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submitted by Nick Aug 17th 2022 09:00 pm (www.stereogum.com)
Canadian power-pop greats Sloan announced their new album Steady last month. At the same time, they released lead single “Spend The Day.” Today they’re back with single #2. The alternately crunchy and jangly “Scratch The Surface” would sound great on FM rock radio at the height of Cheap Trick, all the way down to the guitar solo that comes ripping out of nowhere just before the two-minute mark. Sloan made a music video for it, too — which they’re calling their first video in decades — but it’s geoblocked in the US, so those of you in the States will have to settle for just music. Both audio and video are available below.
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submitted by Nick Oct 15th 2009 06:01 pm (stereogum.com)
Sloan's Chris Murphy was involved in a hit-and-run in July, but managed to pen this track from the group's forthcoming EP because that's what unstoppable Canadian power-poppers do. It's yours in exchange for an email at sloanmusic.com (via BV).
Photo by Jason BergmanThe biggest Mountain Goats fan I know, Pitchfork contributor Zach Baron, is also the guy I know who gets the most pissed off whenever lead Goat John Darnielle adds another layer of orchestration to his songs. The Mountain Goats started out as just Darnielle, recording innumerable limited-edition cassette-only EPs on his boo...
submitted by Nick Jan 28th 2008 07:00 pm (www.nme.com)
NME.COM can exclusively reveal Moby will be busking outside Sloane Square tube station this evening.
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