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Posted in MP3 | music on February 23, 2011

Sloan releasing 'The Double Cross' (MP3)

by Bill Pearis

DOWNLOAD: Sloan - Follow the Leader (MP3)

Sloan

Canadian rock legends Sloan are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and are set to release their 10th album, The Double Cross on May 10 via YepRoc. The album's title is a sly reference to the band's age ("The XX"). You can download The Double Cross' lead track -- the Chris Murphy-penned stomper "Follow the Leader" -- at the top of this post.

After a shaky start to the '00s, Sloan have pretty much been in top form since 2006's epic Never Hear the End of It, with 2008's Paralel Play and 2009's Hit & Run EP equally good. As to the new record, Sloan guitarist/record collector Jay Ferguson comments, "I think every band always says of their latest LP, 'it's our best yet!' or perhaps 'it's our greatest work since Exile on Main St.', and then you hear it and you say to yourself, 'hmm, well, not quite, guys'. Hopefully I'm not joining those ranks, but for this our 10th album, I personally feel it's up there with my favorites of ours. Short and sweet with unexpected turns down different paths."

No word on tours yet, but nobody spends a big birthday like this at home. Tracklisting for The Double Cross and some classic Sloan videos are after the jump.

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Sloan - The Double Cross tracklisting:
1. Follow the Leader
2. The Answer Was You
3. Unkind
4. Shadow of Love
5. She's Slowing Down Again
6. Green Gardens, Cold Montreal
7. It's Plain to See
8. Your Daddy Will Do
9. I've Gotta Know
10. Beverly Terrace
11. Traces
12. Laying So Low

Sloan - Money City Maniacs

Sloan - The Good in Everyone

Sloan - Underwhelmed

Sloan - 500 Up

Sloan - People of the Sky

Sloan - The Lines You Amend

Sloan - Coax Me

Sloan - People of the Sky

Sloan - The Other Man

Sloan - The Rest of My Life

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posted at 9:28 PM on February 23, 2011 in MP3 | music | Comments (15)

Comments (15)

Not one comment??? SLOAN rules you doofus hipsters.

Posted by Anonymous | February 23, 2011 11:20 PM

BEST

Posted by Anonymous | February 23, 2011 11:37 PM

sloan is my favorite band in the history of hummus, but let's not kid ourselves, nothing since pretty together has been worth listening to. look at the videos above: how many songs are from the last three (terrible) records? goose egg.

still, navy blues, one chord to another and twice removed are all tied for best album ever in the history of hummus.

Posted by Anonymous | February 23, 2011 11:38 PM

What's a Sloan?

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2011 12:58 AM

haha, i like the comment above. so right. guess nobody cares unless its Pavement or Rolling Stone as given the band the O.K. Damn unoriginal followers

Posted by douglas | February 24, 2011 1:02 AM

Ah yes back when Fender Mustangs were 300 bucks at a music store. They are outrageously priced now and they are not worth that much even if theres a silly racing stripe.

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2011 2:00 AM

@anon 11:38,

To be slightly fair, Sloan only made one video for each of the last three albums, so much more to choose from with older ones. And I did say "classic." People of the Sky is their only *great* video I think.

I am not a huge Action Pact fan, but I think NHTEOI and Parallel Play are both really good. And they remain one of the best live bands around. Long live Sloan

Posted by bill p | February 24, 2011 2:34 AM


sloan fucking is the best

as far as recent stuff, i liked never hear the end of it from 2007 a lot...


bring the show to NY

and yes, i eat hummus daily

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2011 2:35 AM

i saw them a few years back.....meh.

Posted by Свидетель из Фрязино | February 24, 2011 5:44 AM

wow >> wow

Posted by احبك | February 24, 2011 6:41 AM

A Jerry Sloan tribute band? Sweet!

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2011 10:08 AM

SLOAN SLAYS.

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2011 11:20 AM

Bought one album years ago and was wholly unimpressed. Still, they seem to have heart at least.

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2011 12:59 PM

i do enjoy me some sloan. as someone who hated "pretty together" & "action pact", i've gotta say they really rebounded strong with "never hear the end of it" & "parallel play".

Posted by Anonymous | February 24, 2011 4:47 PM

SLOAN HAS BEEN MY FAVORITE BAND EVER SINCE I WAS 15. THEY RULE.

Posted by RYAN FROM THUNDERBIRDS ARE NOW! | February 26, 2011 1:43 AM

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