SloanSteadyYep Roc Records [2022] Steady represents Sloan’s 13th full length album, and its release today coincides with the 30th anniversary of their debut record Smeared which came out in October 1992. Sloan are one of the rare bands to make it to their 13th album with all four original members which leads to their consistent … Read more
Canadian indie-rock royalty Sloan announce their 13th studio album, Steady, set for an October 21 release on Yep Roc Records in North America. Their first new album since 2018’s 12, Steady will coincide with the 30th anniversary of their debut album Smeared, which came out in October 1992. Today’s album announcement is marked by the … Read more
The Flashing Lights were founded in Halifax, Nova Scotia by Matt Murphy following the breakup of his seminal band, The Super Friendz in 1997. Murphy had met bassist Henri Sangalang back when they were in grade 8 and the pair moved to Toronto, where they recruited Stephen Pitkin on drums and Gaven Dianda on keyboards, … Read more
TUNSDuly NotedMurderecords [2021] There is nothing better than a killer power pop record and TUNS sophomore album, Duly Noted, may just be one of the best ones you might hear this year. If you are already familiar with TUNS this should not be a shocking statement as members Chris Murphy (Sloan), Mike O’Neil (The Inbreds), … Read more
Sloan 12 Yep Roc Records [2018] Fire Note Says: Sloan shows no signs of slowing down on 12! Album Review: Twelve albums with all the original members is a rare achievement in the music world these days but that is exactly what we get here from Halifax, Nova Scotia’s Sloan. The band has returned with … Read more
Sloan Commonwealth Yep Roc Records [2014] Fire Note Says: Sloan attempt a modern day White Album. Album Review: Canada’s Sloan never seem to slow down. Even though they have been around since the early 90’s and are a big name up North, the four piece indie pop rock group has never broke out here in … Read more
On September 9, 2014, Sloan, will release their 11th studio album Commonwealth via Yep Roc Records. The 15 song collection sees Sloan’s members all contributing original compositions to each record, equal partners with equal say over every aspect of their work. Where in the past creative lines have been blurred to create the multi-faceted Sloan … Read more
Next week we celebrate Thanksgiving so what better way to get ready for tons of food, football and family you may or may not want to hang out with! The Weekly Top 10 does just that with its Songs of Thanks – in their own special way! #10 “Thanks” Chatham County Line You would probably … Read more
Sloan has announced that the third installment of their Sloan Bootleg Vinyl series, Tokyo Japan 2002, will be released this Wednesday November 20th at 12 noon via the Sloan webstore HERE. Recorded live from the audience at Club Quattro in Tokyo, this limited LP is pressed on to Japanese flag – style vinyl and is … Read more
Sloan will release the new limited Hardcore 7-inch single tomorrow exclusively at Sloanmusic.com at Noon EST. In addition to the two new original songs, Sloan also recorded a dozen covers of hardcore classics that were the soundtrack of their youth. Keeping in the theme, there is also a new t-shirt that represents Sloan circa 1985. … Read more