Sloancast

We continue to fill gaps in our coverage of the Sloan discography, delving this time into the first of three official B Sides releases on physical media and Volume 1, 1992-1997. However, we're not just content to stop at the tracks available on the murderecords release, but delve into the "outtakes of the outtakes" from this point in the GBOAT's history. Perhaps there are some even cuts here that you've never heard before?

We address a rather conspicuous gap in our coverage of the Sloan discography, tackling all 13 minutes of 2009's punchy Hit & Run EP (plus bonus track). As Sloan's first true (at least at the time) digital-only release, Hit & Run not only signalled a shift in the band's commercialization approach, but also served as the glue between mid-era and contemporary sounds.

It's finally (almost) here! Sloan's 14th studio album, Based on the Based Seller, is a 12-track romp through both modern stylings and blasts from the past. On this latest episode of Sloancast, we give you an exclusive look into the tracklist and run down each song. Look forward to a true Sloan fan's Sloan album, set for official release on September 26th!

We're back with new content! On this episode, Sloan inner circle member and music industry professional Linda Noelle Bush joins us to walk us through her time touring with the band, and particularly about Sloan's tours of Japan in support of Navy Blues and Between the Bridges.

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Stay tuned for more emergency content as Sloan 14 becomes more tangible!

A/S/L? On this episode, we fall deep into the phenomenon that was 90s web superfandom with the one and only Alan Wong, alias SquirrelAl—webmaster of the legendary Sloan Hut. We wax nostalgic about Sloan Chat meetups, Pictures of the Week and forum escapades, as well as about friendships forged on the information superhighway that stand the test of time. To all Gen Zs and Alphas out there: you kinda had to be there.

We are back — and once again joined by Trenton, NJ based musician and Sloan superfan Aaron Pinto. In this sequel to last year’s Drum Challenge, Rob and Aaron attempt to correctly guess the Sloan song based on its isolated bass track. How many of the 20 songs up for speculation did you get right?

We dig into the Sloancast vault and uncover an entertaining conversation with artist and musician Brian Walsby about his newfound love for the GBOAT and his involvement as honorary merch-artist-in-residence. Join us down a rabbit hole of '80s punk bands, album cover cartoons, and just plain ol' good music.

Travis and Dave from the band Heron & Crane come back to Sloancast to dive into their experiences with the GBOAT's sophomore album and to discuss each of Twice Removed's tracks in detail with us.

We're (finally) back and we're finally addressing the elephant in the room. After four years, the time has come to discuss what many consider to be the band's greatest accomplishment: 1994's Twice Removed. As the album celebrates its 30th anniversary, we delve into what makes it a crucial part of where the band is today, and why critical acclaim might have come so late. Stay tuned for more episodes as the anniversary year rolls on!

This episode is a real haymaker: we had the pleasure of welcoming hitmaker Patrick Pentland back to Sloancast to discuss the band's goings-on in 2024, including the anticipated release of a Smeared reissue box set. Listen to Patrick go into depth about the band's salad days in 1992, 1993 and the slow march towards their second release, Twice Removed.

We welcome producer, record collector and legendary liner-note-writer Chris Trowbridge (aka Chico T. Sanchez) as we discuss the Halifax music scene of the early 90s and dive deep into the sentiment around the creation of One Chord to Another. Plus, we get the inside angle on his creation of OCTA's famous sleeve blurb.

Sloan's 12th studio album — 2018's aptly titled "12" — is an exercise in collaboration and Sloanocracy. After half a dozen years of ripening, we're joined by musician and power pop connoisseur Julian Muia to take a retrospective look at the album and discuss it's place within the GBOAT pantheon.

As a bookend to our "Openers" episode, we individually rank and discuss each of the closing tracks to Sloan's 13 studio albums and reveal the Sloancast community rankings as well. If it feels nearly impossible to rank these tracks, it's because it is.

What makes a great opening track? In this episode, we dig into the openers to each of the band's 13 studio album releases to date. Rob and Ken deliver their own rankings, and we also reveal the Sloancast community's ranking of these seminal tracks.

In celebration of our 50th episode, we invited superfan, artist and early Sloan internet celebrity Elaine Hsu to tell us her story. Join us as we chat about about the early Sloan fan internet community, the Psychotically Obsessed Sloan Fan Page, the viral phenomenon that was/is "Simpsloans"/"Sloansons", as well as her encounters with the band over the years.

Think you know Sloan? How's your musical acumen? How attentive of a listener are you? Rob and recurring guest Aaron Pinto try to guess 20 Sloan songs based alone off of an isolated clip of their drum tracks. Play along (no cheating!) and let us know how many you got right!

We were thrilled to be able to welcome Odds frontman and Trans-Canada Highwaymen member Craig Northey to Sloancast! Listen in to hear about the upcoming Odds studio LP, his musical upbringing and approach to composition, intersections throughout the years with Sloan, as well as the inside scoop on the CanRock hockey community.

We may have missed the official 30th anniversary of Sloan's debut LP last year, but the time has finally come to delve deep into Smeared. We welcome fellow Sloan superfan and hardcore/grunge/shoegaze connoisseur Greg Polard back to Sloancast as we discuss the meteoric success of the band in 1992 and the impact that Smeared had on the band's eventual trajectory. And in classic Sloancast fashion, we also piece apart each track in excruciating detail.

We talk to NYC-based Sloan superfan and band t-shirt creator extraordinaire, Gordon Kenny (alias Double Wonderful), about his Sloan-centric family upbringing and the New York Sloan concert scene throughout the years. Plus, find out about the exclusive band t-shirt he designed for Sloan's April 20th gig at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.