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Sloan (band)
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Toronto
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-based alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
quartet from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. Throughout their 20-year tenure Sloan has released 10 LPs
LP record
The LP, or long-playing microgroove record, is a format for phonograph records, an analog sound storage medium. Introduced by Columbia Records in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry...
(one being a double), two EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, a live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
, a "best of" collection and no less than thirty singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
. The band is known for their sharing of songwriting from each member of the group and their unaltered line-up throughout their career.
History
Early years
The band was formed in 1991 when Chris MurphyChris Murphy (Canadian musician)
Chris Murphy is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan.Although born in Prince Edward Island, Murphy is commonly associated with Nova Scotia; like his fellow bandmates, he currently resides in Toronto...
and Andrew Scott
Andrew Scott (drummer)
Andrew Walter Gibson Scott is a Canadian musician born in Ottawa, Ontario and currently living in Toronto, Ontario. His first bands include No Damn Fears, Oreo Reversed and Blackpool from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Currently, he is a drummer with the Toronto-based band Sloan. He also plays guitar with...
met at the Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax; Patrick Pentland
Patrick Pentland
Patrick Pentland is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. All four members of Sloan write, produce, and sing their own songs. Patrick plays guitar, bass, keyboards in the studio, and occasionally plays drums live....
and Jay Ferguson
Jay Ferguson (Canadian musician)
Jay Ferguson is a member of the Canadian rock band Sloan. He is the only member in Sloan who comes from Halifax, Nova Scotia....
joined soon after. In 1992 the band created their own record label, Murderecords
Murderecords
Murderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship Post, Al Tuck, Stinkin' Rich, Hip Club Groove, The...
, for themselves and other Halifax area bands, and released the Peppermint EP
Peppermint EP
Peppermint EP was the first album released by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released on their own label, Murderecords, in 1992. The sound of the band at this point was often described as a mix between Sonic Youth and The Beatles...
.
Name
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 FrenchFrench language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
-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.
Geffen
Later in 1992 Sloan released their full-length album SmearedSmeared
Japanese Bonus Tracks-Credits:*Jay Ferguson – Guitar, vocals*Chris Murphy – Bass, vocals, erased guitar*Patrick Pentland – Guitar, vocals, bass*Andrew Scott – Drums, vocals, guitar*Jennifer Pierce – additional vocals...
on Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
. In 1994 Geffen did not promote their second album, Twice Removed
Twice Removed
Japanese Bonus TracksB-Sides* "Coax Me " * "One Professional Care" * "I Can Feel It " -Trivia:...
, due to artistic disputes, although it sold well in Canada. Spin
Spin (magazine)
Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
named it one of the "Best Albums You Didn't Hear" in 1994. A 1996 reader poll by Canadian music magazine Chart!
Chart (magazine)
ChartAttack is a Canadian online music publication. Formerly a monthly print magazine called Chart, which was published from 1991 to 2009, the web version continues operation....
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
Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell, CC is a Canadian musician, singer songwriter, and painter. Mitchell began singing in small nightclubs in her native Saskatchewan and Western Canada and then busking in the streets and dives of Toronto...
's Blue
Blue (Joni Mitchell album)
Blue is the fourth album of Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Exploring the various facets of relationships from infatuation on "A Case of You" to insecurity on "This Flight Tonight", the songs feature simple accompaniments on piano, guitar, and Appalachian dulcimer...
and Neil Young
Neil Young
Neil Percival Young, OC, OM is a Canadian singer-songwriter who is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of his generation...
's Harvest. However, the 2005 poll once again ranked the album first.
Murderecords
After the release of Twice RemovedTwice Removed
Japanese Bonus TracksB-Sides* "Coax Me " * "One Professional Care" * "I Can Feel It " -Trivia:...
, 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
One Chord to Another
Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Stood Up" * "Same Old Flame" * "Autobiography "...
on their own Murderecords
Murderecords
Murderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship Post, Al Tuck, Stinkin' Rich, Hip Club Groove, The...
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
Between the Bridges
Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Glad to Be Here"...
in 1999, and Pretty Together
Pretty Together
Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Pretty Together "...
in 2001.
Seeking US success
Sloan made a concerted effort to break into the US market on their 2003 release Action PactAction Pact (album)
Action Pact is the seventh album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was named after a song by the 1980s Halifax band Jellyfishbabies, called Youth Action Pact...
. Songs were recorded in L.A. with Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock is an international record producer, composer and musician. Tom Rothrock has produced albums with James Blunt, Badly Drawn Boy, R. L. Burnside, Yonder Mountain String Band, Athlete, Sloan and Roman Carter....
