Sloan
Sloan is an alternative rock/power pop band that was formed in 1991 in Hali… Read Full Bio ↴Sloan is an alternative rock/power pop band that was formed in 1991 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Currently based in Toronto, Ontario, the band has consisted since its formation of members Jay Ferguson (vocals, guitar), Patrick Pentland (guitar, vocals), Chris Murphy (vocals, bass) and Andrew Scott (drums, vocals). The band has released twelve studio albums since their formation and earned international critical acclaim; appropriately, Sloan's most recent work is '12', which came out on April 6, 2018.
The band was formed in 1991, when Chris Murphy and Andrew Scott met at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax. Patrick Pentland and Jay Ferguson joined soon after. In 1992, the band created their own record label, called Murderecords, for themselves and other Halifax area bands, and the outfit released the 'Peppermint EP' (the release also known as just 'Peppermint').
According to Sloan's official website, the band's name refers to a friend's nickname. Their friend, Jason Larsen, was called 'Slow One' by his French-speaking boss, which with the French accent sounded more like 'Sloan'. The original agreement was that they could name the band after their friend's nickname as long as he was on the cover of their first album. As a result, it is Larsen who appears on the cover of the 'Peppermint EP'.
Later in 1992, Sloan released their full-length debut, titled 'Smeared', on Geffen Records. Like many indie rock groups before them, the band found that major label dealings were basically as much trouble as they were worth. In 1994, Geffen did not promote their second album, called 'Twice Removed', due to artistic disputes, although it sold well in Canada. Spin named the album one of the "Best Albums You Didn't Hear" in 1994. A 1996 reader poll by Canadian music magazine Chart! ranked it as the best Canadian album of all time only two years after its release. The same poll in 2000 ranked the album third, behind Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' and Neil Young's 'Harvest', while the 2005 poll once again ranked the album first.
After the release of Twice Removed, the band went on hiatus and were rumoured to have broken up, as they had rejected Geffen's offer for their next album. In 1996, however, they released the widely praised One Chord to Another on their own Murderecords label. Following 1998's Navy Blues album, Sloan released their first live album 4 Nights at the Palais Royale in 1999. Those albums were followed by Between the Bridges in 1999, and Pretty Together in 2001.
Sloan made a concerted effort to break into the US market on their 2003 release Action Pact. Songs were recorded in L.A. with Tom Rothrock producing. The glossier, radio-ready sound failed to raise Sloan's profile in the US, though they continued to be highly popular in Canada.
Sloan's first compilation album A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005, included two new songs, "All Used Up" and "Try to Make It". The Japanese release included two additional new tracks.
Now signed to Yep Roc Records for their US releases, they put out their eighth disc, Never Hear the End of It in 2006. The album contained 30 tracks with all the members of the band contributing new songs. It was met with widespread critical acclaim and became the highest charting Sloan album in the US up to that point.
In 2008, Sloan followed up their longest album with their shortest release Parallel Play.
In November 2009 Sloan added a digital music store to their website. The band released an online-only EP called Hit & Run to promote the store. The EP featured two songs by Chris Murphy, and one by each of the other band members. Murphy's Take It Upon Yourself was released as a free single. In February 2010, the band released another online exclusive, the compilation album B-Sides Win: Extras, Bonus Tracks and B-Sides 1992 - 2008.
In 2013, the band revealed plans for a double album, with each of the four sides featuring a solo suite by a different band member. In May 2014, it was announced that the new album would be titled "Commonwealth" and would be released in September 2014. On July 14, 2014, the band announced the official release date for the album (September 9, which turned out to be accurate) and the release of the album's first single, "Keep Swinging (Downtown)". The album cover portrays the band members as four-of-a-kind kings. The suits of these playing cards correspond to the titles of their solo sides: Jay Ferguson's side is called Diamond, Chris Murphy's is Heart, Patrick Pentland's is Shamrock, and Andrew Scott's is Spade.
