Sloan (band)
| Sloan | |
|---|---|
 Sloan performing at Olympic Island in Toronto, Ontario, 2004 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Rock, alternative rock, power pop, indie rock |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Labels | Yep Roc, Murderecords, Sony BMG, Geffen, Outside Music |
| Website | sloanmusic.com |
| Members | Chris Murphy Patrick Pentland Jay Ferguson Andrew Scott |
Sloan is a Toronto-based rock/power pop quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sloan has released 12 full-length albums, two EPs, a live album, a greatest hits album and more than 30 singles. The band has received nine Juno Award nominations, winning one.[1] The band is known for their sharing of songwriting and lead vocals from each member of the group and their unaltered line-up throughout their career.
Official Sloan logo
Contents
1 History
1.1 Formation and Peppermint EP (1991–1992)
1.2 Geffen Records, Smeared, Twice Removed (1992–1994)
1.3 Murderecords, One Chord to Another to Pretty Together (1996–2001)
1.4 Action Pact, A Sides Win (2003–2005)
1.5 Yep Roc Records, Never Hear the End of It, Parallel Play (2006–2008)
1.6 Hit & Run and B-Sides Win (2009–2010)
1.7 The Double Cross, Twice Removed reissue (2011–2013)
1.8 Commonwealth, 20th anniversary of One Chord to Another (2013–2017)
1.9 Twelfth album, 12 (2018–present)
2 Songwriting, Live Performances
3 Members
4 Discography
4.1 Studio albums
4.2 Singles
5 Honours and awards
5.1 Juno Awards
5.2 East Coast Music Awards
6 See also
7 References
8 External links
History
Formation and Peppermint EP (1991–1992)
Chris Murphy of Sloan performing at South by Southwest (2007).
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. The band is named after the nickname of their friend, Jason Larsen. Larsen was originally called Slow One by his French-speaking boss which, with the French accent, sounded more like "Sloan".[2] The original agreement was that they could name the band after Larsen 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, which was released on the band's own label, Murderecords.
Geffen Records, Smeared, Twice Removed (1992–1994)
Later in 1992, Sloan released their full-length album Smeared on Geffen Records. In 1994, Geffen did not promote their second album, Twice Removed, due to artistic disputes,[3] although it sold well in Canada. Spin named it 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.[4] The same poll in 2000 ranked the album third, behind Joni Mitchell's Blue and Neil Young's Harvest.[5] However, the 2005 poll once again ranked the album first.[3]
Murderecords, One Chord to Another to Pretty Together (1996–2001)
After the release of Twice Removed, the band went on hiatus and there were press reports that the band had broken up,[6] 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, which would become their best-selling album. Following 1998's Navy Blues album, which achieved gold status,[7] 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.
Action Pact, A Sides Win (2003–2005)
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.[8]
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.
Yep Roc Records, Never Hear the End of It, Parallel Play (2006–2008)
Now signed to Yep Roc Records for their US releases, they put out their eighth disc, Never Hear the End of It in 2006.[9] 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 ever release at the time, Parallel Play.
Hit & Run and B-Sides Win (2009–2010)
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.[10]
The Double Cross, Twice Removed reissue (2011–2013)
Sloan announced plans to release a 10th album in 2011, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of their first show.[11]
On February 22, 2011, Sloan announced that their new album would be released on May 10, 2011. The album was entitled The Double Cross, a nod to their 20th (or XX) anniversary. The album was preceded by its first single, "Unkind".
In promotion of the new album, a special video series produced and directed by Catherine Stockhausen has been launched on YouTube to commemorate the illustrious success of the band. Interviewed in these videos are several musicians and celebrities such as Jason Schwartzman, Joel Plaskett, Stefan Brogren, Dave Foley, Kevin Drew, Buck 65, Sebastien Grainger, The Dears, Ian D'Sa and Benjamin Kowalewicz from Billy Talent, K-OS, and Dave Hamlin.[12]
Following the completion of touring for The Double Cross, Sloan reissued and toured behind Twice Removed as a three-record vinyl box set containing the original album, rarities, and demos. They toured North America, where they played Twice Removed in its entirety, followed by additional sets of songs that don't appear on the album.