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
A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005
A Sides Win: Singles 1992–2005 is a compilation album by Canadian power pop quartet Sloan. It was released on May 3, 2005, and debuted at #15 on the Canadian Albums Chart.The album is a compilation of 14 previously-released singles, plus two new songs...
, included two new songs, "All Used Up" and "Try to Make It". The Japanese release included two additional new tracks.
Never Hear the End of It and Parallel Play
Now signed to Yep Roc RecordsYep Roc Records
Yep Roc Records is an independent International record label based in Haw River, North Carolina and owned by Redeye Distribution . The label has put out albums by artists like The Go-Betweens, The Fleshtones, Gang of Four, The Reverend Horton Heat, and The Minus 5, as well as the work of important...
for their US releases, they put out their eighth disc, Never Hear the End of It
Never Hear the End of It
- Singles :* "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" * "Ill Placed Trust" * "I've Gotta Try"...
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.
Hit & Run and B-Sides Win
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.The Double Cross
Sloan announced plans to release a 10th album in 2011, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of their first show.On February 22, 2011, Sloan announced that their new album would be released on May 10, 2011. The album is entitled The Double Cross
The Double Cross
The Double Cross is the tenth and most recent studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. The title of the album is a nod to their 20th anniversary. At a length of 34:02, it is Sloan's shortest album to date...
, a nod to their 20th (or XX) anniversary. The album is preceded by the its first single, "Unkind
Unkind (song)
"Unkind" is a song by Canadian rock group Sloan, released as the first single from the band's tenth studio album, The Double Cross.-Music video:...
".
With the release of the The Double Cross, Sloan has now released a catalogue of around 175 different songs.
In promotion of the new album, a special video series produced and directed by Catherine Stockhausen has been launched on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
to commemorate the illustrious success of the band. Interviewed in these videos are several musicians and celebrities such as Jason Schwartzman
Jason Schwartzman
Jason Francesco Schwartzman is an American actor and musician. He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Hollywood films Rushmore, Spun, I Heart Huckabees, Shopgirl, Marie Antoinette, The Darjeeling Limited, Funny People, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World...
, Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett is a Canadian rock musician originally from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. He grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia and now resides across the harbour in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia...
, Stefan Brogren
Stefan Brogren
Stefan Brogren is a Canadian actor and director. He is best known as Archibald "Archie"/"Snake” Simpson in the Degrassi franchise of television shows.-Career:...
, Dave Foley
Dave Foley
David Scott "Dave" Foley is a Canadian comedian, writer, director, and producer best known for his work in The Kids in the Hall, NewsRadio, A Bug's Life, and Celebrity Poker Showdown...
, Kevin Drew
Kevin Drew
Kevin Drew is a Canadian musician and songwriter who, together with Brendan Canning, founded the expansive Toronto baroque-pop collective Broken Social Scene...
, Buck 65
Buck 65
Richard Terfry , who uses the stage name Buck 65, is a Canadian experimental artist, MC and turntablist. Underpinned by an extensive background in abstract hip hop, his more recent music has extensively incorporated blues, country, rock, folk and avant garde influences.Terfry is also a radio host,...
, Ian D'Sa
Ian D'Sa
Ian Michael D'Sa is the guitarist for the Canadian band Billy Talent.-Early life and career:Ian's family moved from the UK to Canada when he was 3 years old. He is of Indian Goan descent and grew up in Mississauga, Ontario learning guitar at the age of 13...
and Benjamin Kowalewicz
Benjamin Kowalewicz
Benjamin Kowalewicz is the lead singer of the Canadian rock band Billy Talent.-Biography:Kowalewicz, of Polish descent, was born December 16, 1975 in Montreal, Quebec. He was raised in Streetsville, Ontario, but now lives in downtown Toronto. He attended Our Lady of Mount Carmel Secondary...
from Billy Talent
Billy Talent
Billy Talent is a Canadian post-hardcore band from Streetsville, Ontario. They formed in 1993 with Ben Kowalewicz as the lead vocalist, Ian D'Sa on lead guitar, bassist Jon Gallant and drummer Aaron Solowoniuk ....
, K-OS
K-os
Kevin Brereton , better known by his stage name k-os , is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer...
, and Dave Hamlin.
Songwriting
Lead guitar
Lead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
, Ferguson plays rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar
Rhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, and Scott plays drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
.