The band was formed in 1991, when Chris Murphy and Andrew Scott met at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax. Patrick Pentland and Jay Ferguson joined soon after. In 1992, the band created their own record label, called Murderecords, for themselves and other Halifax area bands, and the outfit released the 'Peppermint EP' (the release also known as just 'Peppermint').
According to Sloan's official website, the band's name refers to a friend's nickname. Their friend, Jason Larsen, was called 'Slow One' by his French-speaking boss, which with the French accent sounded more like 'Sloan'. The original agreement was that they could name the band after their friend's nickname as long as he was on the cover of their first album. As a result, it is Larsen who appears on the cover of the 'Peppermint EP'.
Later in 1992, Sloan released their full-length debut, titled 'Smeared', on Geffen Records. Like many indie rock groups before them, the band found that major label dealings were basically as much trouble as they were worth. In 1994, Geffen did not promote their second album, called 'Twice Removed', due to artistic disputes, although it sold well in Canada. Spin named the album one of the "Best Albums You Didn't Hear" in 1994. A 1996 reader poll by Canadian music magazine Chart! ranked it as the best Canadian album of all time only two years after its release. The same poll in 2000 ranked the album third, behind Joni Mitchell's 'Blue' and Neil Young's 'Harvest', while the 2005 poll once again ranked the album first.
After the release of Twice Removed, the band went on hiatus and were rumoured to have broken up, as they had rejected Geffen's offer for their next album. In 1996, however, they released the widely praised One Chord to Another on their own Murderecords label. Following 1998's Navy Blues album, Sloan released their first live album 4 Nights at the Palais Royale in 1999. Those albums were followed by Between the Bridges in 1999, and Pretty Together in 2001.
Sloan made a concerted effort to break into the US market on their 2003 release Action Pact. Songs were recorded in L.A. with Tom Rothrock producing. The glossier, radio-ready sound failed to raise Sloan's profile in the US, though they continued to be highly popular in Canada.
Sloan's first compilation album A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005, included two new songs, "All Used Up" and "Try to Make It". The Japanese release included two additional new tracks.
Now signed to Yep Roc Records for their US releases, they put out their eighth disc, Never Hear the End of It in 2006. The album contained 30 tracks with all the members of the band contributing new songs. It was met with widespread critical acclaim and became the highest charting Sloan album in the US up to that point.
In 2008, Sloan followed up their longest album with their shortest release Parallel Play.
In November 2009 Sloan added a digital music store to their website. The band released an online-only EP called Hit & Run to promote the store. The EP featured two songs by Chris Murphy, and one by each of the other band members. Murphy's Take It Upon Yourself was released as a free single. In February 2010, the band released another online exclusive, the compilation album B-Sides Win: Extras, Bonus Tracks and B-Sides 1992 - 2008.
In 2013, the band revealed plans for a double album, with each of the four sides featuring a solo suite by a different band member. In May 2014, it was announced that the new album would be titled "Commonwealth" and would be released in September 2014. On July 14, 2014, the band announced the official release date for the album (September 9, which turned out to be accurate) and the release of the album's first single, "Keep Swinging (Downtown)". The album cover portrays the band members as four-of-a-kind kings. The suits of these playing cards correspond to the titles of their solo sides: Jay Ferguson's side is called Diamond, Chris Murphy's is Heart, Patrick Pentland's is Shamrock, and Andrew Scott's is Spade.
