REVIEW: Sloan – Based On The Best Seller

Sloan, the Canadian indie-rock lifers and power-pop purveyors recently released their fourteenth album, Based On The Best Seller, via their own Murderecords and Yep Roc.  Out now on clear gold vinyl limited to 2,000 copies worldwide.        

The excellent album opens with the nostalgia-tinged “Capitol Cooler” and its steady strums and propulsive rhythm followed by the strutting glam rock of standout track “Dream Destroyer”.  Led by jaunty piano, the Beatles-esque “Open Your Umbrellas” is boasted by an uplifting message.  Another standout - “Live Forever” - is the perfect example of a Sloan song with its layered harmonies, fun, sweeping melodies and undeniable charm and catchiness.  That’s just on the A-side and as we know, A-sides win.  The B-side proves just as memorable; highlighted by the blazing guitars and bouncing beat of another glam-inspired track “So Far Down”, the horn-assisted Pet Sounds-informed “Fortune Teller”, the grungy bass-led groove of “No Damn Fears”, and the bittersweet album closer, “I Already Know”.       

With their latest release, Jay, Chris, Patrick and Andrew once again emphatically prove that they cannot write a bad album with a three decades plus streak of consistency that every band should strive for.    

For more info: https://sloanmusic.com/

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