On April 24, 2013, Sloan announced the release of a hardcore punk 7" single, Jenny b/w It's In You, It's In Me. Pre-orders of the single also included a T-shirt portraying the band members circa 1985, and a bonus digital download of 12 additional hardcore covers performed by Sloan. Some of the bands covered included Minor Threat, The Descendents, Angry Samoans, 7 Seconds, Black Flag and The Nils.
Between 2011 and 2013, Sloan also released three limited edition live "bootleg" LPs from their archives: Is That All I Get? (1993 September Twentieth - Recorded Live On Patrick's Birthday) (2011), Australia 1999 (2012), and Japan 2002 (2013).
Commonwealth, 20th anniversary of One Chord to Another (2013–2017)
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.[13] In May 2014, it was announced that the new album would be titled Commonwealth and would be released in September 2014.[14] On July 14, 2014, the band announced the official release date for the album and the release of the album's first single, "Keep Swinging (Downtown)".[15] In 2016, Sloan released a deluxe vinyl box set of their 1996 album, One Chord To Another, which contained the original album, rarities, and demos. To mark that record's 20th anniversary, Sloan also toured North America, where they played the OCTA album in its entirety. In November 2016, Sloan released a Christmas single on limited edition, red translucent 7" vinyl, featuring two new songs, Kids Come Back Again at Christmas and December 25.
Twelfth album, 12 (2018–present)
On February 5, 2018, Sloan announced that their twelfth record would be called 12. Advance track releases included "The Day Will Be Mine", "Spin Our Wheels" (the album's lead single), "Right to Roam," and "44 Teenagers." The album was released on April 6, 2018.
Songwriting, Live Performances
Sloan performing at the Deep River Summerfest 2007 in Deep River, Ontario.
All four members of Sloan write and sing their own songs, and when they play live they switch instruments accordingly. Usually the band performs as follows: Murphy plays bass, Pentland plays lead guitar, Ferguson plays rhythm guitar, and Scott plays drums. Scott plays guitar while singing his songs, while Ferguson switches to bass and Murphy switch to drums. Prior to 2006's Never Hear the End of It, Ferguson and Scott would also play electric piano on songs that called for it; since joining in 2006 multi-instrumentalist Gregory Macdonald has handled all keyboard duties live and in the studio.
While Murphy has written more of the band's songs than any of the other members, Pentland is nonetheless responsible for having written most of Sloan's most recognizable hits. Every member of the group has contributed at least one song per album, with the lone exception being 2003's Action Pact in which Scott has no songs. According to Eye Weekly, that album's producer, Tom Rothrock, essentially randomly selected tracks out of the band's submissions in the interest of creating a more streamlined sound. Scott's songwriting output at that time may also have been somewhat diminished because he had recently become a father.[16]
Members
Jay Ferguson – vocals, rhythm guitar, bass guitar (1991–present)
Chris Murphy – vocals, bass guitar, drums (1991–present)
Patrick Pentland – vocals, lead guitar (1991–present)
Andrew Scott – vocals, drums, rhythm guitar (1991–present)
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Smeared |
| 1994 | Twice Removed |
| 1996 | One Chord to Another |
| 1998 | Navy Blues |
| 1999 | Between the Bridges |
| 2001 | Pretty Together |
| 2003 | Action Pact |
| 2006 | Never Hear the End of It |
| 2008 | Parallel Play |
| 2011 | The Double Cross |
| 2014 | Commonwealth |
| 2018 | 12 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CAN [17] | CAN Alt. [18] | CAN Content (Cancon) [19] | CAN Rock [20] | US Mod [21] | |||
| 1992 | "Underwhelmed" | — | — | 1 | — | 25 | Smeared |
| "500 Up" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sugartune" | — | — | 4 | — | — | ||
| "Take It In" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Am the Cancer" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Coax Me" | 30 | — | 6 | — | — | Twice Removed |
| "People of the Sky" | 58 | — | 4 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "The Good in Everyone" | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | One Chord to Another |
| "Everything You've Done Wrong" | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "The Lines You Amend" | 39 | 12 | — | — | — | |