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04 Median Strip I can't tell you what I want to I can't tell…
400 Metres Can't you see the black strap It holds me up, for…
44 Teenagers You don't need us to tell you what to do Remote…
500 Up She comes running down like water To splash around with the…
A Long Time Coming I walk the line for you Each and everyday And there's a…
A Side Wins Where is my camera This picture denies all my ties To this…
All By Ourselves Say what you want about me Yeah yeah yeah Say what you…
All I Am is All You're Not What I might lack in pizzazz I make up in charm Just…
All of the Voices That's me swimming in molasses Uphill, I'm the handsome one …
All Used Up Blind leading blind Tryin' to keep yourself alive Wrong doin…
Amped Up on pills that made me happy Not about to drown…
Ana Lucia (I'm hanging out) (I'm hanging out) Ana Lucia You're the …
Another Way I Could Do It I don't know my way through this city And I know…
Anyone Who's Anyone Things can happen if we stay I missed my chance But…
Are You Giving Me Back My Love Are you giving me back my love? Are you giving…
Autobiography I'm writing "young and gifted" In my autobiography I figur…
Backstabbin' There's one thing, then another thing Building up into a mou…
Before I Do There's no more fame to address Did you impress? In all fa…
Before The End Of The Race Started out one way, but turned out the other And boy…
Believe in Me If you believe everything has a reason If you believe that…
Bells On While I'm at this funeral You're in New York I've been div…
Beverley Terrace It's like a showdown at Beverly Terrace Perhaps a movie fil…
Beyond Me Yet another thing that I didn't know Why is it seemingly…
Blackout People walk around in a daze that's unsettled And they're t…
Burn for It I've got a way To think everyone around me's crazy I've got…
C'mon C'mon Come on, come on, come on We're gonna get it…
Can Turn around You can't face up to me I stand my ground I'm…
Can't Face Up Turn around You can't face up to me I stand my ground I'm…
can't you figure it out Do you remember When October disappeared in a flash And by D…
Can't You Figure It Out? Do you remember When October disappeared in a flash? And b…
Cheap Champagne Ba ba da Ba ba da Ba ba da Ba ba da She kept…
Chester The Molester Chester the Molester's not without his charm She can see her…
Coax Me It all seemed to happen so fast Will you ever believe…
Deeper than Beauty I suppose that I've seen you three times now And I…
Delivering Maybes What you did after what you said Will never mean a…
Dignified and Old My telephone never rings She'd never call me I hate myself t…
Don't Stop Your sight-specific knack I fall under attack The only time …
Don't You Believe A Word Don't you believe a word, yeah Don't you believe a word,…
Down in the Basement Way down, way far underground We got started at the bottom…
Dreaming Of You (J. FergusonSloan) You, I wish I knew you better Then again…
Emergency 911 I don't want no police I don't want no police Around my…
Essential Services Is everyone a soldier When there's no end in sight And the…
Everybody Wants You Everybody wants you Everybody dies Whenever they're around…
Everything You Do your time, to pay the price For every thing you've…
Fade Away Trace patterns to see If we're just rewriting history The di…
Fading Into Obscurity So many stories I could tell I had the world under…
False Alarm I know that I'm just a friend Not what you'd call…
Flying High Again We can make it like we never met Keep in mind…
Follow The Leader Children in a line Outta be benign But following the leader …
Friendship Jolene, you were the best friend I ever had It's beyond…
G Turns to D These songs are all about you And I'm tellin' everyone I'm…
Gimme That You gotta gimme that gimme that now Oh, I'm gonna show…
Glitter and Gold Girl, I know what he can give you Every single day…
Golden Eyes Golden eyes see right through me Golden eyes they see right…
Gone for Good Love ain't lost at such a cost To reaching new lows…
Good In Everyone First off here's what you do to me You get rough,…
Green Gardens Cold Montreal Green gardens, cold Montreal Crooked picture that hang in th…
Had Enough I don't know if you'll think about me much today…
Have Faith You know you should let go Even though you don't want…
Helen Well we meet again This time it's like a drive…
HFXNSHC Well I remember years ago When our punk rock was none…
Hollow Head I followed it half way around the world It's obnoxious and…
I Am the Cancer So long, Matthew I will miss you There is too much to…
I Can Feel It She came runnin' I hate everything that came before me Crush…
