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February 22nd, 2011

Canadian indie pop legends Sloan celebrate 20th anniversary with 10th studio release THE DOUBLE CROSS.

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It’s hard to believe that Sloan have been cranking out power pop hallmarks for two decades. And with the recent coups by Canadian bands — the least of which is not Arcade Fire’s recent Album of the Year Grammy — it’s equally hard to recall a time when albums like Twice Removed and One Chord to Another were the unabashed best rock albums coming out of Canada. But that indeed was the case.

Fast forward to the late 00’s and Sloan were undoubtedly producing some of the best songs of their career. The band’s epic 30-song opus Never Hear the End of It marked a new level of success and notoriety for the Halifax, Nova Scotia quartet, with the album being favorably compared to The Beatles’ Abbey Road by the Wall Street Journal and with SPIN Magazine bestowing it with four stars and lauding it as, “the best British Invasion best-of you’ve never heard.” Parallel Play followed strong soon after garnering praise from Pitchfork: “almost flawless,” and All Music Guide” “Five Stars.”

The Double Cross, a titular shout-out to the band’s 20th (or XX) anniversary, kicks off as awesome as universal healthcare with album-opener “Follow the Leader” and the sure-fire sync license riffage of “Unkind.” The band’s unique four-songwriter approach remains very much intact here, with every member contributing stellar songs.

Band member 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.”

In addition to releasing one of their best albums to date, the band will be celebrating all year long with special shows, an exclusive one-of-a-kind album artwork series and much more. So raise your glasses to Jay, Patrick, Chris, Andrew and 20 years of Sloan. Here’s to 20 more!

Download “Follow the Leader,” the first single from The Double Cross now.

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The Double Cross Track Listing:
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