While Murphy has written more of the band's songs than any of the other members, Pentland is nonetheless responsible for having written many of Sloan's most recognizable hits. Perhaps more noteworthy, however, is the fact that every member of the group has contributed at least two songs per album, with only the following exceptions: On 1992's debut LP, Smeared
Smeared
Japanese Bonus Tracks-Credits:*Jay Ferguson – Guitar, vocals*Chris Murphy – Bass, vocals, erased guitar*Patrick Pentland – Guitar, vocals, bass*Andrew Scott – Drums, vocals, guitar*Jennifer Pierce – additional vocals...
, Scott and Pentland are credited with just one song each, while on 2003's Action Pact
Action Pact (album)
Action Pact is the seventh album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was named after a song by the 1980s Halifax band Jellyfishbabies, called Youth Action Pact...
, Scott has no songs, for according to Eye Weekly
Eye Weekly
Eye Weekly was a free weekly newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was owned by Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star, and was published by their Star Media Group until its final issue on May 5, 2011. The following week, Torstar launched a successor publication, The Grid.-...
, that album's producer, Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock
Tom Rothrock is an international record producer, composer and musician. Tom Rothrock has produced albums with James Blunt, Badly Drawn Boy, R. L. Burnside, Yonder Mountain String Band, Athlete, Sloan and Roman Carter....
, 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.
Studio albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Peppermint EP Peppermint EP Peppermint EP was the first album released by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was released on their own label, Murderecords, in 1992. The sound of the band at this point was often described as a mix between Sonic Youth and The Beatles... |
| 1992 | Smeared Smeared Japanese Bonus Tracks-Credits:*Jay Ferguson – Guitar, vocals*Chris Murphy – Bass, vocals, erased guitar*Patrick Pentland – Guitar, vocals, bass*Andrew Scott – Drums, vocals, guitar*Jennifer Pierce – additional vocals... |
| 1994 | Twice Removed Twice Removed Japanese Bonus TracksB-Sides* "Coax Me " * "One Professional Care" * "I Can Feel It " -Trivia:... |
| 1996 | One Chord to Another One Chord to Another Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Stood Up" * "Same Old Flame" * "Autobiography "... |
| 1998 | Navy Blues |
| 1999 | Between the Bridges Between the Bridges Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Glad to Be Here"... |
| 2001 | Pretty Together Pretty Together Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Pretty Together "... |
| 2003 | Action Pact Action Pact (album) Action Pact is the seventh album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was named after a song by the 1980s Halifax band Jellyfishbabies, called Youth Action Pact... |
| 2006 | Never Hear the End of It Never Hear the End of It - Singles :* "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" * "Ill Placed Trust" * "I've Gotta Try"... |
| 2008 | Parallel Play |
| 2009 | Hit & Run Hit & Run (EP) -Recording and release:The album was recorded in the summer of 2009, with the majority being completed before Chris Murphy's involvement in an actual hit and run collision in July, after which the EP is named... EP |
| 2011 | The Double Cross The Double Cross The Double Cross is the tenth and most recent studio album by Canadian rock band Sloan. The title of the album is a nod to their 20th anniversary. At a length of 34:02, it is Sloan's shortest album to date... |
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart position | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
CAN Alt. RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
CAN Content (Cancon) RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... |
US Mod Modern Rock Tracks Alternative Songs is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the 40 most-played songs on modern rock radio stations, most of which are alternative rock songs... |
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| 1992 | "Underwhelmed Underwhelmed "Underwhelmed" is the debut single by Canadian alternative rock band Sloan. It was the first single released from their debut album, Smeared. The song was the band's most successful single outside of Canada, peaking at #25 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart in 1993... " |
- | - | 1 | 25 | Smeared |
| "500 Up 500 Up "500 Up" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan. It is the second single from the band's debut studio album, Smeared. Written by Andrew Scott, it is his first single for the group as well as his vocal debut.... " |
- | - | - | - | ||
| "Sugartune" | - | - | 4 | - | ||
| "Take It In" | - | - | - | - | ||
| "I Am the Cancer" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1994 | "Coax Me Coax Me "Coax Me" is a song by Sloan, off their second album Twice Removed. It was written by Chris Murphy. The song peaked at #30 on the Canadian RPM Singles Chart, spending 12 weeks in the top 100. It was also featured on Sloan's compilation album, A Sides Win: Singles 1992-2005.... " |
30 | - | 6 | - | Twice Removed |
| "People of the Sky People of the Sky "People of the Sky" is a song by the Canadian rock band Sloan, released as the second single from the band's second studio album Twice Removed in 1994. Andrew Scott sings lead vocals and plays guitar, and Chris Murphy sings back-up vocals.... " |