| "G Turns To D" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Money City Maniacs" | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | Navy Blues |
| "She Says What She Means" | — | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| "Keep on Thinkin" | 85 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Losing California" | — | 18 | — | — | — | Between the Bridges |
| "Friendship" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Sensory Deprivation" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Don’t You Believe a Word" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "If It Feels Good Do It" | — | — | — | — | — | Pretty Together |
| "The Other Man" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "The Rest of My Life" | — | — | — | — | — | Action Pact |
| "Live On" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | "All Used Up" | — | — | — | — | — | A Sides Win: Singles 1992–2005 |
| "Try to Make It" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" | — | — | — | 9 | — | Never Hear the End of It |
| "Ill Placed Trust" | — | — | — | 27 | — | ||
| 2007 | "I've Gotta Try" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Believe in Me" | — | — | — | 6 | — | Parallel Play |
| 2009 | "Witch's Wand" | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I'm Not a Kid Anymore" | — | — | — | 43 | — | ||
| "Take It Upon Yourself" | — | — | — | — | — | Hit & Run | |
| 2011 | "Unkind" | — | 16 | — | 9 | — | The Double Cross |
| "The Answer Was You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | "Jenny / It's in You, It's in Me" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2014 | "Keep Swinging (Downtown)" | — | — | — | 43 | — | Commonwealth |
| 2016 | "Kids Come Back Again at Christmas / December 25" | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2018 | "Spin Our Wheels" | — | — | — | 31 | — | 12 |
Honours and awards
Twice Removed was named the best Canadian album ever recorded in a 1996 reader poll by Chart! magazine.[4] In the 2000 poll, the album was voted third,[5] but in the 2005 poll it once again ranked first.[3] The band has also been nominated for several Juno Awards, winning one in 1997 for Best Alternative Album for One Chord to Another.
Juno Awards
Source[1]
- 1994: Nominated – Best New Group
- 1995: Nominated – Best Alternative Album (Twice Removed)
- 1997: Won – Best Alternative Album (One Chord to Another)
- 1999: Nominated – Best Rock Album (Navy Blues)
- 2000: Nominated – Best Album Design (Catherine Stockhausen and Lee Towndrow, Between the Bridges)
- 2002: Nominated – Best Rock Album (Pretty Together)
- 2002: Nominated – Best Single ("If It Feels Good Do It")
- 2007: Nominated – Best Rock Album (Never Hear the End of It)
- 2009: Nominated - Best Rock Album (Parallel Play)
- 2012: Nominated - Best Rock Album (The Double Cross)
East Coast Music Awards
- 1993: Nominated – Album of the Year (Smeared), Entertainer of the Year, Pop Rock Recording of the Year, Song of the Year ("Underwhelmed"), Video of the Year ("Underwhelmed")
- 1996: Won – Alternative Recording of the Year
- Nominated – Pop Rock Recording of the Year, Video of the Year ("People of the Sky")
- 1997: Won – Alternative Recording of the Year, Group of the Year
- Nominated – Pop Rock Recording of the Year
- 1998: Nominated – Single of the Year ("Everything You've Done Wrong"), Video of the Year ("Everything You've Done Wrong")
- 1999: Nominated – Group of the Year, Video of the Year ("Money City Maniacs")
- 2001: Nominated – Group of the Year
- 2002: Won – Video of the Year ("If It Feels Good Do It")
- Nominated – Album of the Year (Pretty Together), Entertainer of the Year, Group of the Year, Rock Recording of the Year, Songwriter of the Year ("If It Feels Good Do It")
- 2003: Nominated – Entertainer of the Year, Single of the Year ("The Other Man"), Video of the Year ("The Other Man")
- 2004: Won – Video of the Year ("The Rest of My Life")
- Nominated – Album of the Year (Action Pact), Group of the Year, Rock Recording of the Year (Action Pact), Single of the Year ("The Rest of My Life"), Songwriter of the Year ("The Rest of My Life")
- 2006 Nominated – Single of the Year ("All Used Up")
- 2007 Won – Rock Recording of the Year (Never Hear the End of It)
- Nominated: Album of the Year (Never Hear the End of It), Group of the Year
See also
- Canadian rock
- Music of Canada
References
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