I Can't Let Go I try and I try but I can't say goodbye Feel…
I Can't Sleep I can't sleep Even though I want to My nerves are shot Ri…
I Hate My Generation What could you both possibly share? Other than the color of…
I Know You When it could be said That I'm not in time with…
I Love A Long Goodbye (C. MurphySloan) And though no one knows for certain Where …
I Understand Falling from the sky You’re free finally You took me by su…
I Wanna Thank You You had the best of intentions now But the bad inventions…
I Was Wrong Close your eyes, move with the flow Compromise just let it…
I Wouldn't Want to Lose Your Love Easy now Don't let our love go wrong I'd never hurt you…
I'm Not a Kid Anymore Once upon a time I was on the scene An attitude…
I'm Not Through With You Yet She cried, "Bingo! You finally clued in!" I guess I never…
I've Gotta Know I gotta know what's your secret I gotta know where you…
I've Gotta Try (Is it only when you're lonely) So many times knowing I'm…
If I Could Change Your Mind Ooh, well you stopped then you said I doubt you'll change…
If It Feels Good Do It Your sight-specific knack I fall under attack The only time …
Iggy & Angus Someone better get insurance To take good care of me Cause i…
Ill Placed Trust Everything you do I want to do too Every where you…
In The Movies In the time it takes us to walk another city…
It Every time things start to get a little OK You find…
It Is Never I wrote it all down for you to read In a…
It's In Your Eyes You're so crazy, crazy for me Because I've got something so…
It's Not The End Of The World It's not the end of the world But into a ball…
It's Plain To See This understanding's a misunderstanding easily You come r…
Junior Panthers You touched my hand I'm not a fan You held a dance…
Keep on Thinkin I just want to keep on thinkin' 'bout you (thinkin'…
Last Time In Love This is my last time Last time in love And I got…
Laying So Low I want to be chosen But I fear I'm so in the…
Left of Centre I remember Uncle Owen Because his story was aimed at me Th…
Lemonzinger Sound asleep Asleep with the radio Your favourite show …
Let's Get the Party Started It's not an instrumental - just pred-party noise of croud,…
Light Years I think she said "It's like a kiss from God" Then she…
Lines You Amend Said you'd found a way to end it peacefully I remember…
Listen To The Radio Listen to the radio Where did everybody go? There's silenc…
Live On Towel underneath the door Fast food wrappers on the floor St…
Live The Life You're Dreaming Of Hello Can I have a show Of hands who have taken something…
Living the Dream Everybody gather round And listen to my dream, you're bound …
Living With The Masses Living with the masses Will always get you down And next t…
Loosens Somehow it grew Cut me in two To tell you the truth I…
Losing California You hit rock bottom and everybody knows it But does anybody…
Love Is All Around As time moves faster, there's no moving The boys and girls…
Lucky for Me (C. Murphy/Sloan) Congratulations on your deal I imagi…
Marcus Said Halloween The night the artist caused a scene The night I he…
Median Strip I can't tell you what I want to I can't tell…
Midnight Mass We're like a secret society Meeting at the midnight mass N…
Money City Maniacs All you've found is another back door That no one sees…
Never Seeing The Ground For the Sky I can see the light I turn from wrong to right Shining…
Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore I can see the writing on the wall You've hardly see…
Nothing Left to Make Me Want to Stay There are those who live their life As if there is…
Oh Dear Diary Oh dear diary You didn't hear it from me But I know…
On The Horizon These are a few of the states I'm in The first…
On the Road Again/Transona Five (Jones-Wilson/Canned Heat - Boogie With Canned Heat, 1968) (…
Other Man You know he's not the one for you But that's no…
Over You Oh baby This is nowhere Wish I was some where Over you Your …
Penpals I write you from a far country in North of Africa It…
People Of The Sky I once knew a pair that used to fit very…
People Think They Know Me People think they know me but they don't People say they…
Pick It Up And Dial It (C. MurphySloan) People people This is a poll Are you one o…
Pillow Fight If you start a pillow fight I don't wanna get involved You…
Pretty Voice You have got such a wonderful chance at Doing something…
Raspberry Through the music There's a dancing girl She can be…
Reach Out Reach out! You've got something more to say That'll blow aw…
Ready For You Never needed nobody Never needed a girl I've been breakin' m…
Rest of My Life I started thinking about the rest of my life I found…
