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'Parallel Play': Summer Pop From Canadian Mainstays

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Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews Parallel Play, the new album by Sloan. The Canadian favorites are hoping to attract an American following with this release.

'Parallel Play': Summer Pop From Canadian Mainstays

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Sloan: Summer Pop Made Simple

The way the Canadian band Sloan does its job, you'd think there was nothing better in the world than being a rock star. Besides obviously loving every second of its music-making, Sloan scorns the modern trend of experimentation, upholding its power-pop roots with stubborn abandon in "Believe In Me."

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Song Of The Day

An Instant Power-Pop Classic, in Twice the Time

Sloan's "I Understand" possesses all the earmarks of an instant light-rock classic. Starting with a sweet and wide-eyed electric piano, it throws itself headlong into a bopping thump as acoustic guitars undergird sugary, AM-radio-ready lines about the discoveries and promises of innocent, adolescent love.

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Sloan: How To Make A Band Last 20 Years

Sloan, in a recent press shot. The band is, from left to right, Chris Murphy (bass), Andrew Scott (drums), Patrick Pentland and Jay Ferguson (both guitarists).

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Sloan: How To Make A Band Last 20 Years

The Nova Scotian stalwarts attribute their longevity to a tight code of democracy and avoiding the spotlight.

Sloan: How To Make A Band Last 20 Years

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Sloan: How To Make A Band Last 20 Years

Sloan, in a recent press shot. The band is, from left to right, Chris Murphy (bass), Andrew Scott (drums), Patrick Pentland and Jay Ferguson (both guitarists).

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Sloan: How To Make A Band Last 20 Years

The Nova Scotian stalwarts attribute their longevity to a tight code of democracy and avoiding the spotlight.

Sloan: How To Make A Band Last 20 Years

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World Cafe

Sloan: Power-Pop Gets Accessible and Ambitious

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Blending Beatles-style pop with hooky guitar-rock and a great ear for melody, the Nova Scotia band Sloan has spent 15 years at or near the forefront of an ongoing power-pop revival. The recent Never Hear the End of It represents a major leap forward for the group.

Sloan in Studio on World Cafe - 06/13/2007

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