58 | - | 4 | - | ||
| 1996 | "The Good in Everyone The Good in Everyone "The Good in Everyone" is the first single by Canadian rock band Sloan from the band's third studio album, One Chord to Another. The song is featured on the first edition of MuchMusic's Big Shiny Tunes compilation series. An instrumental version of the song is the current theme for the CBC... " |
9 | 7 | - | - | One Chord to Another |
| "Everything You've Done Wrong Everything You've Done Wrong "Everything You've Done Wrong" is the second single by Canadian group Sloan, from the band's 1996 album, One Chord to Another. It is one of the band's most successful songs, along with "The Good in Everyone" and "Money City Maniacs"... " |
6 | - | - | - | ||
| 1997 | "The Lines You Amend The Lines You Amend "The Lines You Amend" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan, and the third single released from their 1996 album, One Chord to Another.-Reception:... " |
39 | 12 | - | - | |
| "G Turns To D" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1998 | "Money City Maniacs Money City Maniacs "Money City Maniacs" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan, released as the first single from their 1998 album, Navy Blues.-Description:The song begins with a repeated siren, followed with a bassline and series of power chords which form the basis of the introduction and verses. The song's chorus... " |
7 | 6 | - | - | Navy Blues |
| "She Says What She Means She Says What She Means "She Says What She Means" is the second single by Canadian rock band Sloan from the band's fourth studio album, "Navy Blues". The opening riff from the song was used as the theme song for the Triple J drive time radio program Today Today between 2004 and 2005.... " |
- | 21 | - | - | ||
| "Keep on Thinkin" | 85 | - | - | - | ||
| 1999 | "Losing California Losing California "Losing California" is a song by Sloan, released in 1999. It was the first single from Sloan's 1999 album Between the Bridges. The song was performed live on a 1999 episode of the NBC television program Late Night With Conan O'Brien. The song peaked at #18 on Canada's Rock/Alternative chart.... " |
- | 18 | - | - | Between the Bridges |
| "Friendship" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | "Sensory Deprivation" | - | - | - | - | |
| "Don’t You Believe a Word" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001 | "If It Feels Good Do It If It Feels Good Do It "If It Feels Good Do It" is the first single by Canadian rock band Sloan from their sixth studio album, Pretty Together. Since its release in 2001, the song has received consistent airplay on Canadian radio... " |
- | - | - | - | Pretty Together |
| "The Other Man The Other Man (song) "The Other Man" is the second single by Canadian rock band Sloan from their sixth studio album, Pretty Together. The song was inspired by Chris Murphy's relationship with Leslie Feist, which describes a love triangle between the two and Broken Social Scene member Andrew Whiteman, who Feist was also... " |
- | - | - | - | ||
| 2003 | "The Rest of My Life The Rest of My Life "The Rest of My Life" is the first single by Canadian rock band Sloan from their seventh studio album, Action Pact. The song's lyrics deal with the fear of not growing up fast enough. The song received notable radio airplay, being the #1 most added single at radio by the Canadian Music Network. It... " |
- | - | - | - | Action Pact |
| "Live On" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2004 | "Nothing Lasts Forever Anymore" | - | - | - | - | |
| 2005 | "All Used Up All Used Up "All Used Up" is a song by Canadian rock group Sloan, released as a single from the band's 2005 compilation album, A Sides Win. The song debuted on Canadian radio as the number-one most added Canadian song and the number-two most added rock song in the country.... " |
- | - | - | - | A Sides Win: Singles 1992–2005 |
| "Try to Make It" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2006 | "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" | - | - | - | - | Never Hear the End of It |
| "Ill Placed Trust" | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2007 | "I've Gotta Try" | - | - | - | - | |
| 2008 | "Believe in Me Believe in Me (Sloan song) "Believe in Me" is a 2008 song by Canadian rock group Sloan, released as the first single from the band's ninth studio album, Parallel Play. The song received notable radio airplay, reaching #18 on the Canadian rock radio charts. The song has recently been used in CBC commercials.... " |
- | - | - | - | Parallel Play |
| 2009 | "Witch's Wand" | - | - | - | - | |
| "Take It Upon Yourself" | - | - | - | - | Hit & Run | |
| 2011 | "Unkind Unkind (song) "Unkind" is a song by Canadian rock group Sloan, released as the first single from the band's tenth studio album, The Double Cross.-Music video:... " |
- | 16 | - | - | The Double Cross |
| "The Answer Was You" | - | - | - | - | ||
Honours and awards
Twice RemovedTwice Removed
Japanese Bonus TracksB-Sides* "Coax Me " * "One Professional Care" * "I Can Feel It " -Trivia:...
was named the best Canadian album ever recorded in a 1996 reader poll by Chart! magazine
Chart (magazine)
ChartAttack is a Canadian online music publication. Formerly a monthly print magazine called Chart, which was published from 1991 to 2009, the web version continues operation....