Right Or Wrong Ten years ahead of our time Or about one year behind Somet…
Right to Roam Right to roam, path to pavilion Follow the light, should you…
Seems So Heavy There's an aircraft somewhere down by the river The thing ra…
Sensory Deprivation Don't take it from me But Altered States scared me Sho…
Set In Motion They're coming out With the movie version of my life Based…
Shadow Of Love Living in the shadow of love Tricked by an indirect light …
Shame Shame I could tell you all I don't know It wouldn't be…
She Says What She Means When in the world I'm gonna get it together I'm telling you…
She's Slowin' Down Again She's slowing down again She's slowing down again Living li…
Sinking Ships Take control of having what you want Around you And every …
Sleepover Think that I could stay with you? I realize it's after…
Smother You still wonder if you understood the way I felt…
Snowsuit Sound Pushed off of the silver swings, I got my braces…
So Beyond Me Yet another thing that I didn't know Why is it seemingly…
Someone That I Can Be True With Oh where should I start? She's sensitive and smart That's …
Something's Wrong I got the feeling that there's something wrong But I can't…
Stand By Me Yeah You gotta roll with the punches to get to what…
Step on It Jean Ooh, step on it Jean You got halfway there, but you're…
Stood Up I've got to meet my friends Go ahead I said I'd…
Stove / Smother You still wonder if you understood the way I felt…
Sugartune I wrote for you this sugartune To help you through what…
Suppose They Close The Door Hey, you've shed your reputation Now, deny your compensatio…
Take Good Care of the Poor Boy You've got lots to say, don't take this too seriously (Ther…
Take It Easy I want you beside of me I want you to slide…
Take It In I know it's none of my business what you do But…
Take It Upon Yourself When there's no shoulder on which to lean And it's clear…
Take the Bench You played those notes a year ago But nobody ever seems…
The Answer Was You I woke up somewhere in the middle I turned to my…
The Day Will Be Mine One day I'll wake up new and knowing The sun will…
The Dogs I'm thinking that I'm gonna make it now I said I'd…
The Good In Everyone First off here's what you do to me You get rough,…
The Great Wall (A. ScottSloan) Time may flow over realizing goals that no …
The Life Of A Working Girl (C. MurphySloan) All the resumes were splendid But she's th…
The Lines You Amend Said you'd found a way to end it peacefully I remember…
The Lion's Share I'm sure you're aware that the lion's share Is spread out…
The Marquee and the Moon Cabaret license I haven't been by since It goes against all …
The N.S Free for all so choose your places well But you won't…
The NS Free for all so choose your places well But you won't…
The Other Man I wake up Another group of hours till the end of…
The Other Side There's a certain kind of feeling on the other side It'll…
The People of the Sky I once knew a pair that used to fit very…
The Rest Of My Life I started thinking about the rest of my life I found…
Too Many Let's get something straight No one decides another person's…
Torn I'm feelin' that I've been torn What can I do? I say…
Törn (C. Murphy/Sloan) I've a feelin' that I've been torn What c…
Traces Ask your questions later I'm still on my hesitator A lonely …
Try To Make It Got your invitation Bless your heart, you're good to call …
Two Seater For what it's worth, you're on my turf And my roots…
Underwhelmed She was underwhelmed, if that's a word I know it's not,…
Unkind Well are you ready For this to take a hold of…
Waiting For Slow Songs When you and your cast of friends arrive And the party…
What's There to Decide? Where did you go to? And how did you get there? Hope…
Where Are You Now? Well are you high or are you low And do you…
Who Loves Life More Stayed up one time Until late in the evening I had so…
Who Taught You to Live Like That She came through inspections Towards me in sections The li…
Who You Talkin To Who you talkin' to To say it won't work out right…
Will I Belong? I fell in with your crowd I didn't belong I didn't belong …
Wish Upon a Satellite I wish upon a satellite The stars don't seem to care I…
Witch's Wand Remember I'd forgotten that I met you before It was your…
Worried Now I think I've lost my sense of humor 'Cause I can't…
Year Zero Was that a blue canary Behind your hands cuffed over the…
You Know What It's About You know what it's about You know it's never gonna workout …
Your Daddy Will Do When your mama met your daddy she had to decide Should…
Your Dreams Have Come True Your dreams have come true Everything's up to you But you ca…
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