28, 2009). "[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13612-lets-just-stay-here/ Carolyn Mark / NQ Arbuckle: Let's Just Stay Here]", Pitchfork. Retrieved May 3, 2014.</ref>

The band released four albums on Six Shooter Records.<ref>McKean, Matthew (April 29, 2014). "[http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/FolkAndCountry/nq_arbuckle-future_happens_anyway NQ Arbuckle The Future Happens Anyway]", ''Exclaim!''. Retrieved May 4, 2014.</ref> The band's 2009 album, ''Let's Just Stay Here'' with Carolyn Mark, was released on Mint Records.

NQ Arbuckle has twice been nominated for a Juno Award in the category Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group.<ref>"[http://junoawards.ca/awards/artist-summary/?artist_name=NQ+Arbuckle&submit=Search Artist Summary: NQ Arbuckle]", Junoawards.ca. Retrieved May 4, 2014.</ref> As well as regular touring,<ref>[http://nodepression.com/album-review/nq-arbuckle-kathy-kallick-and-north-nashville-album-reviews "NQ Arbuckle, Kathy Kallick and North of Nashville (Album Reviews)"]. ''No Depression'', by Skot Nelson, Staff Reviewer May 4, 2014</ref> the band often plays small venues, including the Black Sheep Inn in Wakefield, Quebec, The Dakota Tavern in Toronto, and The Grad Club in Kingston, Ontario.

Their fifth album, ''The Future Happens Anyway'', was released April 29, 2014, on Six Shooter Records.<ref>[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/album-reviews/nq-arbuckles-latest-release-reflects-on-mortality-dreams-loathing-and-lifes-gravity/article18209207/ "NQ Arbuckle’s latest release reflects on mortality, dreams, loathing and life’s gravity"]. ''The Globe and Mail'', April 25, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/nq-arbuckle-the-future-happens-anyway/ "NQ Arbuckle - The Future Happens Anyway"]. ''NOW Toronto'', by Sarah Greene May 15, 2014</ref>

Starting in 2020, NQ Arbuckle released tracks "Love Songs for the Long Game," "No Hands Bicycle," and "All Apologies" (Nirvana cover) as singles leading up to the release of ''Love Songs for the Long Game'' in May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NQ Arbuckle’s Love Songs for the Long Game Out Now |url=https://sixshooterrecords.com/nq-arbuckles-love-songs-for-the-long-game-out-now-2/ |access-date=2023-10-12 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Discography== {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Notes |- | 2002 | ''Hanging the Battle-Scarred Pinata'' | |- | 2005 | ''Last Supper in a Cheap Town'' | |- | 2008 | ''XOK'' | Juno Award nominee for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group |- | 2009 | ''Let's Just Stay Here'' (with Carolyn Mark) | Juno Award nominee for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group |- | 2014 | ''The Future Happens Anyway'' | |- | 2023 | ''Love Songs for the Long Game'' | |}

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== External links == *[https://myspace.com/nqarbuckle NQ Arbuckle] on Myspace *[http://sixshooterrecords.com/artists/nq-arbuckle/ NQ Arbuckle] at Six Shooter Records

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