. In the 2000 poll, the album was voted third, but in the 2005 poll it once again ranked first. The band has also been nominated for several Juno Awards, winning one in 1997 for Best Alternative Album for One Chord to Another
One Chord to Another
Japanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Stood Up" * "Same Old Flame" * "Autobiography "...
.
Juno Awards
- 1994: Nominated – Best New Group
- 1995: Nominated – Best Alternative Album (Twice RemovedTwice RemovedJapanese Bonus TracksB-Sides* "Coax Me " * "One Professional Care" * "I Can Feel It " -Trivia:...
) - 1997: Won – Best Alternative Album (One Chord to AnotherOne Chord to AnotherJapanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Stood Up" * "Same Old Flame" * "Autobiography "...
) - 1999: Nominated – Best Rock Album (Navy Blues)
- 2000: Nominated – Best Album Design (Catherine Stockhausen and Lee Towndrow, Between the BridgesBetween the BridgesJapanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Glad to Be Here"...
) - 2002: Nominated – Best Rock Album (Pretty TogetherPretty TogetherJapanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "Pretty Together "...
) - 2002: Nominated – Best Single ("If It Feels Good Do ItIf It Feels Good Do It"If It Feels Good Do It" is the first single by Canadian rock band Sloan from their sixth studio album, Pretty Together. Since its release in 2001, the song has received consistent airplay on Canadian radio...
") - 2007: Nominated – Best Rock Album (Never Hear the End of ItNever Hear the End of It- Singles :* "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" * "Ill Placed Trust" * "I've Gotta Try"...
) - 2009: Nominated - Best Rock Album (Parallel Play)
East Coast Music Awards
- 1993: Nominated – Album of the Year (SmearedSmearedJapanese Bonus Tracks-Credits:*Jay Ferguson – Guitar, vocals*Chris Murphy – Bass, vocals, erased guitar*Patrick Pentland – Guitar, vocals, bass*Andrew Scott – Drums, vocals, guitar*Jennifer Pierce – additional vocals...
), 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 SkyPeople of the Sky"People of the Sky" is a song by the Canadian rock band Sloan, released as the second single from the band's second studio album Twice Removed in 1994. Andrew Scott sings lead vocals and plays guitar, and Chris Murphy sings back-up vocals....
")
- 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 WrongEverything You've Done Wrong"Everything You've Done Wrong" is the second single by Canadian group Sloan, from the band's 1996 album, One Chord to Another. It is one of the band's most successful songs, along with "The Good in Everyone" and "Money City Maniacs"...
"), Video of the Year ("Everything You've Done Wrong") - 1999: Nominated – Group of the Year, Video of the Year ("Money City ManiacsMoney City Maniacs"Money City Maniacs" is a song by Canadian rock band Sloan, released as the first single from their 1998 album, Navy Blues.-Description:The song begins with a repeated siren, followed with a bassline and series of power chords which form the basis of the introduction and verses. The song's chorus...
") - 2001: Nominated – Group of the Year
- 2002: Won – Video of the Year ("If It Feels Good Do ItIf It Feels Good Do It"If It Feels Good Do It" is the first single by Canadian rock band Sloan from their sixth studio album, Pretty Together. Since its release in 2001, the song has received consistent airplay on Canadian radio...
")- Nominated – Album of the Year (Pretty TogetherPretty TogetherJapanese Bonus TracksB-sides* "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")
- Nominated – Album of the Year (Pretty Together
- 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 PactAction Pact (album)Action Pact is the seventh album by Canadian rock band Sloan. It was named after a song by the 1980s Halifax band Jellyfishbabies, called Youth 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")
- Nominated – Album of the Year (Action Pact
- 2006 Nominated – Single of the Year ("All Used Up")
- 2007 Won – Rock Recording of the Year (Never Hear the End of ItNever Hear the End of It- Singles :* "Who Taught You to Live Like That?" * "Ill Placed Trust" * "I've Gotta Try"...
)- Nominated: Album of the Year (Never Hear the End of It), Group of the Year